AT&SF train number 20, The Chief, is seen at Needles California in 1933. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Grain loads for Richmond head Eastbound at Buttons Bluff crossing the James River on a cloudy afternoon.

Among the power sitting at Fort Worth & Western's Hodge Yard are several former FWWR diesels, now in National Railway Equipment's lease fleet. NREX SD40-2 2018 is the former FWWR 2018 "Taran... (more)

CP GP20C-ECO 2246 sits in downtown Davenport with the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train for its stop.

Afterward. Following the low-speed strike depicted in Photo 845556, the crew of course stopped the train and waited for law enforcement. Here, quite a few officers are positioned on the fr... (more)

Corrected caption. LONGMONT CO (July) 1978 — Burlington Northern SD40-2 6808 rolls north on Atwood Street as it climbs out of the St. Vrain River valley. My Photo. A BIG thank you to Kirk for ... (more)

Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad GP38 405 has a few features that are not found out "out of the box" EMD GP38s, primarily extra vents behind the blower housing on the long hood, and the narrower-than-... (more)

Waiting in the siding for southbound train I125, a clean rebuilt SD40-2 (transformed into a SD23T4) has command of this 3 car Geometry Train. The "friendly conductor" steps out and radios his loc... (more)

A Shelby, KY to Newport News coal train passes the interlocking at Coney Island with the Richmond skyline in the background.

This regional railroad's pride is evident in looking at its GP38-2 no. 2023. It was obviously parked on display for Port Clinton passengers to see while waiting for the Iron Horse Ramble from Read... (more)

The Harlem line was quite the traveled branch by railfans on August 16th, 2023. Metro North's inspection train made a round trip to Wassaic from Grand Central Terminal with the two 40th anniversar... (more)

"SD70ACU" NS 7335, an SD70ACU rebuilt from an SD90MAC in late 2018, soaks up some April sun in South Fork. Though Norfolk Southern rostered 100+ ACUs at one point, since selling ... (more)

I031-20, with the Seaboard heritage unit in command, speeds west over Thomas Viaduct.

CSX C319 at Devine Junction

"I need a push!" Soo Line 2405 leads Lake States train #12 at Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI in August of 1987. The train will depart as soon as the helpers are added to the rear to help ... (more)