Amtrak Empire Builder power sits at Harrison St., Minneapolis between assignments. AMTK 101 is former BN 9774, originally NP 6508C built in April 1949.

A pair of SD50s bookends an SD40-2 bringing Conrail OIPI (Oak Island to Conway) off the west end of Rockville Bridge into Marysville on No. 2 track, on April 24, 1988 at 15:40.

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On a bleak winter-like day, an empty coal train off the MKT heads east on the former Frisco main line after skirting Frisco’s abandoned Rosedale Yard, and is now approaching the Katy’s Glen Pa... (more)

CLOVIS NM Jan 22 1984 — A light snow sets the scene as ATSF SDF45 5956, SD40-2 5041 and SD45-2 5633 sit at the west fuel racks. EMD built the unit (s/n 34042) in December 1967 as ATSF 1906 and d... (more)

Westbound in the morning.

A U36B/Mate set leads train R623 south into Manchester from Atlanta with heavy pulpwood loads on the head end.

No. 967, an E60CH with head-end power, is pulling a northbound Amfleet-equipped train past Aberdeen in the late spring of 1976.

Santa Fe GE C 40-8w 808 leads a eastbound at Cosnino east of flagstaff in the early morning on a nice day in June 1995 in the roads last year before the BNSF merger. The fairly clean warbonnet ... (more)

A pure CSX consist leads a southbound merchandise train on Conrail's National Docks line in Jersey City, NJ. Lower Manhattan skyscrapers, including (of course) the original World Trade Center, lo... (more)

CNW 4138 leads short a freight past one of their unique semaphores at St. Francis, WI in September of 1986.

HEMAN OK May 15 1978 — ATSF SD45 5613 and three SD26s roll east with what appears to be an empty coal train. Next stop is Waynoka OK. EMD built the unit (s/n 35018) in May 1969, delivered it as ... (more)

“Seven, Count ‘Em…7”
RF&P 145 plus six additional bring CSX R171 (formerly OBSS), the Orange Blossom Special-South, west through Rosedale on the (former B&O) Philadelphia... (more)

SP 4449 is parked for display at Seattle's King St. Station after arriving with the American Freedom Train. The train would be opened for visitation before the train would continue south to Portla... (more)

BN 10249 sits with other cabooses between local runs at Wenatchee, WA. It would continue is service on the BN at least until 1987 when FREDs started taking over rear end duties.

BN 11288 brings up the rear of a northbound BN freight heading from Tacoma to Auburn, WA. Mt. Rainier towers over the caboose near the curve that will turn the railroad towanorth through Sumner an... (more)