AT&SF train number twelve, the Chicagoan, is departing Emporia Kansas at 10 MPH on March 4th 1939. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

UP 4-10-2 8800 leads 57 cars eastbound at 25 MPH near Yermo California in 1933. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

CSX mixed freight M520 rolls through Ocean Springs, MS on a late summer evening along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The northbound is led by a matching pair of YN2 AC44s, a sight that has become inc... (more)

On a nice Fall afternoon, Great Lakes Central rolls Northbound across the diamond in Durand Michigan with the famous Depot in the background.

New York Central train 5 is departing Wellington Ohio in 1937. Otto Perry photo, my collection.

Acelas Meet. On the morning of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, fortunate timing brought Amtrak 846 (AMTK/Alstom 2104-2141 TS18) and Amtrak 2155 (AMTK 2023-2025 TS14) near the Sawtooth Bridge in Kea... (more)

Wabtec is keeping very busy these days.

EL RENO OK June 17 1984 — Katy GP40 3109's crew has cut off their train and gone to beans. This unit was Conrail 3109 which became MKT 235. In this photo the unit has been patched MKT but still ... (more)

AT&SF train number ninety three is seen at Amarillo Texas on April 17th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A pair of former Guilford rail system locomotives have reached the end of the line and are being scraped, while several other locomotives await the same fate.

Eastbound Climbing St. Paul Pass east of Avery

Running as the DPU of M601, the NC&StL heritage unit looks fantastic in the darkness as it makes its maiden journey after being released from the Waycross Paint shop and the talented workers there... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

Probably Labor Day Weekend. Note this unit was built with regular (rail spreading) Alco trucks. Demoted to yard service the massive assemblage of tractive effort is assisting an inbound freight.

Fresh out of the NS Town Hall Event broadcast from the Elkhart Car Shop, The NS 1080 sits waiting to be pulled back to the Engine House.