UP GE U50s 31 and 33 lead 40-ft. box cars west out of Topeka, Ks. at Menoken Jct. in pouring rain and head to Marysville and on to North Platte, Nebr.
The assistant driver of 750mm gauge, TU2 165, operates the crossing barrier at Grushka. The train is the daily service from Golovanesk to Haivoron.
Two UP U-50's, a GP-7B and another Geep are in the siding at Aikins, Kansas to meet an eastbound, headed for Kansas City while Nos. 45 and 43 are going to Marysville and on to North Platte, Nebr.,... (more)
A 10 hour layover while flying back to the states following a deployment in Southeast Asia provided me with a chance to check off a major item on any railfan's bucket list; ride Japan's Shinkansen... (more)
Out of a roster of 40, two UP GE U50C;s bring westbound tonnage into Green River for a crew change.
Photo by Keith Ardinger photo acquired in trade, Collection of David Harris
As Amtrak #785 (a Pacific Surfliner operating from San Diego to Goleta, California) loads passengers on Track 1 at Fullerton, train #784 (another Pacific Surfliner) departs for San D... (more)
Two U.P. U-50s, 43 and 44 as well as a GP-30, bring a westbound freight through North Topeka, Kansas on May 23, 1965.
B&O Camelback #173
Built in 1873 by the B&O Mount Clare Shops, this 4-6-0 Camelback (originally #373) was retired in 1901 and survives today at the Saint Louis Museum of Transportation.... (more)
KIHA 283 Limited Express "Super Hokuto" from Hakodate to Sapporo.
Wayne Allen photo.
regional Bayrischzell - Munich note the ancient infrastructure : wires, grade cross, fences, snow-plow-signs.
