A red flag was displayed on the lead unit for the back-up movement of no.2 the San Francisco Chief, from Dearborn Street Station to the 18th Street Yard on June 3, 1966. Lead unit 326 is an F7 gea... (more)

Rio Grande Alco PA-1 6013, here sunning itself at Denver Union Station on May 18, 1959. From my collection, Photo by Lou Schmitz.

One of the unique NKP 1300-series boxcar cabooses no.1346, with an NKP GP9 458 at Donnellson, Illinois on May 10, 1956. From my collection, Photo by Frank Tatnall.

A pair of E-5's, led by C&S 9955, is in charge of the northbound Dallas to Denver train 28 in April 1967. Number 28 is carrying a mixed bag of equipment from various roads. C&S E-5 9955 the "S... (more)

Santa Fe E8M 81 leads the Denver-LaJunta Train 191 at Colorado Springs, Colorado in August 1968. Santa Fe E8M 81 was rebuilt by EMD in 1953 from a 1937 model EMC E1A #4. Santa Fe owned the enti... (more)

A quartet of Monon F-units, leads a northbound freight through Borden, Indiana in August 1960. Photo from my slide collection, no photographer's name Listed.

New York Central took delivery of the very first Fairbanks-Morse C-Liner built, starting in 1950-52 numbered 5006-5017. NYC 5011 at the Detroit enginehouse in August 1962. Photo from my slide coll... (more)

In October 1965, steam equipped Wabash Geep 486 and N&W 3494 (ex-Wabash 494) leads the Chicago-St. Louis Banner Blue at Granite City, Illinois. Photo from my collection, the photographer Al Hol... (more)

Western Pacific F7A 919-D, F7B, GP20, F7A prepare to head west out of Keddie yard in October, 1969. Photo from my collection, the photographer was not specified.

Frisco's standard black and yellow freight livery suited Alco and EMD carbodies very nicely. This westbound freight, with in the lead an Alco FA-1 5217 and four EMD F-units, rolls over the N. Can... (more)

For Amtrak's inauguration day, May 1, 1971, PC 4316 nee PRR was chosen to wear this unique, one of a kind experimental paint scheme. Shown here at Chicago six months later in November 1971. Phot... (more)

Amtrak E8(A) 1327 ex UP leading out of Chicago's Union Station, the westbound Southwest Limited in October 1972. Jim Ward photo, from my collection.

Today ex-Zephyr FP7A 805-D and two F-units are rolling a 58 car freight west-bound near Oakland, California on March 10, 1970. From my slide collection, no photographer's name on slide.

Texas & New Orleans GP9 434 and 443 delivered from LaGrange with parent Southern Pacific markings in October 1956, waiting for its next assignment at Houston's Diesel Facility on March 17, 1957.... (more)

Great Northern E7(A) 503 leads a five car train The Badger, leaving Saint Paul Station for Duluth, Minnesota in July 1961. Photo from my collection, photographer Dick Stoner.