BN 6459 & 6465 lead a freight toward St. Paul at Newport, MN traveling on paired track shared with Milwaukee Road. Trailing unit, BN 6465 is still in its as delivered CB&Q scheme featuring the whi... (more)

BN 6607, former GN F45 no.434, waits its turn for servicing at BN's Auburn, WA diesel shops, most likely after arriving from a trip over Stampede Pass. The loco was built in June 1969 and would wo... (more)

An eastbound freight led by BN 6925 pauses at Skykomish to add helpers before heading up Stevens Pass to the Cascade Tunnel and on to Wenatchee. F45s were regularly mixed in with the big SDs at th... (more)

BN 1976 was specially painted for the U.S. Bicentennial in 1975. The unit was a former GN SDP40 bought in 1966 for passenger service. Of the six units, one made it to Montana Rail Link, BNSF kept ... (more)

Its rush hour at La Grange, IL and BN 9920 is pouring on the coals as the train rushes through the station without making a stop. BN commuter service was provided between Chicago & Aurora, IL. Ser... (more)

ATSF 500, Santa Fe's first B40-8W, leads a GP60M and another GE on westbound Q-train passing under the large signal bridge near Joliet Union Station and tower. Trackage here is both Santa Fe and S... (more)

ATSF FM H12-44 sits next to the diesel shop at Corwith Yard, Chicago, with 3 Geeps in March 1974. It was built in August 1952 as ATSF 520 and renumbered to 620 3/16/73. The switcher was retired no... (more)

Two sets of power, PA-1 1052 with E-7 1002 and GP-9 495 with F-7(A) 711 are waiting for Combine Train #2 the WABASH CANNONBALL and BANNER BLUE from St. Louis, Missouri. The two sets of power w... (more)

AT&SF 2-8-8-2 1797 awaits its next helper assignment on Raton Pass near Morley Colorado in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Otto's speed estimate for SP train number 7 was 35 MPH at Edgerly Louisiana in 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-6-2 1874 leads a freight east of Pueblo Colorado in 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

CLOVIS NM Sept 25 1988 — Noon light rules as SD40-2 5050 leads a set of engines at the east end of Clovis. The lashup has cut off their train and is heading to the engine facility. EMD built t... (more)

BN 6114 shows off its "Y" front end, a feature of the GN Big Sky Blue scheme. 100 units lower, BN 6014, an SD7, is in the early 60s simplified scheme. Both are at the roundhouse at Belkn... (more)

Here is a view of the shorthand, rear of BN 1540, coupled to a vintage tank car used in maintenance service to carry water. They are enjoying light snow at the former GN Belknap Yard in Superior t... (more)