An Ex Q GP30 leads a NP F and a BN unit eastbound near Wishram in this photo from my collection. The name of the photographer is quite faded but appears to be Tom Brown.
At the height of the 1993 midwestern flooding many railroads are under water and scrambling to find detour routes to maintain service. At the time, the Chicago & NorthWestern is one of the few (if... (more)
Rio Grande GP30s 3001 and 3003 make an appearance at Geneva Steel in Vineyard on Jan. 23, 1994. This integrated steel mill was opened by United States Steel Corp. in 1944 and was shut down by Gene... (more)
Rio Grande coal train No. 735 rambles down the eastward main track near Sutro on Sept. 2, 1989. A dramatic brush fire, set accidentally by two young kids, leaves its mark on the flanks of 9088 ft.... (more)