A trio of EL E8's wait for the call to go west at Marion. The thrifty EL appears to have just painted the nose area in an effort to keep it's image up, even at this late date.

A quartet of F units rumbles toward San Antonio, here between McQueeney and Marion, Texas.

An F9, an F3, some other F's, a couple geeps, and (looks like) a passenger car sit around in San Antonio.

Rock Island commuter trains with CRI&P 675 (F7A), 662 (E8A), and 676 (F7A), resting at La Salle Street Station in Chicago. Verne Brummel (photographer) / Dave Cramer (photo editing). Visit our w... (more)

One of the ten Baldwin Hudsons built in 1937 for the New Haven RR prepares to work the 155 miles to Boston in c1939. Photographer unknown scanned from a post card size negative.

What's this?!? It took me a second to gauge what I was seeing. Of the hundreds, nee, thousands of Metra trains I've seen over the past 18 years or so, I have never seen a Metra uni... (more)

The eastbound California Zephyr exits Byers Canyon.

I believe this is a Northern California Railroad Club special from San Francisco to Monterey stopping to pickup passengers at the classic mission revival Burlingame station. Two months later 4460... (more)

Lehigh Valley PA-1 units have been pressed into freight service after the demise of most of the railroad's passenger service. The Lehigh Valley discontinued all passenger trains early the followin... (more)

A Reading F7 leads an A-B-B-A set with a westbound train of hopper cars and ore jennies just before T-1 2124 showed up with the Iron Horse Ramble. This was during a trainmens' strike on the Pennsy... (more)

CN486 starts away after changing crews just outside Gordon Yard. A couple of toots and a friendly wave from the driver as the train pass's.

Via Rail train #11, led by CN FP9 6532 passes Rockingham station, six miles out from Halifax Ocean Terminal.

EMD re-engined ICG RS1 1133 rests the day after Christmas at the former GM&O Glenn Yard in Chicago. The upgrade work done to the 1133 included roller bearings.

The MIDDAY CONGRESSIONAL behind GG1 4884 rushes west as a New York bound multiple unit train sits at Elizabeth. Someone remarked that this was the "Big Boy " GG1 with number 4884. I dropped my Pan... (more)