Train #5, the Quad City Rocket, departs La Salle Street Station with Rock Island's Bicentennial Unit on the point.

El RENO OK September 19 1976 -- The Central Oklahoma Railfan Club operated a fan trip West out of El Reno to Clinton and return. Here, CRIP GP7R 4432 prepares to depart the El Reno station with fa... (more)

Seaboard Air Line Railroad had ten EMD GP18s numbered 400-409. No photographer listed on slide.

HENNESSEY OK June 18 1979 -- Rock Island GP38-2 4373 heads south with a mixed freight.

OKLAHOMA CITY July 1977 -- Rock Island GP38-2 4318 (David L. Boren) passes by the Oklahoma State Fair grounds on its way to El Reno OK.

Rock Island likes General Electric’s U25B. The road bought its first in spring, 1963 and by November 1964 has acquired 39 of the 2500-hp locomotives, including the 207, seen here eastbound with ... (more)

Family Lines MP15AC #4206 resting at Hamlet, NC

Freshly shopped GP El Reno

The engineer of Seaboard Air Line No.8, "The Sunland" has just given 2 crisp blasts of the Hancock air whistle and opened the throttle bringing 4 E7A's to life on the 17 car "name train". No. 8 h... (more)

A westbound RI freight passes under the 7th Street viaduct in downtown Des Moines. Doing the honors, and all decked out in the newer blue and white color scheme, are slug-set 298-284-297. It is ... (more)

Creeping along in unfamiliar territory, Rock Island U25B 210 makes its way past damaged right-of-way at Spruce on Colorado’s Joint Line, on its way to Denver with piggyback and auto loads. The ... (more)

Seaboard Coast Line GP16 #4704, crossing the Southern Railway Birmingham-Sheffield NA line at 27th Street, returning to the former Louisville & Nashville Boyles Yard. #4704 was originally a GP7 b... (more)

Taken from the Monon and moved to the coal fields, these units lasted about another decade hauling coal and looking good with the jaunty bell mounted on the short hood.

From the Oro Dam Constructors to L&N, one of the few decent shots I got of these in L&N colors. Their chug chug was unmistakable, unmuffled and glorious. At least the FDL engine was good for som... (more)

SCL U30B 1700 has been freshly painted and will be part of a display train that will tour SCL with various rolling stock displaying the new SCL logo and lettering. The exhibition train was part o... (more)