Lexington Group special prepares for departure from Scranton, PA
Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units are nearing nine years of service. A little worse for wear, the 1750 pulls thirty cars from the west end of UE siding, east of Cuba, Illinois. When the ... (more)
On a frosty December 1960 day, a Santa Fe westbound departs Gallup, New Mexico, with six F7 diesels, in an A-B-B-B-B-A configuration led by 232C, on the point. (Frank "Woody" Woodburn photo, Craig... (more)
BN 9900 was the only E unit owned by the SP&S and was numbered 750 with that railroad. It teams up with an FP7 to lead tr. 22, the Portland connection for the EMPIRE BUILDER. I rode the sleeping c... (more)
The CITY OF LOS ANGELES arrives in that city behind an ABBA combination of passenger units.
Return of the 400 On August 10, 1985, Streamline Excursions, Inc. sponsored the "Return of the 400," a round trip passenger excursion between Amtrak's St. Paul-Minneapolis Midway Statio... (more)
On Seven Seven Seventy-Seven (July 7, 1977), Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 emerges from shadowy Spanish Fork Canyon into golden evening sunlight at Gomex. When on time, train #17 arrived at this loc... (more)
Who knows how long this gem will survive. Taken on explicit railroad property with permission/PPE worn.
Fresh from its restoration, Soo 2500A leads a passenger train east along the former DSS&A mainline on a beautiful fall day.
On the first day the refurbished Barron Sub is officially opened IC 101 brings a Santa Train west over the line.
IC 101 leads the Santa Train towards Flat Rock Yard as they head south on the Mt. Clemens Subdivision through Warren.
Highest seniority conductor out of Superior, Wi, Dave Bruns protects the shove as the twin engine beast slips around its train.
A loaded ore returns to the UP interchange at Rock Springs WY hauled by a A-B-B-A-A set of F-units. From the Colin Gray Collection
The first train on the Barron Sub. since it has been placed in service has reached the end of the line. VIP's have de-boarded the Santa Train and the twin engine monsters are running around their ... (more)