Begging the question: what is more classic, a K4 or a Woodie?

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. We were lucky enough to be on the scene on a busy afternoon in 1956. Inbou... (more)

Quite a bit of steam laying over on a Saturday at South Amboy

Quite a bit of steam laying over on a Saturday at South Amboy

Before she was famous she was just another face in the crowd.

A K4 sits under the coal dock at South Amboy. April 30, 1955 being a Saturday, the steamers get a break from the weekday workload pulling commuters.

A K4 simmers at South Amboy.

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. By this late date, NKP 173 was used as protection power for the ALCO PAs o... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. By this late date, NKP 173 was used as protection power for the ALCO PAs o... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

CN class U-2-g #6226 brings a train into Windsor with a lake freighter of the Canada Steamship Lines seen on the left. CSL is still in business, with the world's largest fleet of dry-bulk self-un... (more)

Sleek looking CN class U-2-g #6226, only 12 years old at the time, is just in off a CN intercity passenger train run, seen h... (more)