Port Harbor Railroad 2758 sits idle this morning. This SD40-2 was once CNW and then UP.

The equipment set from the mornings Amtrak’s Cardinal 51 from Indianapolis to Chicago is finishing their day while in the process of yarding their train about an hour after disembarking passenge... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY April 1977 — Katy NW2 9 awaits its next assignment. EMD built the 9 in 1947. EMD re-powered the unit with a 1200 HP prime mover sometime in 1959-60. The remains of the coaling towe... (more)

AT&SF train 21, El Capitan, is assisted on Raton Pass at Wootton Colorado in 1938. EMC 1 number 6 and five cars trail behind the 2-10-2. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Getting ready for testing on CP 7451, CP 7454, UP 9645, CP 7450.

AT&SF 2-10-2 3813 is in charge of a 79 car freight at La Junta Colorado in 1932. Otto's speed estimate was 15 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Caboose in Cambridge On the early morning of July 29th, 2024, the Northside Work Extra shoved through Cambridge with a string of MassDOT ballast cars in tow.

TL Scott. 2/27/1944 - 5/21/2025. On Wednesday May 21, 2025 I lost my Dad and dear friend TL Scott. It just seemed appropriate to dig into his slide collection tonight and find something good... (more)

This weekend Denver hosted the convention of the American Shortline & Regional Railroad Association Convention (ASLRRA). The Rocky Mountaineer organized a trip from Denver's Union Station to the ... (more)

The Big Hill CPKC manifest with a mix of the the new merged railroads power climbs the mountain out of Field, BC. 7/24 The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the orig... (more)

Two KCS pups working the yard in Baton Rouge. These SW1500s sounded great working the yard. Even though it is just a yard job pulling down, myself and the guys were thrilled to get a shot of these... (more)

Passing beneath the signals at CP 89 on the Amtrak Hudson Line, Amtrak Train 705 powers northward, pulling a string of passenger cars bound for Albany.

CSX's Hazard Yard sits quiet and empty as we find four old cabooses waiting for their turn to be used down mine spurs. BO 903032 is a blast from the past, still sporting its Chessie paint scheme.

"Big Blue Unveiling"

Approaching Control Point Maple, where Metrolink's Orange Sub meets their Olive Sub (the two tracks in the foreground), is Union Pacific Railroad local LOA32, the Costa Mesa Local, heading ... (more)