MILW H16-44 nos. 424 and 434 relax in the weeds near the roundhouse at Savanna, IL in January 1976. Their duties are over and they await the scrapper's torch on this snowless winter day.

CNW 58-A is up on the jacks while CNW mechanical people do work on the traction motors for the AAR switch engine trucks. The engine is basically an NW-2 with m.u. connections and a drawbar/pin lin... (more)

CNW 58-B, former CGW, still in CGW paint, shows off its "cab" end view at Altoona, WI. Hostlers could move these around, but they were designed to be a "calf" to a cab equipped... (more)

In the late 1960s and 70s Altoona served as a shop for doing work on EMD switch engines. As a result this former CGW "calf" sits outside the roundhouse ( with a CNW no.) while 58-A is in... (more)

CP 5034 rolls a freight around the engine shops and into Pigs Eye Yard at St. Paul, MN on a nice November day. This gives a good comparison between new red and older action red, as well as the new... (more)

An eastbound CN freight led by CN 2693 slows to a stop for a crew change under a modern CTC signal at the end of the siding at Rocky Run. Crews will change here, just west of Stevens Point, WI, an... (more)

Here's a look inside an E9 locomotive, a work in progress at the Illinois Railroad Museum back in August 1992. The side panels on F and E units eventually wore out over time, requiring replacement... (more)

RTA 124 arrives with a morning commuter train at Chicago Union Station. The unit is pushing the train into town. the bi-level cars are Milwaukee Road and the F40PH along with some F40Cs were repla... (more)

Burlington's famous Mikado 4960 was on display in non-operating condition at the Mid-Continent Railroad Muswum in North Freedom, WI back in August 1973. The engine had handled Burlington fan trips... (more)

CNW R-1 no. 1385 provides a tender view at the Mid-Continent Railroad Museum at North Freedom, WI in August 1973. The engine was operable at this time.

Illinois Railroad Museum's CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr passenger train went on loan to BN in December 1993, and is seen here on its ferry trip to Ft. Worth, TX. The train is exiting the Belvidere-Rockfor... (more)

BN 9792, one of two former NP FP7s, mates up with a former GN passenger F3B and the other former NP FP7 at Harrison St. engine facilities (former GN) at Minneapolis, MN in March 1973. These were p... (more)

The days are numbered for Duluth's Bridge Yard, originally owned by Northern Pacific, as Interstate 35 is under construction and will ultimately cover most of the property. However, that is not st... (more)

The Badger arrives at Brook Park to let off a couple passengers on its run from St. Paul (via Minneapolis) to Superior, WI. The GN sky blue Geep, one of two equipped for passenger service has been... (more)

Train no. 2, the Canadian, is about to depart Vancouver during the "blue light" hour powered by a pair of elephant style Geeps. During this period one could witness almost any combinatio... (more)