B&O E9A 1441 looks to be ready to head out of Washington Union Station while a PRR GG-1 looks on in the background. The old B&O livery was very dignified.

Chasing the setting sun, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 is minutes away from its regular station stop at Provo.

A southbound Katy Mikado, built by Lima in 1923, leads its 72 car freight onto a siding in order to take on water. Its immaculate appearance is typical of Katy maintenance standards in the latt... (more)

Diehard photographers of the OLD UP will recognize this seldom seen side of Sherman Hill, the west slope so-to-speak. Late afternoons in the summer presented somewhat of a degree of difficulty get... (more)

Accelerating rapidly, a 5011 class 2-10-4, built by Baldwin in 1944, is leaving Amarillo westbound. These massive locomotives had 74 inch drivers and developed 93,000 lbs. of tractive effort. ... (more)

Wrecked CSX ES44DC in Barr Yard from the three train collision last week near Valparaiso, Indiana southeast of Chicago.

Deep into the East Altoona pit, J1a 6432 waits for work. It was officially retired in April 1958 (source: Keystone Crossings). John had an escort from the PRR Police to roam the property for the... (more)

Another and last "moonscape" shot at Ludlow. My long day was closing. Note that this is the same train as #385339.

Pere Marquette #1225 leads a hot shot early morning westbound freight just before sunrise under a dramatic Michigan sky. Taken nearly four years back, this is one engine and a fine crew that I mi... (more)

A view from the coal dock at East Altoona reveals active and stored steam. John had permission from a high-up in the PRR to roam East Altoona, not often accessable to railfans. This is one of 16... (more)

Late on a stormy summer afternoon, Deseret Power Railway Units 1, 2 and 3 sweep past acres of sage brush and exposed outcrops at 27 Mile, about halfway between the Utah border and Bonanza Power Pl... (more)

Southern Pacific 2-10-2 Class F-4 3680 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1922, and was one of 50 locomotives in this class that was delivered in a single train named "The Prosperity Spe... (more)

Spokane Portland & Seattle 4-6-6-4 Class Z-6 900 was the first of six "Challengers" built by the American Locomotive Company in 1937. She had 69" drivers, four 23 x 32 inch cylinders, operated at ... (more)

Canadian National U-1-d Class 4-8-2 No 6044 was built by Canadian Locomotive Works in 1929. She had 73" Drivers, 24 x 30 inch cylinders, operated at 250 psi boiler pressure, and developed up to 50... (more)