Rock Island likes General Electric’s U25B. The road bought its first in spring, 1963 and by November 1964 has acquired 39 of the 2500-hp locomotives, including the 207, seen here eastbound with ... (more)
Brisk north winds scatter dust and exhaust as Rock Island train 82 begins its daily eastbound trek out of Denver for Blue Island, Illinois. U28B 256 leads eight hard-working units that including a... (more)
The Golden State and its predecessor the Golden State Limited have been plying these rails since 1902, but by July 28,1967, the end is less than seven months away. The joint SP-CRI&P Chicago-Los A... (more)
Rock Island U28B 273 has left Rio Grande’s North Yard and is on its way along the Denver Belt Line with eastbound 82 to Sandown Junction. There it will join UP’s Kansas line to begin its long ... (more)
Sun and cloud play tag with Rock Island 1298 and 360 as they head a short freight north on the Twin Cities line. Overnight rain has soaked fields and filled low-lying areas on this June 29, 1969, ... (more)
The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.
It was a Whitcomb-Canadian Locomotive Co. 75DE12C 75 Ton and was ex-Canadian National #7819. The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.
The Cornhusker was either on the first or second say of its operation. The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.
It was snowing. 643 was ex-EMD demo 952 and 661 was ex-UP 941. The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.
As it says, this was the 5:02 pm out of LaSalle Street Station. I'm sure the commuter in the last vestibule was as surprised as Roger that they meet face-to-camera. The late Roger Puta's slide... (more)
