B74-VL357 approach Oakleigh with 9572 cement train from Dandenong.

Help from the "Great Northern Railway" (GNR)! The third locomotive in the consist, electric Da # 888 of the Swedish Railwaymuseum in Gävle, had problem with battery power and wasn't abl... (more)

CP 1401 is parked in McAdam for about 45 minutes while the bigwigs have a pow wow with the town. This gives opportunity for a photo shoot with the head end.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset curves over the top of Byron Hill at Byron, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1993. This classy Zep... (more)

The well-known red, orange and black of "Daylight" was the stamp of approval among seasoned travellers in the West on July 10, 1949, when this flashy new streamliner took to the rails of... (more)

The well-known red, orange and black of "Daylight" was the stamp of approval among seasoned travellers in the West on July 10, 1949, when this flashy new streamliner took to the rails of... (more)

NS's first "Blue Ribbon Special" is heading northward from Atlanta today.

Known as the Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad for freight and Verde Canyon Railroad for passenger, this ex-ATSF branch was also once the Verde Valley Railway. It is estimated they carry 1500-20... (more)

Rock Island E6A 630 and a drab E7B heads the Twin Star Rocket at Fort Worth, Texas in December 1960. Photo by R. Plummer, from my slide collection.

The renumbered and repainted NS F9 A-B-B-A set made an appearance in the St. Louis area shortly before they were retired. Departure towards Louisville via the Southern West District was at sunris... (more)

UP turbines 14 & 16 A units are parked at Salt Lake City near the Union Pacific station. No. 14 was built in March 1960 and No. 16 was built in June 1960. Both were retired in February 1970 after ... (more)

In front of the Michigan Central station, NYC green E-8A 4053 waited at the west end of the platforms along with a green E-8B. A total of three units, two E-8's 4053 and 4083 and one E-8B 4107, ... (more)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset climbs Byron Hill at Hamilton, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of September 30, 1993. This classy... (more)

SEPTA FP7’s 4372 and 4371 (ex-Reading 902 and 900, respectively) are seen in storage in the yard at Wayne Junction, Pennsylvania. A third FP7, SEPTA 4373 (ex-Reading 903) is stored in Reading, P... (more)

An Ontario Northland FP7 waits in the servicing area at Canadian National’s Spadina roundhouse in Toronto.