UP 1943 makes its way east down the former CNW in Wheaton. The one of a kind ACe is in charge of a business train from West Chicago to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. Later in the evenin... (more)
The 10:30 a.m. excursion departs Ellsworth for Ellsworth Falls. Power for the train is a real gem, former Portland Terminal S4 1055 in a Maine Central livery.
While many in the US were out getting a glimpse of the Great American Eclipse, I got cloud skunked when I tried to look at it while at work. To make up for that, I was treated to an unexpected so... (more)
Normally it's not uncommon to see inspection trains roam their respective rails. However there is the uncommon one once in a blue moon. UP 1943 leads the UP inspection train of the NS Kansas City ... (more)
Union Pacific's "Living Legend" 844 brings the southbound equipment positioning move for the 2018 Frontier Days train south as it nears the town of Nunn, Colorado. The crossing seen towa... (more)
Union Pacific's "Living Legend" 844 has the Frontier Days train flying through the small town of Peckham as it heads for Cheyenne.
Moving east under the protection of a near continuous stretch of slide fence and an assist from UP 6533, Amtrak #6 is rolling upgrade through Byers Canyon just west of Hot Sulphur Springs.
Hobo Railroad passenger train returns to Lincoln after a morning excursion.
Union Pacific Heritage Locomotive 1943, leads an officers special across the Gaviota Trestle, along the Pacific Coast.
Thanks to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and fellow photographer Casey Thomason, a night photo shoot was set up with a photo freight sporting a trio of restored Southern Railway EMD's. The p... (more)
ATSF 92 brings the coach train past Spaulding Tower at IRM.
Just like old times... ATSF 92 leads the coach train past the Olson Road semaphores during Diesel Days.
For the first time in many years, Santa Fe 92 is up and running. Here it is pulling the Nebraska Zephyr east of Union.
ATSF 92 and CB&Q 9911A get ready for a day full of excursions at Illinois Railway Museum
ATSF 92, WC 7525, CNW 6847 and CB&Q 504 combine to lead the westbound run of the coach train out of the museum. Only the Illinois Railway Museum could come up with a lash-up like this.