After dropping off a few gondolas at Scot Forge in Spring Grove, WAMX 4180 heads back west through Richmond light power. A little further down the line, the trio of SD40-2s would recouple to their... (more)

In April 1976, Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha is seen departing Milwaukee with a pair of SDP40Fs in the lead. Original Slide. Ron Texter Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

HLCX 6313 passes through a rock cut as it approaches the small town of North Freedom, WI. The train is heading west on the WSOR’s Reedsburg Subdivision during an afternoon thunderstorm.

Two CEFX AC44s switch the LS&I’s ore dock in Marquette as a thick cloud of fog rolls off the lake.

A colorful array of power is seen at the Belt Railway of Chicago’s shops in Clearing. At the front, three LTEX SD45T-2s sit next to a freshly painted New Brunswick Southern SD70M-2. On the right... (more)

BN 644, a F7A wearing big sky blue paint, leads a northbound train into Vancouver, Washington, in May of 1976. Original Slide. Rob Gottier Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s 3 Tilden job heads west through Empire Junction with a pair of classic C30-7s.

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s 7 Tilden job passes through Empire Junction with a pair of former BN U30Cs.

A pair of CEFX AC44s switch the LS&I dock in Marquette during some heavy fog. A rare “fog bow” just so happened to appear in the perfect spot!

Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s 7 Tilden Job splits off from the CN at Palmer Line Junction and heads towards the Tilden mine with two U30Cs.

Wisconsin & Southern train T-005 prepares to depart Janesville Yard with HLCX 6313 and WAMX 6029 on a rainy May evening.

A classic Paducah GP10 leads an eastbound CC&P freight train through Bartlett, IL in February 1994. Original Slide. Mark Llanuza Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

BNSF Y-JOL202 slams the diamonds at Joliet Union Station with a pair of Santa Fe bluebonnets on point.

On May 5th, 1987, a short CSS freight heads west on 11th Street in Michigan, City, IN with a trio of GP38-2s. Original Slide. Bob Jetmore Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

Here’s what’s left of two storage buildings that caught fire at Amtrak’s Beech Grove shops around midnight on May 2nd, 2021. Luckily no one was injured.