The UP's Cane Creek branch is an amazing piece of engineering, carved out amongst the deep red rocks of southern Utah. A nice surprise on my first time shooting the branch was a former Western Pac... (more)
#206 slides by the Unit Train strung out from Cemex still unloading. Another five minutes or so would have resulted in a three-way meet with counterpart #105 which was getting close from the nort... (more)
A fate worse than death? Maybe not but life was hard for an old unit on BS&G's makeshift railroads. One of the last truly ragtag old southern operations. Ramshackle "Snaptrack" laid on... (more)
On my way home one night in January, I decided to go home following some back roads just to see if I can catch a train. I figured it was going to be too dark to get a picture, but it's still good ... (more)
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.