Western Maryland #1309 is about to enter the south portal of Brush Tunnel on November 6, 2022 as she hustles north for Frostburg, MD with coal hoppers on tow.

It almost seems as though this Ringneck & Western crew should receive some hazard pay for running over these rails. They're currently tip toeing over old Milwaukee Road track that is typically out... (more)

Fast and swift looking ATSF E1 3 is seen near the station at Raton New Mexico in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

Rio Grande Southern #20 (4-6-0) burns some coal as it leads a passenger train towards the depot at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.

ATSF FT 172 and mates lead 80 cars at Suwanee New Mexico in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

ATSF EMC 1 is seen at Raton New Mexico in 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

ATSF 1792 and ATSF 3767 are doing 30 MPH on Raton Pass, with a 20 car Chief, in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

A BNSF H1 leader rounds through the S curves at index, Wa.

Its 22:53, and CN 5722 has X310 well under control starting up Haig hill on a cold night.

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, a fourteen car Chief, doing 25 MPH at Lynn New Mexico in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

Dodging lightning bolts on a photo charter is not the best of activities, but this shot would not have been possible without doing so. I figured the umbrella I was holding would help properly grou... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 performs a runby at West Helmstetter's.

The 1949 fall harvest season was winding down when a group of friends went to visit Altoona on a warm November weekend. On a whim we decided to check out the Everett Railroad's daily local from Ho... (more)

Here is a new railroad for Railpictures, this 2-8-2 number 601 was built for the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a... (more)

The Super Chief, ATSF train 17, is seen west of Trinidad Colorado in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.