BN 9812 features a unique nose door twin sealed beam headlight as well as BN's passenger scheme at Minneapolis. The unit is former NP 7010D, built late in the F unit era in March 1956. It also use... (more)

A Cape Cod Central excursion train is seen stopped at the West Barnstable depot with former New Haven FL9 2026 leading the train on the railroads annual railfan day.

A Durbin & Greenbrier Valley excursion train approaches the small valley town of Bowden, West Viriginia with a C&O painted F7 in charge of today's train.

BN 9804, former NP 6701A built in August 1956, has been pulled from passenger service and is seen here at Minneapolis mated up with a former GN GP20. Amtrak did not acquire this unit.

Livingston, Montana was Northern Pacific's major diesel maintenance facility for their entire transcontinental fleet of freight and passenger locomotives as well as the Rocky Mountain Division... (more)

Caterparrot’s Liberty Runner heads towards Nashville on a clear sunny morning.

D&RGW train 18, The California Zephyr, is seen at Dotsero Colorado in 1952. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Frisco 1630 and South Shore 803 are staged on station track 2 and the main for a night photo shoot after the Shay it Forward event at IRM.

CR 4020 heads up the OCS consist as it travels westbound over the Delaware River. In the background is the former CNJ Phillipsburg Union Station, which has not seen a passenger train in quite some... (more)

CR 4021 looks to be shoving a short 6 car consist into Amtrak's Philadelphia 30th Street Station. An Amtrak F40PH is seen on the right side of the image. Walter Schopp photograph from he collectio... (more)

CR E8A 4022 leads two Amtrak E8 A's out of Chicago Union Station in April of 1977. Unknown Photographer, collection of Colin Kund.

Three NP passenger locomotives F7A 6511A, F9B 6701B and F7A 6501A has just uncoupled from the passenger cars at St. Paul Union Depot on April 11, 1968. Photo by RR Wallin, from my collection. ... (more)

Clinchfield EMD F3(A) #800 crosses one of the several wooden bridges along the old Tennessee Central. The #800 was used for a series of weekend excursions sponsored by the Southern Appalachia Rail... (more)

DRGW 5771 basks in the sun of a crisp clear day as the former BNSF/ATSF Delhi wigwag sits in its final place. It has a push button so guests can watch it in action for a brief moment.

Back at Peachtree Station again but the leaves have begun to turn as the "Crescent", now with only three units prepares to depart for New Orleans. In the days before Amtrak.