After getting off Dri-Line trackage and crossing Schmidt Rd., the rear-end of a Milwaukee westbound grabs orders at West Dav tower, a single story structure behind the action. Perhaps someone wi... (more)

With a set of fresh orders in hand, hooped up via the Operator at West Dav, a westbound Milwaukee move makes the turn off the Dri-Line onto the shared trackage with the Rock at West Dav Yard befor... (more)

How can the Rock get no respect with colorful scenes like this? In the summer of '76 the Rock still had money for weed control and West Dav trackage gets the treatment admidst other rail activity... (more)

Proving that there WAS a budget on the Rock Island for weed control, at least in 1976, as a crew work a sprayer in the yard at West Dav, getting a good tan in the process.

A Southern Railway special with the American Freedom engine #4449 crosses the NW/VGN main running northbound to Alexandria. At D.C., the engine will rejoin the AFT consist. After NS was created,... (more)

In the nation's bi-centennial year 1976 the SP 4449, dressed in AFT colors, runs with an excursion on the Southern from Atlanta to Alexandria over the course of two days. There it will rejoin the... (more)

In the nation's bi-centennial year 1976 the SP 4449, dressed in AFT colors, runs with an excursion over the Southern from Atlanta to Alexandria over the course of two days. She's seen here pullin... (more)

All is well in Warbonnetville as the power from that day's inbound Super Chief is cut off for servicing just as the marine haze has lifted allowing that soft California sunlight through to illumin... (more)

The Super Chief has just arrived at LAUPT. It has finally run out of track to run west on.

Just in from Chicago, the Super Chief cools it's heels at LAUPT. Bringing up the markers today: Vista Canyon, one of four obs cars built by P/S for use on the Super. In 1954 SF squared off the r... (more)

As far west as the Chief goes

In preparation for the upcoming construction season, S.J. Groves workers prepare turnout trackage in the frozen earth of December. Rock will be blasted from Eagle Mtn. and carried out by railroad... (more)

A work gang tamps turnout track structure in preparation of the upcoming contruction season. Rock blasted from Eagle Mountain during the construction of I-280 will be pulled out over these rails,... (more)

Limestone loads decend the 3% Monarch branch crossing US 54 before bending down to the mainline for the journey to the smelter in Pueblo. See the rest of the shots in this extreme railroading run... (more)

San Pedro-Long Beach express car