My 2009 Seasons Greetings photo to all my friends on the net

Let it Snow! An early December snowfall blankets Helmstetters Curve.

A flurry of activity greets John on his first trip west. To see other views of that trip, click here

My one and only photo of an SP ALCO PA leading a train. SP's City of San Francisco passing thru Martinez. Little did I know that in just over two years, these locomotives would be retired and all... (more)

The "Cochella Valley special" is seen performing a photo run-by in San Timoteo canyon.

Santa Fe's combined El Capitan/Super Chief rolls out of Lamy behind FP45u's #103 and #102, looking like someone was in a hurry to get this train out of Los Angeles - note the silver paint overspra... (more)

CP 1227 gets watered at Westmount. Note the firebox poker lying on the ground. G5 #1227 was one of the last steam engines working in Canada, toiling late in the 1950s.

Freight cars slumber in the large departure yard at Boston Freight Terminal. To see switcher at work in this yard click more)

The California Zephyr, "The Silver Lady" is late this early June morning as she rushes toward Soldier Summit. #5574 is not often seen on the point, but it has the entire train stretched out, and ... (more)

Amtrak #3, The Super Chief, descends La Bajada Hill, westbound for Albuquerque. Amtrak is just over 1 year old and is still using old ATSF Warbonnet power, and the train is still a combination of ... (more)

Amtrak #4, The Super Chief, ascends La Bajada Hill, eastbound for Lamy. Amtrak is just over 1 year old and is still using old ATSF Warbonnet power, and the train is still a combination of low and ... (more)

On a gorgeous spring morning in 1974, the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 climbs Spanish Fork Canyon along it's namesake river approaching the small town of Thistle, Utah. The right of way at this poi... (more)

Brand new GE B40-8 #107 for the Savannah River Site DOE facility near Aiken, SC.

489 has just pulled up to the water tank at Chama. It will take on water and then the spout will be used to clean out the coal bunker.

On a pristine day, the westbound Rio Grande Zephyr makes its Glenwood Springs stop in October 1981.