I recently came across my father's old train log book, which he wrote at the age of 11 in 1948. He talked about going from Detroit to Collingswood, NJ to visit his great uncle, Robert F. Mckee, w... (more)

Here is another example of one of the Santa Fe 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. This beautiful streamlined locomotive was known as the "Blue Goose". My... (more)

Here is an example of one of the Santa Fe 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. This BLW builders photo card is from the J. R. Doughty collection.

Here is another Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-8-4, number 2651, built for the Northern Pacific Railway. My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., who worked for Baldwin as a design engineer, would... (more)

This 2-8-2 Mikado was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway in 1922. This Baldwin Locomotive Works Builder's photo card is from the J. R. Doughty col... (more)

On a few occasions, especially when our Mom and sisters where out of the house, my Dad would take his LP record "Valle del Locomotora de Vapor" (Valley of the Steam Locomotives), put it ... (more)

Snow was covering the ground when Chesapeake and Ohio 4-6-4 number 305 was positioned for the photographer. This Baldwin Locomotive Works builders photo card is from the J. R. Doughty collection.

When my brother and I organized our father's estate, we came across some Baldwin Locomotive Works builder cards that we did not know he had. His great Uncle Robert S. McKee, who was a design engi... (more)

This is another example of a beautiful Northern built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the RF&P, number 610, the Governor Fitzhugh Lee. The order was for six locomotives, 607 - 612. I noticed... (more)

This beautiful 4-8-2 Mountain was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Texas & Pacific Railway. The builder plate number was 60555. Our great, great Uncle, Robert S. McKee Sr., was a de... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin Locomotive Works, and would give our father different builder's cards when he would see him. Today I found out that my ... (more)

The CPEF #84 its a steam metric gauge class/model Ten-wheeler, photographed during final assembly in 1913 outside ALCO´s Co. yard

The steam metric gauge of "Companhia Paulista Railroad" #90 during its final assembly in April 1913, outside ALCO´s Co. yard

When my father would see his great Uncle Rob, he would usually give my father a few new Baldwin Locomotive Works Builder's Card. Robert F. McKee, Sr. worked for Baldwin as a design engineer, so gr... (more)

My great, great uncle, Robert F. McKee, Sr. worked for the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a design engineer on many steam locomotives for American Railroads. It is interesting to me that he also work... (more)