Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Alco S2 no.24 tends to switching chores at Jackson, Mississippi on May 15, 1973. This unit began life on the Alton Railroad in 1945 and would have a thirty-plus year career bef... (more)

GM&O came in from the northwest, A bit player on a large stage in those days, a little shabby and run down but what great character. In the immortal words of Tom Sink, a “soulful old road”.

The beautiful GM&O Mobile Station beckons motorists off of I-165. For a 100+ year old station it is in great shape and hopefully the city will get some of the tree growth off the roof. Quote from ... (more)

Train #17, “The Plug”, awaits departure from Union Station.

1051's beautiful coat of GM&O red is almost shot - faded to a sickly pink in some places, sluffing off to reveal the original Illinois Terminal green in others.

The daily train to Artesia is a few miles out of Montgomery's West End Yard as it curves away from US31. A few hundred feet ahead is the big bridge over the Alabama River.

This scene could easily be mistaken for one of GM&O's smaller outlying facilities across Mississippi and Louisiana, but - in spite of the black and white geeps - this is the former IC yard in Monr... (more)

A young woman looks forward from a private car on Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr at the chaos of detraining passengers and loading luggage at the short station stop of Fraser, Colorado, on... (more)

Private car Gulf, Mobile & Ohio No. 50 brings up the rear of Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr at Fraser, Colorado, on January 11, 2019. “The Patrón Tequila Express” was built by Pullman... (more)

The California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station, pulling the private coach GMO 50, “The Patron Tequila Express”. The passenger on the phone sitting in the rear will get quite the view as th... (more)

Train #17, "The Plug", has discharged its passengers at the last stop in Joliet, and is now headed to the South Joliet Yard.