Just released from the San Bernardino Shops are two locomotives wearing fresh paint: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway SD45 5307 (ex-ATSF 5508, originally ATSF 1808) and SD40 5005 (ex-ATSF 1705)... (more)

The Northtown to Chicago manifest is working hard to climb out of Savanna on the C&I. The train passes over the east switch at Burke. Leading this unusual A-B-A consist is this rebuilt Morrison Kn... (more)

The white face scheme sure looked great new. This became BN's scheme in 1989 to improve visibility. An eastbound freight is about to CTC Savanna and will either head east on the C&I or south on th... (more)

The upgrade from the SD60, was the SD60M in 1989. BN was the first one to order 50 units that started delivery in December 1989 with #9200-9249. BN went with a 2nd order that began delivery in Jan... (more)

The upgrade from the SD60, was the SD60M in 1989. BN was the first one to order 50 units that started delivery in December 1989 with #9200-9249. BN went with a 2nd order that began delivery in Jan... (more)

As more MACs got delivered, the BNSF used them on longer ore trains that ran out of Minnesota's Iron Range. Here a trio of MACs roll down the Aurora Sub with ore bound for Granite City. The train ... (more)

The flavor of oil, grime, dirt and diesels. Two GP38-2's await their next assignment.

A Virginia shortline I nearly missed, having only got one shot of a different engine. Photo by JC Hopkins. From my collection.

On March 15, 1969, GN F7A 309C leads an F7B, a GP9 and another F7A with more then 200 ore cars, totaling around 15,000 net tons of taconite pellets into Minneapolis. The Great Northern usuall... (more)

Westbound at Glendale California with thirty cars. Otto's speed estimate was 30 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Basking in the sun at Bakersfield while waiting for its next assignment. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Light power headed north across the drawbridge.

In the early 90s, Conrail power was about the only oddball power you would normally see on the Santa Fe on the east end. The Conrail connection at Streator kept Conrail power coming and going a lo... (more)

The "Zito Yellow" was first introduced on the CNW 5500s in 1981. Due to the poor paint in Pantone 102C yellow, a lot of units faded or changed colors. The first two orders of C40s came i... (more)