The Mineral Range is seen closing in on Humboldt Mine as is crosses County Road FA.

Paul Meyer photo.

In the long shadows of a December afternoon, Rochester & Southern train BL-1 works its way south as it approaches the rt 36 crossing south of Caledonia, NY.

An ex-SP GP9 awaits its next call to duty on the Mount Hood Railroad. On freight trains, the caboose is used as a riding platform between the depot and the railroad's switchback.

Listening to the sound of a Leslie RS5T on a cold & crisp fall morning is always a good way to start your day. Here, we see the Shenandoah Valley Railroad's ex-C&O 5940 head north with three cover... (more)

Bloomer Line 7591 has just finished switching out plastic cars in Chatsworth and is now heading back towards Risk Junction with empties to be dropped off for the time being. After dropping the Emp... (more)

Here we see two of the Denver Rock Island Railroad's switcher engines. DRIR 88 is a GP9R and DRIR 1083 (on the right) is a SW1500.

A Southern Pacific GP9 passes the landmark Kern Junction tower near Bakersfield, California. This is the point where the SP and the Santa Fe come together for the eastbound climb to Tehachapi. The... (more)

BN 1796, former GN 723, a late phase GP9 built in October 1957, was caught resting at Wenatchee, WA, part of a helper set, in early June 1974. This unit seemed to hang around northwest Washington,... (more)

MILW 292, one of Milwaukee Roads large purchase of late phase GP9s for mainline freight service, built in April 1959, idles at Red Wing, MN, reduced to switching and local work by the acquisition ... (more)

A Wisconsin & Calumet three-car freight trundles down a snow-covered former Illinois Central Gulf branch line running between Madison, Wisconsin, and Freeport, Illinois, on February 17, 1985. A fo... (more)

9168/9311/9117 North at La Salle, Il. crossing the Illinois River. Terry Norton Photo

SRY GP9s 129 and 124 load empty cars onto the MV Carrier Princess.

The cabs of three locomotives await final disposal after they were cut up at NRE Silvis. NRE has been scrapping locomotives lately as they prepare to close their facility in Silvis.

On a nice fall afternoon SVRR is seen here traveling north near Pleasant Valley with a VIP caboose hop special.