Conrail TV-556 gets underway after a crew change at Selkirk Yard. Southern Pacific power was common on this once-per-week double stack train, but the trailing Santa Fe B36-7 was a nice bonus on a... (more)

SP 7851 leads a northbound at Valley Jct. in Sauget, IL on Union Pacific's Chester Sub. This Southern Pacific train, which consisted of a little bit of everything (intermodal, auto-racks, manifes... (more)

CN L513 is returning to the yard after working Ferrous located on Collier Road.

New power on the Lancaster and Chester Railroad was on Train 12 on May 23rd. The first two motors are a new model built by Knoxville Locomotive Works that they have designated as a KLW SE32C. Ther... (more)

CP 2205 sits in CPKC's Bensenville Yard as the sun sets behind it.

IHB BA11 rolls into CPKC's Bensenville Yard with NS 8114 leading, while a ballast train shoves out for headroom with two KCS SD70MACs. Since the CPKC merger, these MACs have seen new use as power ... (more)

Huron and Eastern 702 had just backed into the yard after arriving from Bay City.

Lake State Z127's engines are moving into the clear at Wixom shortly after arriving from Flint.

Railroading requires constance adjustment to situations that arise. A unit train is coming so these units were pulled off a train to run light and clear out cars to make room for it. The big Kno... (more)

BN 2017, former GN 2017 is an example of the first order of GN GP20s made in May 1960. They were set up to operate long hood front, and featured a bell over the front headlight. They also came wit... (more)

The brakeman on BNSF 146 radios the engineer on the BNSF 122 to move into the BNSF yard to pick up another string of cars for switching.

BNSF 146 and BNSF 122 prepare to head back into the yard in San Diego to pick up another string of cars to switch. In the background is the the big United States Navy shipyard.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Burlington Northern SW1000 388 handles switching duties. My photo.

A nice string of unturbocharged power that must have sounded on a coal train.

Lake State Railway train 303 heads for Grayling, passing the stone Michigan Central depot at Standish, MI. Both 974 and the former PRR caboose adjacent to the depot wear Detroit & Mackinac paint ... (more)