A PRR Texas-type is being doubled to another PRR brute, probably for the purpose of dragging another coal load north to the docks at Sandusky. Doubleheaded steam was fairly common practice on the... (more)

DRGW 484 and another engine are serviced at the Chama coaling tower in preparation for a trip west to Durango. This coaling tower still exists on the C&TS and while it is not used it is very clos... (more)

Extra 498 west climbs out of Willow Creek heading toward the Continental Divide at Azotea and ultimately Durango. One of the oddities of the Alamosa to Durango line is even though it crossed 10,00... (more)

UP 3966 goes for a spin. Click "UP 3966" in the loco # field for additional views of the engine being serviced that day.

A followup view to a shot posted earlier shows UP 4017's hogger leaning out the window looking for any obstructions to getting his train into the yard and finishing his run.

With brake shoes smoking a manifest with stock cars in the consist slows for the yard at Cheyenne. #4017 was preserved and sits today, silent but imposing, at the National Railway Museum in Green... (more)

ICRR 4-8-2 2402 was a regular sight in Broadview, Illinois, about 15 miles west of Chicago. She was built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923, had 73 inch drivers and delivered 51,121 pounds of tractive e... (more)

On December 26, 1955, we drove down to the Englewood New York Central roundhouse, figuring that we would see at least a few in service steam locomotives. It was another cold and cloudy day, typica... (more)

On December 26, 1955, we drove down to the Englewood New York Central roundhouse, figuring that we would see at least a few in service steam locomotives. It was another cold and cloudy day, typica... (more)

New York Central U2b 0-8-0 7478 sits over the ashpit at the engine facility at Englewood. On the left is NYC S1b 4-8-4 6001. This locomotive was built in 1946 and it looked like it hadn't been mai... (more)

B&OCT L4 0-8-0 777 with a short work train. This locomotive was clean and it looked like it was just shopped. Even the canvas storm curtains were clean. Note the unusual B&OCT name plate just abov... (more)

ICRR 4-8-2s 2513, 2511, and 2514 are bathed in light streaming through the windows of the roundhouse at Markham Yard. On a cold winter day it was a real pleasure to be up close and personal with s... (more)

We're at Illinois Central's Markham yard on Chicago's south side. ICRR 4-8-2 2614 backs to the coaling tower amid furious bell clanging and steam everywhere. She was built in 1943 at the Paducah, ... (more)

Christmas vacation from high school in 1955 included a visit to Illinois Central's Markham yard on Chicago's south side. We headed for the engine terminal where we found a good number of live stea... (more)

Christmas vacation from high school in 1955 included a visit to Illinois Central's Markham yard on Chicago's south side. We headed for the engine terminal where we found a good number of live stea... (more)