Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe train number 19, The Chief, is departing Barstow California with seven cars in 1933. Otto's speed estimate was 12 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Western Pacific 4-8-2 171 is seen at Oroville California in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A ten car California-Nevada R.R. Historical Society Excursion is seen at Roseville California on November 30th 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

For reasons unknown SP train number 19, the Klamath, has arrived Gerber California 8 hours & 15 minutes late on July 30th 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A fifty eight car freight is westbound near Eads Colorado in 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

She may have a lot of miles on her, but she's still both beautiful and up to the job. Here Southern 630 is seen pulling a passenger special in Salisbury, North Carolina in Aril of 2013.

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Black River & Western 60 rests in Ringoes on a cool April night.

Coal empties roll west through Davy. Trailing unit is SD70 2519

Black River & Western 60 opens its cylinder cocks in Ringoes after a long day of work.

Over under… With 25A rolling south over the James River and CSX’s James River Sub, G761 rolls east with grain loads as a pair of AC44’s lead the mile long unit train, while the mile long ... (more)

Eastbound coal loads. Trailing units are SD40-2 3255 and C30-7 8004.

Union Pacific ALCO FA1 1610 and B unit mate lead 114 cars east at 55 MPH near Alda Nebraska in 1958. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Hooping Up Orders

As an eastbound Southern Pacific Railroad freight, led by Cotton Belt SD45T-2 9269, departs Hiland, at the summit of Cajon Pass, the conductor grabs his ... (more)

An ALCO A-B-A set awaits its next assignment at Cheyenne Wyoming in 1956. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

D&RGW F7 5594 and mates lead a 92 car westbound freight near Palmer Lake Colorado on October 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.