The unabated decomposition of a once mighty machine marches on. Originally built in the 1950s, these classically styled products of General Motors were the "A" listers of the commuter lo... (more)

Southern 6900 looks on as NS 911 is sitting at the roundhouse

Photo Special On The Naugy. On Saturday, June 24, 2023 the Railroad Museum of New England operated a rare afternoon photo excursion that traveled all the way from Thomaston, Connecticut to ... (more)

I'm going to miss this railroad more than any other one since the Clinchfield. It was the closest big "exotic" railroad to me in the last few years. These units hark back to the days w... (more)

The Super Chief, AT&SF train 17, is seen west of Ayer Colorado in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Fall foliage brightens up a sad sight as Western Maryland 303 slowly rusts away at the Georges Creek Railroad facility in Barton, Maryland.

Welcome To Honesdale. The The Stourbridge Line afternoon "Pocono Express" was near Sunrise Avenue in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 when it passed a neighbori... (more)

As passenger trains were cancelled everywhere a few classy looking units could still be captured. By the time I got to Wichita Falls later that year they were gone. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, fr... (more)

Passenger train arriving the Stockyards

It may have been Texas, no information on the slide but a timeless scene of the conductor greeting a train going the opposite way.

Another unspecified passenger train looking good with the Warbonnet leading the way. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Never numerous, less well known that the Fs and generally assigned to secondary trains, the Es were IMHO the height of elegance in the Warbonnet paint scheme. Here a passenger train waits to depa... (more)

Chicago, 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Manicured ballast, tell-tale poles, and The Capitol Limited, at Chicago in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

One Night Only. On the evening of Friday, June 17, 2021 BO 51 (EA, EMC, 5/1937) was on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland along with AMTK 100 (P42DC, Midnight Blue) ... (more)