Western Maryland Railway F7A 235 holds the mainline while a set of power (WM GP40 3799, F7A 66, RS-2 184 and an SD35) rolls by heading into the Hagerstown Yard. (Hagerstown, Maryland – Septembe... (more)

My Berkshire! Mess with it and pull back a shredded hand! He just looks that way. Somewhat aloof but sociable the roundhouse cat is actually one of two. A roundhouse would seem incomplete with... (more)

Helpers have cut off at Pipestone Pass

SP 4414 is captured with rods down while traversing the crossovers in Los Angeles. This is Southern Pacific train number two, the Sunset Limited. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Boxing Day Delivery. It was a cold post Christmas day eve on December 26, 2020 when BNSF 7196 (ES44C4, GE) was sitting in Amtrak's Chicago, Illinois Yard with a long string of brand new Sie... (more)

Colorado Pacific has an interesting paint scheme. We wanted to see it while we were out here. Lucky for us we got intel on a move on Monday out to the Weskan elevator near Stuart. SD70MACs are com... (more)

Missouri Pacific GP7 4210 performing the local duties near Lincoln, Nebraska on July 17, 1958. Photo by Lloyd Keyser, from my collection.

SP 2-8-8-2 4001 is seen at Weed California in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

With a plethora of equipment issues plaguing Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, including multiple cab-cars and engines, SC-44 "Chargers," out of service, the saving grace was with AMTK #503. It's almost... (more)

Soo's GP9's 2554, 554 and 553 are resting between runs of the overnight Chicago-Superior, Wisconsin LAKER at Chicago on June 3, 1963. In January 1963, the Soo moved out of Grand Central Statio... (more)

The southbound Denali Star nears its stop in Denali National park beneath the clouds of approaching storms. In the lead is SD70MAC 4328, which wears a special scheme for the railroad's 100th anni... (more)

power at knoxville locomotive works

While my trailer was being unloaded at Western Electric, I had a chance to bobtail to several locations to shoot the KCS, and the SP. Just after the sun cleared the buildings I catch SP, Southern ... (more)

Turboliner on the Quinnipiac. Amtrak 2135, one of the gas turbine RTL Turboliner trains built by Rohr in 1976, is seen on a side track - once part of the loop track - at Cedar Hill Yard... (more)