Aberdeen, Carolina & Western unveils their freshly painted F9 (A/B) units. These engines formally pulled Norfolk Southern's Officer Train and were sold to ACWR in 2019. ACWR put on a fantastic s... (more)

For some time Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr, Nos. 5 and 6, made a stop in Cheyenne, WY on their route between Denver and Ogden. This necessitated a runaround move at Cheyenne, as the trains came i... (more)

Two Union Pacific gas-turbine electric, lead units number 14 and 16 at Salt Lake City, Utah in October 1967. Photo from my collection, no photographer information on slide.

I played 'catch the sun' all weekend on one of my few trips to Tuscaloosa way back when. As the Crescent rolled in from Birmingham, it was overcast as heck. A few minutes later, a brief sweet sp... (more)

The elements continue to take a toll on VIA 6510 and consist on static display at the Kaministiquia River Heritage Park. Meanwhile in the background wayfreight 421 plays peek a boo making a set of... (more)

V8 locomotive and budd cars of the EMU 1100 Series awaiting transfer to the museum in Rio Claro, but in a situation of neglect!

N&W Class J #611 pulls into Bristol, VA with the Tennessean on the starry night of May 1st, 2021. Meanwhile on the adjacent track the engineer of Southern FP7A #6133 climbs aboard ready to haul hi... (more)

In fading light SSR's 5MC5 empty grain from Appleton Dock to NSW rolls through Albion behind locos CLF3-S311-4911-48s35-48s36-48s28-GM27.

The 4th and last day of the business train found it running from Heavener to KC. The train departed earlier than advertised, but the schedule the whole trip was coming and going. Here the train sw... (more)

Pacing the River. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 leads a passenger train alongside the South Branch Potomac with the mountains in the background. Taken on a well-done and enjoyable Lerro Photo... (more)

The classic shot of the KCS at Decatur on the KCS Heavener Sub. The KC to Shreveport freight slowly rolls thru town working up the 1.5% grade out of the Wolf Creek Bottoms. The train is setup 3x1 ... (more)

The Southern Belle at Lanagan.

The James Whitcomb Riley moves past State Line Tower. Tom Golden photo.

Mountain Running. The Potomac Eagle's B&O F7 runs through the mountains of West Virginia on a Lerro Photography Photo Charter. This was one of the few instances of sun that we had on what ... (more)