A northbound train hopper train back in the days when they were much more plentiful. Photo by Dave Petke.

Originally SCL, patched with its new owner's reporting mark.

Maine Central Alco S4 314 works the roads yard in the early morning on a fine summer day in 1978. Oh how I enjoyed the sound of that turbo 539 engine working the yard

EL Alco RS3 1021 rests in the Altoona dead line in the spring of 1977 along with many other Alco RS3s , RS2s, Baldwins and GP7s. The Baldwin in the shot was PC S12 8279.

ENID OK Jan 10 1982 — North Central Oklahoma Railroad RS36 2873 is tied down in bitter cold at the Santa Fe yard. The ambient temperature this day was around -20F. Both my electronic Asahi Penta... (more)

A Santa Fe "quality" TOFC train rolls through Joliet led by a ATSF 574 and two more Superfleet GE's, along with a blue Dash 8-40B. The scheme certainly brightens up a rainy day!

BN 9812 features a unique nose door twin sealed beam headlight as well as BN's passenger scheme at Minneapolis. The unit is former NP 7010D, built late in the F unit era in March 1956. It also use... (more)

Conrail EMD SD50 No. 6713 leads CR’s ELKA westbound toward Chicago rumbling through the curves at New Carlisle, Indiana, at 4:10 p.m. on March 16, 1991.

EAST SAINT LOUIS IL (June) 1976 — Illinois Central GP40 IC 3009 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit (s/n 31471) in 1966. In December 1989 it was renumbered to IC 3133. My photo.

I looked to see who owned it first but the screen said "Server to busy". At least someone is working.

Former ACL unit.

A two-step "waist" ahead of the cab marks this unit as an early version of the NW2. Note the trucks. SCL was an early adopter of roller bearings.

Strange bedfellows at Corwith Yard on the Santa Fe in Chicago. Relatively new GP60 ATSF 4022 is joined by former MILW/SOO SD40-2, EMD 6082, featuring the low moment for both Milwaukee Road and Soo... (more)

BN 9859 (Passenger number), an SDP45, is seen in freight service at Minneapolis' Harrison St. roundhouse. With the creation of Amtrak, BN was quick to pull SDP40s & 45s off passenger trains and mo... (more)

CNW 6721 prepares to do some work at Powers, MI. in May of 1986. Once finished they will head south to Green Bay, WI. with train ESGBA.