Virginian Railway 2-10-10-2 number 801 leads 150 cars westbound doing 10 MPH at Roanoke Virginia on August 7th 1932. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Wabash train number 79, the Chicago Express, is seen leaving Detroit Michigan in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
N&W train number 4, the Pocahontas, is seen near Bluefield West Virginia in 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
VGN 2-8-8-2s 739 and 710 are seen leaving Page West Virginia with a freight in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
SP 2-8-2 790 leads a 57 car westbound freight at Galveston Texas in 1936. Otto's speed estimate was 18 MPH, and he caught it with the rods down. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
GCRX Double steam excursion train departs from William's Jn towards Grand Canyon on a crisp fall morning.
Southern Pacific train number 43, the Californian, is seen at Los Angeles with ten cars in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Royal Hudson.A long time resident of Exporail in Dleson, Quebec, Canadian Pacific 2850 (4-6-4, MLW, 1938) is known as a "Royal Husdon" because it pulled the train of King George V... (more)
A California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society excursion train is seen leaving Reno on December 1st 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
C&S train number 7, the Gulf Coast Special, is crossing the Arkansas River south of Pueblo Colorado in 1936. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Watching and control,my son Matias taking his first steps as a fireman assistant, something that the writer did 30 years ago.
A coal train has just unloaded and is heading back down to the mine pit. As the rail in the pit has been torn down, this scene can be seen no more.
N&W 2-8-8-2 2175 leads an eighty three car freight westward, near Salem Virginia, on July 11th 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
N.C. & St. L 576 still under restoration at Nashville Tn
Got 80 Gallons? On July 14, 2009, Union Pacific Railroad "Big Boy" 4006 (4-8-8-4, Alco, 1941) was sitting on a display track at The National Museum of Tranportation in St. Louis, ... (more)
