A northbound Front Runner lead by UTA 10. Passes a departing westbound Union Pacific freight leave Salt Lake Cities North Yard. Also in the distance is a southbound Frontrunner at the station.

Otto's trusty 1935 Ford sedan is visible to the left of UP 966A. Finding a clean and shiny EMD F3 set was a great way to start off the new year of 1948. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Golden Memories | A GE AC4400CW - still wearing the old "gray ghost" paint scheme - leads a newer ES44AC and a rather long train of empty grain hoppers across the Illinois River j... (more)

Yarding: CSXT 6050, a GP40-2, sits in Convington, VAs CSX yard awaiting its next instructions from dispatch before back east into the yard.

A double stack train snakes it’s way past some old N&W cast iron whistle posts that have escaped replacement.

A "Frecciarossa" train with new livery coming from Milan crosses the old cabin sorting-B which has been replaced by another system for years.

"Inside the Second Oldest on the Island"

Taking a look inside the St. James depot in 2023, one will find that its interior remains quaint, with a gated ticket window (now unused), woo... (more)

IC 6260 hangs out at the yard in Two Harbors waiting for its next assignment which is most likely a MRF (miscellaneous road freight) trip over to Keenan yard later on.

Amber Waves | A warm Sunday, July 16, 2023 morning sees a northbound train of empty coal hoppers crossing the state line from Missouri into Kansas just north of Asbury, MO. Situated on the ... (more)

Coal Loads And Gravel Roads | Early in the morning on a nice Sunday, July 16, 2023, a southbound coal train cruises across farmland just north of Asbury, MO.

Dawn Over Asbury | As the day gets lighter, a northbound train of empty grain cars cruises up the CPKC mainline at the Missouri-Kansas state line just north of Asbury, MO on a very pleasant... (more)

The 030TB 130 is being turned on the Colmar turntable.

N&W 2-8-8-2 2175 leads an eighty three car freight westward, near Salem Virginia, on July 11th 1953. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

In 2022, Cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 12 and cab car Bt 22 got the original paintwork they had when they were delivered. The train was on the way from Goldau to Rigi Kulm.

The two cogwheel railcars Bhe 4/6 43 and 45 are coming from Vitznau on their way to Rigi Kulm. Usually the trains from Vitznau use the slightly higher track from Rigi Staffel to Rigi Kulm. Due to ... (more)