This publicity photo of The 400 was taken for the C&NW Public Relations Dept. most likely around September 1939 when the streamlined train was first inaugurated. I was able to make a copy photo of... (more)

BN 724, an F7 along with two former NP Geeps roll an intermodal transfer towards Balmer Yard along the Seattle-Portland mainline on Seattle's south side. The signal to the left protects the Pacifi... (more)

Back in 1969 I was a little disappointed when the Delaware & Hudson's southbound Laurentian out of Montreal showed up this day at Mechanicville behind an RS3 rather than a PA, but these days I wo... (more)

Passengers disembarking from the "Midday Congressional" from New York

Celebration!

Pennsylvania Railroad’s 30th Street Station in Philadelphia fully opened for business on December 15, 1933. On a Saturday in December, 1983 (I can’t find a record ... (more)

Diesel power backing down onto the westbound "Twentieth Century Limited" during the engine change at Harmon. The P-motor (P-2b) electric that brought the train out from Grand Central Te... (more)

GM&O northbound freight No.28 with an F3A-B-B-A lashup on July 26, 1964 at Lawndale, Illinois. Photo part of my slide collection, No photographer listed on slide.

A northbound Rock Island merchandise freight is rolling downgrade off Concho Hill.

During its short tenure on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's leased Bombardier LRC set departs South Station on a southbound run. Unfortunately the LRC's mechanical performance was not the equal of... (more)

Northbound Gulf, Mobile & Ohio's train 4 The Limited led by EMD E7A 100 and E8A 100A, makes a stop at the Granite City station, Illinois. Photo taken from my slide collection, no photographer list... (more)

Southbound freight is heading toward New York and the barge docks at Bay Ridge. The New Haven E-33s already have a history. They were built for Virginian and became property of 3 other railroads. ... (more)

Buffalo Creek & Gauley #13 leaving Dundon with empty coal hoppers in March 1962.

Caught by surprise, the Meridian Southern was seen today assembling their train with their "newest" power. The locomotives are obviously former ATSF units. From the looks and sounds of t... (more)

ICG's only commuter train on the former GM&O at this time was nicknamed the "plug". The GM&O equipment on this train would be replaced by the RTA about a year after this photo at Joliet ... (more)

Nicknamed "The World's Largest Switch Engine" amongst local railfans, one of the South Shore's three 800-series motors is seen shuffling cars at Burnham Yard. Tom Golden photo.