a mixed set of ATL power waits on the main line a mile south of Watonga for a unit grain load to be assembled in town for a later departure

Norfolk Southern's paint shop in Chattanooga has rolled out what could be dubbed as the "21st Heritage Unit": Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line GP38-2 #5260. NPBL is jointly owned by NS and CSX and se... (more)

A new GP40-2 awaits the call to serve on Western Pacific's mainline out of Salt Lake City. The 3546 was built by EMD for the WP in July 1979.

I discovered gold at the end of the rainbow when the UP 1995 arrived in Salt Lake City on a rainy evening.

Unfortunately, with radios and computers, it is next to impossible to see a paperwork "Hand-off" anymore. However, a waybill was left in the HESR work truck, and the document was passed off just ... (more)

Really green
Yes, there really is a port in Montana! The Port of Montana is strategically located at the only place in Montana that is served by two Class I Railroads and two major inte... (more)

Hustle Muscle was the second unit and one of the CB&Q pre-merger unit was the third.

In July 1983, the Union Pacific repainted a pair of Western Pacific F7s at North Platte for donation to railroad museums. The WP 917 went to the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association for display ... (more)

In late 1970, the Clinchfield decided that additional switchers in Erwin and Kingsport were needed to help reclassify trains that entered the major yards there. However, rather than purchase new ... (more)

Built in 1957 as Nickel Plate Road 349, this SD9 later worked for Norfolk and Western as their number 2349, and finally became Norfolk Southern 52. NS donated it to the Mad River and NKP Railroad... (more)

Things are changing fast with more renumbered locomotives on the HESR. Former MNN 1471 leads another renumbered locomotive on train 740. It won't be long before the entire railroad drowns in orang... (more)

EMDX 1204 and 1205 pose at Louisville on the P&L. The units are on their way to Progress Rail at Mayfield, KY.

Photographed on Kodachrome more than two years after America's Bicentennial celebration, WP 1776 awaits servicing at D&RGW's Roper Diesel Shop in South Salt Lake. GP40 1776 was built the WP 3540 b... (more)

The BNSF Oakland Local gets the clear to proceed to Oakland after waiting for a few trains to get out of the way.