SLRG 515, a former 1953 Chicago & Northwestern EMD E-8A currently wearing Iowa Pacific colors, splits the semaphores at the Karstens crossing as it leads the Nebraska Zephyr down the Illinois Rail... (more)
MILW 118-C and METX 308, both F-7A locomotives, smoke it up as they lead the coach train out of the museum grounds during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.
On the connection between the east-west and the north-south former Seaboard lines, this unit appears to be stationary. No idea how this happened or why. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my colle... (more)
Speaking of B&O heritage....while this is technically ex-B&LE, it wears the paint well. Many B&LE F's hold pride of place on lines around the country.
North Facing Arches. New York & Lake Erie RR Train Rides MLWs FPA4 6764 (ex-VIA 6764) and FPA2 6758 (ex-VIA 6758, neé-CN 6755) were the power for hat weekend's Mothers Day specials on Satu... (more)
Grand canyon railway's ALCO FPA4 resting at the Grand canyon station.
Rock Island EMD E9A 662 leads a 4 unit set of E and F units for a freight train. The new RTA F40s freed up some of these units from there Commuter train roles making for a strange looking set of... (more)
Milwaukee 118C leads the coach train East past Karsten's on the IRM mainline.
Caterparrot 5000 arrives into Willacoochee after leading the northbound run of the Liberty Flyer on the final summer trip. See ya in the fall!
A perfectly matched A-B-A set of NYC lightning stripes FA's, hustled westbound on track 3 with a coal train at Lyons, N.Y. on October 17, 1956. Photo by David R. Connor, from my collection. ... (more)
PRR EMD GP7 8504 and Alco PA1 mates are seen leading a train near Altoona Pennsylvania in 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Looking only slightly like it's in disguise, this former MILW unit is arriving to work the quarry and salt storage site west of town. Other than a scrapyard there doesn't appear to be any reason ... (more)
The Liberty Flyer heads north along the backroads as they pass through Bannockburn as storms try to build in the humid Georgia air.
Originally B&E but looking great in a shiny classic paint scheme this unit is actually from the Potomac Eagle Operation.
A neat looking A-B-A F7 set is seen at the Handley West Virginia yard in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
