AN RDC-2 still in CN paint share space with repainted VIA cars at the Toronto, ON passenger servicing yard and facilities near the CN Tower in September 1981.

The westbound Super Continental rolls along the Thompson River in its namesake canyon and soon will make a brief stop at Lytton before heading to a crew change at Boston Bar, the last change befor... (more)

A CNW freight heads south near Haugen, WI with a bit of help from a Conrail unit. This train, 406 (DWPRA), handled mainly traffic from the CN at Duluth to Chicago connections. This piece of track ... (more)

The greenery of the Fraser Canyon is complemented by a splash of red as CP Rail snakes a westbound freight through it near Yale, BC. A perfect scene for a model railroad. Envirnomentally conscious... (more)

A Soo Line power set idles at the sand tower at Irvine Yard near Chippewa Falls, WI on the round house lead. After some switching, the power will head the train east toward Stevens Point. The old... (more)

On July 4, 2005 UP put on a show at Big Ten above Denver as its westbound manifest took on the Front Range with no less than eight locomotives including one still in SP paint. Here it is in the lo... (more)

Milwaukee Road Baldwin S-12 switcher no. 925 is parked at Pigs Eye, St. Paul on a dreary March day in 1973. Not sure when this unit was retired, but sister units disappeared about 1976.

Milwaukee Road GP35 idles at Bensenville Yard in September 1972. Removed from transcontinental duties, it has lost its dynamic braking as did most if not all GP40s delivered with them. This unit w... (more)

On my 1978 trip to the Canadian Rockies, I was fortunate to get photos of several "Canadian" consists between Revelstoke and Lake Louise. This might have been my favorite with the FP7-GP... (more)

All was not well with CNW in 1971. Ben Heineman was still running the show, but would soon dump the railroad on its employees. Fortunately, the railroad blossomed under that change and made it unt... (more)

During a brief visit to Kansas City on June 28, 1986 I happened upon the Katy yard south of downtown. My only visit to that railroad, it was cool to see the John Deere colors and striping, and the... (more)

A Santa Fe transfer arrives in the UP/RI yards in Kansas City, KS powered by Alco Alligator no. 9818 and a former RSD 4/5 slug. Meantime UP GP9 no. 237 handles switching chores. Not a car with gra... (more)

CN 2269 leads a northbound loaded sand train through Stanberry, WI. After a winter that saw three to four feet of snowfall in February, its nice to see some exposed ballast along the tracks.

CN 2230 moves a lengthy stack train south at Stanberry, WI on the first full day of spring. The train is making good time headed for a meet at the next siding south with two northbounds.

Business is good on CN's mainline through Wisconsin, so planning a shot at a passing siding can be a challenge. Here I was set up to shoot westbound CN 2940 on a manifest at Auburndale, but an eas... (more)