D&RGW train 18, The California Zephyr, is seen at Dotsero Colorado in 1952. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The Northern Pacific Railway continued to use FT's long after other railroads had traded theirs for 2nd-generation diesel locomotives. The Tacoma Division was the home of the remaining FTs in t... (more)

It takes some dexterity and flexibility to install a new water pump inside Union Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 6227 inside the locomotive shop South Morrill, Nebraska, on September 15, 2017. Due of the ... (more)

SPS 866 has been parked in the NW Industrial area with other historical pieces of equipment for over a decade. After BNSF land locked the units by cutting switching in the area and lack of space a... (more)

Monon Shops, Lafayette, IN, 08/02/59. Original Kodachrome slide, photographer unknown, John E. Troxler collection.

Bandits
After a bankruptcy and long wait for a savior through merger, Milwaukee Road’s physical plant was not the best. This included the weathered paint on its locomotives. New owner ... (more)

AREZ 5931 in fresh paint, south of Corvallis.

A California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society excursion train is seen leaving Reno on December 1st 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A modest five car train is dwarfed by the Joso Bridge over the Snake River, Union Pacific's largest, in southeast Washington. It's been a dry summer and the sun is slightly muted by the smoke from... (more)

Stack over Two Medicine
It’s autumn, but snow has already coated the jagged peaks in Glacier National Park. On October 8, 2018, a BNSF stack train crosses the oft-photographed Two Med... (more)

Lehigh Valley Alco FA2 582 mated with an FB-1 and two EMD counterparts powers this NE-1 passing in front of the joint LV-RDG station with a pair of SW-8's working the locals on February 29, 19... (more)

Katy was desperate for motive power when they got some KCC high cab units. When chopping the cab and hood they got it almost right but somewhat lower than normal. Other units were repainted but ... (more)

Back in Action: After spending the last few months in the shops awaiting repainting, NS 1069, the Virginian, finally sees the light of day for the first time in 3 months, as it is brought out of... (more)

CSX 1850 sporting the Louisville and Nashville heritage scheme as they depart on M492-26.