“The Patriot”
This bright paint scheme and Colorado & Wyoming Railway No. 102 have quite the history to tell. The C&W was formed in 1899 as a subsidiary of Colorado Fuel & Iron Corpo... (more)

1776 in fresh paint June 2012

Santa Fe’s hot intermodal train, the eastbound Super C (symboled as 891), makes a very brief stop in Fullerton to pick up a "suit," as some managers used this train to quickly move betwee... (more)

Emergency trackwork is underway on the ICG in preparation of the movement of the American Freedom Train which can be seen in the background. Tom Golden photo.

Part of St Paul's Train Days display....6644 was brought in for display on 6-6-21

The Lehigh Valley repainted caboose 95085 into a Bicentennial scheme and renumbered it 1776. On January 9, 1976, the Winter sun glints off caboose 1776 as it brings up the rear of NE-1 at the loc... (more)

SP 4449 leads the American Freedom train, through Woods Cross, Utah in 1975. Tom Ellis photo.

Savage Services has painted/wrapped SD40-2 #8638 into this flashy "Salutes Our Veterans" scheme. Built in 1978 as BN 7090, the unit later served as NS 3464 before being acquired by Savage and renu... (more)

Youngstown Sheet & Tube's bicentennial-painted Baldwin is on display outside of the company's East Chicago mill. Tom Golden photo.

The Chicago West Pullman & Southern's bicentennial-painted SW8 sits outside the roundhouse at 100th Street awaiting its next assignment. Tom Golden photo.

Santa Fe Railway’s Topeka shops built Baggage Car 3922 in 1958, and in 1970 it was one of ten Baggage Cars to be rebuilt into Steam Generator Cars in order to provide steam when steam line-equip... (more)

In 1972, Seaboard Coast Line, Frisco and the Santa Fe operated a special promotional train from Richmond, California, to Richmond, Virginia to promote improved transcontinental service, thanks to ... (more)

To show support for those serving their country, and their own employees that were serving. Burlington Northern painted this SD60M, and number it 1991. For the Gulf War, Desert Storm. Seen here wi... (more)