The Q2 Duplexes are reported to have been retired by '51 (wiki), but John was told that they died 6 months prior to his arrival in Crestline. Let the debate begin. Here are the largest non-artic... (more)

Less than a year old, PRR 5804 gets readied for departure to Chicago at 11am as seen in this Ansco Color view. PRR was renovating their Pittsburgh terminal at the time of this photo, pardon the w... (more)

Switching the West end of the Deer Lodge Yard

Bangor and Aroostook had one of the nicest paint schemes before they ruined it by going all blue with yellow letters. Pennsy had this unit on lease in Johnsonburg, PA in the summer of 1960.

In 1946 four 25 year old F-19 C&O Pacifics were converted by the C&O to class L-1 Hudsons (490-493). They were modernized with new cast frames, Poppet valves, roller bearings on all axles, the lat... (more)

A very rare Pennsy FM H20-44 leads a set of Alco FA1's up the hill at Gallitzin,PA. Note the downbound train on the adjacent track with at least 6 units.

Burlington's Denver Zephyr surprised me while I was waiting for the mail train in the background (shown in image 354169). It came out of nowhere and was by me in a flash. It had to be hitting at l... (more)

The OTHER 3751.

A commuter train departs Red Bank. The engine is crossing a diamond of the CNJ line to southern NJ. Ansco Color original.

CNR F7 9074 was the unfortunate victim of a washout on the Three Hills Sub at Huxley, Alberta between Calgary and Mirror in August of 1968. A large thunderstorm took out the track which derailed ... (more)

A mail train headed by a lone CB&Q E7A roared past me on the triple track mainline as she headed for downtown Chicago. This location was probably a little east of Congress Park, Il.

My final trip to the C&NW 40th Street Shops was just before May 22, 1956, the last day for C&NW steam in Chicago. The only operational steam locomotives I saw on this visit were several 0-6-0s and... (more)

Eastbound CB&Q passenger train to Chicago, The North Coast Limited, slows on approach to station stop at East Dubuque. Switches and signals in this area (expect for the block signal on the right) ... (more)

Moving fast and silently, the Acela leaves a wake of flying snow behind it.

At Alyth diesel shops in Calgary, Alberta a nice set of CPR A-B-B-B-A units led by the 4030 wait to go east on a freight train. Very unusual to see all covered wagons in a set of 5 units.