A trio of former Utah Central switchers sit outside the former Union Pacific roundhouse in Evanston, Wyoming, which has been restored to its former glory by the city after serving for years as a t... (more)
ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, a fourteen car Chief, doing 25 MPH at Lynn New Mexico in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
Emergency personnel on the scene after MP15AC 151 hit the ground earlier this morning. RS61 was hauling 9 freight cars west when the lead engine derailed. As per an MTA Police officer on the scene... (more)
First run with new stainless steel cars on the ATSF Super Chief, train number 17, east of Trinidad Colorado, 8 cars, 50 MPH, May 19th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
I stayed overnight in a dump of a motel, got up a 4:45 AM, got soaked in the rain, drove 400 miles round trip, spent hundreds of dollars, and after waiting 27 years, was it worth it?