In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

There is no doubt that Soo 700 did its share of pilot plowing along the former DSS&A in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but this time the classic GP30 is plowing lake enhanced snowfall on the north sh... (more)

On its last day in service SP 9 heads south to Keeler from Owenyo on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Owens Valley line. SP 9 was handling the chores while SP 1, a GE 70-tonner was at Bakersfi... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

Chicago's Dearborn Street Station was the oldest of six large downtown passenger depots. Opened on May 8, 1885, it was closed by Amtrak on May 2, 1971. On the eve of Amtrak's startup, Santa Fe 3... (more)

One worker discusses on the radio the state 6015 is in while another prepares to pump diesel fuel out. The 6015 and 6063 derailed when the axle on CP 6063 broke.

A PRR Texas-type is being doubled to another PRR brute, probably for the purpose of dragging another coal load north to the docks at Sandusky. Doubleheaded steam was fairly common practice on the... (more)

The MRL 20th Anniversary train heading back to Missoula, tries to keep ahead of threatening skies just minutes before sunset.

The Westbound "Canadian" stopping at Dorval while enroute to the Pacific Coast. When I was ten I had a friend who had a whole basement full of Lionel Trains. That was where I saw the Canadian Paci... (more)

An airplane without wings is flying through Attleboro. These United Technology turbo trains gave a noisy ride but were the first new American passenger train innovation is some time. I took a rou... (more)

The Napa Valley Lunch Train trundles back to Napa, passing a beautiful bunch of wine grapes at the Rutherford Grove Winery. Unfortunately for the wineries, but fortunate for me, the recent frost h... (more)

CP 9021 leads grain empties out of the Hector dip near Stephen, BC on a crisp Spring day.

Always an impressive sight, the outbound Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train doesn't even warrant a glance from the guy in the yellow and blue in the lower left. But others strolling ... (more)

There were only 3 and they pretty much stayed in the desert, alligators with 16-567 EMDs dubbed by railfans "hermaphrogators" working the hump, wierd ancient beasts in the newest hump yard in Amer... (more)

Great old freight beasts in their last days pulling a local. And by the way don't let old timers tell you trackwork was better "in the old days".