This image is kind of special because it's one of the last photos taken by the legendary Otto Conrad Perry. He died at his home in Colorado on December 23rd 1970, two days after his 76th birthday.... (more)
To help keep things moving efficiently, a locomotive is assisting through radio signal on the rear of this heavy coal train. Locomotives used as DPU's like this one, are commonly used in railroad... (more)
ATSF 926 and 1651 are assisting train 17, The Super Chief, west of Morley Colorado, on the east side of Raton Pass, in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Lancaster and Chester Train 14 passes the old Southern Railway depot in Heath Springs, South Carolina. The train is led by L&C EMD GP38M-2 #2268. It was built in 1967 for Seaboard Air Line as SAL ... (more)
AT&SF train 17, The Super Chief, glides downgrade on Raton Pass with a nice looking set of F7s leading the way, in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.