A short passenger special of deadhead equipment is returning to Cheyenne, WY on a summer afternoon. The train has crossed the Loup River in Columbus, NE and is seen at MP 84.5 as it enters a stret... (more)

In UP territory this set of power was for an unknown train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

BN-3 (E-9AU) returns from a trip down the mainline leading the C&NW bilevel train during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.

BN-3 meets METX 308 at the East Union depot during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.

Rock Island EMD E9A 662 leads a 4 unit set of E and F units for a freight train. The new RTA F40s freed up some of these units from there Commuter train roles making for a strange looking set of... (more)

A colorful passenger engine lashup, consisting of ex Illinois Central 101, ex Alaska RR 30, and ex Iowa Pacific 540, sit outside the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western shop in Candor, North Carolina. Wh... (more)

The unabated decomposition of a once mighty machine marches on. Originally built in the 1950s, these classically styled products of General Motors were the "A" listers of the commuter lo... (more)

ACWR's freshly repainted E9 leads their passenger train consist at Pinehurst.

A pair of EMD E9A units sit in the historic roundhouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Hopefully one day we will see these beauties back on the rails.

ACWR's OCS boards passengers at Pinehurst on a pleasant summer morning in the Sandhills.

Aberdeen Carolina and Western's freshly painted E9A unit #301 makes it's first debut, seen here bringing up the rear of their excursion train. 301 has a long history, being originally built for Un... (more)

NYS&W WSPX heads in the clear on the Limecrest Industrial Track at "LIME" (MP 63) in Sparta, NJ. The westbound excursion will meet train 258 here before proceeding west.

Susquehanna ran a lot of excursions over the years, particularly after the line over Sparta Mountain was reopened in the mid-80s. You could argue that the excursion era peaked when a pair of form... (more)

Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 900 led by E9A 103 crossing the Pee Dee River

A Burlington Northern commuter train storms west after a quick stop at Stone Avenue in La Grange in August 1983. These EMD E9 passenger locomotives were in commuter service on BN’s Chicago to Au... (more)