BRR SD40-2 3434 crosses Range Rd 170 as it heads east on the Alliance Sub with the Shake off Winter excursion.

DENVER CO Oct 20 1977 — Colorado and Southern-Santa Fe SW1200 157 slowly heads for a cut of cars while performing switching duties. At the time the unit was jointly operated by C&S and Santa Fe.... (more)

Soo Line's sole SD9, no. 2381, sits in the Shoreham round house for a major overhaul. Neighboring roads like GN, CB&Q, DM&IR, MILW & CNW all had moderate to large fleets of this EMD model. Soo Lin... (more)

Retired but reflecting the look of a earlier era.

The New SD70MACH's 503 and 502 sit at the METRA mechanical shops in downtown Chicago Illinois. These will be on the rails very soon testing!

OK-KS Oct 1977 — The last picture of a long day chasing trains from El Reno OK north yielded this night shot of Rock Island 353. Fellow railfan Zoli Vajda and I used my Braun RL915 strobe but ha... (more)

Repainted and Relighted. When former Canadian National Railway Company 6710 (Z-1a, General Electric, 1914) was retired from service in 1995, it was donated to the City of Deux Montagnes, Qu... (more)

Late evening at Caliente finds CP 8875 leading an Oakland to Long Beach baretable.

The 2pm excursion returning back Boulder City

Two of Metra’s specially painted locomotives meet at Joliet Union Station. Metra 425 (Rock Island heritage) waits to depart inbound to Chicago on the RI line while Metra 104 (City of Chicago ins... (more)

A seldom seen Coors Critter is #989, which has a long and stable work history, having worked for only 2 flags. The SW8 was built in 1952 for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and then moved to ... (more)

This veteran will get a second life. CSFN 2081 (Colorado San Francisco & Northern) sits in a field along Highway 93 between Golden and Boulder, Colorado. The EMD G8 was built for Canadian Nation... (more)

BN 6603, former GN 430, operates Great Northern longhood first, handling train 3, once known as the "Pacific Zip" through Rock Island, WA on the last lap into Wenatchee where it will rec... (more)

Although it has been heavily photographed, the former ATSF F45 is still worth another look, especially after a summer afternoon rain shower.

BUGX 4324 in SP black widow colors sits along the BNSF mainline in Burlington.