The dreaded 3 Hs, hazy, hot & humid have hit the flat expanses of eastern Arkansas as this St. Louis bound freight roars thru. The motive power was a bit dated but not particularly noteworthy in ... (more)

Still unrebuilt and tattered this old soldier is still putting a good day's work.

As stated many times, PTRA was the one to chase in the Houston area if one wanted to see "fantasy" lashups. Going over the ship channel on the 69th street bridge was always a thrill because you c... (more)

The AZER road freight for Bowie, with four GP20s and several cars loaded with copper products, heads down the street in downtown Globe AZ. It will take the train two days to get to Bowie due to t... (more)

The Blythe Local heads back to Parker AZ with one car.

CNZR's GP20 seen here sitting idle in the CNZR Yard.

freshly rebuilt and painted GP20 3022 leads a westbound train at Frost on Cajon Sub ready to start the climb to the summit of Cajon Pass

1967 looked like this in hundreds of towns all around the country. But this is 2009 and many of these scenes are gone forever. Thanks to the shortlines for keeping these vintage units alive. This ... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway spent Monday switching out storage cars in preparation for a Tuesday run westbound to Good Hope. Here the 2045 heads to the Hollis Pass to drag some stored tank cars clear... (more)

With failed engines and heavy switching, Monday's Canton Cannonball is working at Kolbe station in Mapleton, Illinois with one of the few lettered P&W GP20's leading the recently repaired FP9A, 17... (more)

P&W eastbound at sunset south of Bushnell, Ill.

DMVW 3043 has enjoyed a long career. It was built for the Santa Fe in 1961 (as No. 1143) and served that railroad for many decades, eventually being rebuilt into a GP20u and renumbered 3043. To... (more)

TP&W 2058 dead and drained at Logansport.