Something old passing a sea of new.

After slowing for a track defect, the Silver Pilot races back to track speed rolling through the TP&W crossing at Bushnell.

Jim Thompson at the throttle of Ironhorse Central 0-4-0 No. 4 as it stomps upgrade into Groningen Station.

Minutes after arrival at Union Station from her first day of excursion duty. It was interesting to see the number of passengers detraining from Amtrak trains stop by for a cell phone picture of t... (more)

Running at full track speed, CB&Q 9911A heads through Somanuk, Illinois just as the last rays of the sun hit the stainless steel trainset.

No. 4 is being steamed up for Hobo Days, its first public outing of 2012.

Feeling right at home, CB&Q 9911-A leads the Nebraska Zephyr through Montgomery at every bit of track speed. Quite an amazing sight to witness.

We're in the small town of Wayne, IL as the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr head east by the old CNW depot, heading towards West Chicago and Chicago Union Station, wher... (more)

Northern Pacific #7012A, now owned by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, joined Polson Logging Co. #70 on an excursion to Tacoma for the opening of the LeMay Auto Museum. Here the locomotive is seen... (more)

The eastbound Aerotrain makes a stop at Altoona. Note the PRR keystone is not on the pilot. Also that there were really no platforms in Altoona just walkways flush with the tracks. My good frie... (more)

Baldwin No. 2 hauls an ex-Milwaukee Road caboose on a summer afternoon at the Ironhorse Railroad Park.

NP 6702C leads train 2 at Jamestown. ND. Lots of head- end traffic on train 2. This photo has been in my collection, no photographer listed.

Baldwin diesel No. 2 passing 0-4-0 No. 4 at Groningen Station. The occasion was the annual "Autumn Leaf Special" run at Minnesota's Ironhorse Central Railroad.

A 1962 Budd built speedster built for the PRR meets an Amtrak AEM-7, 20 years it's senior at Marcus Hook. The maximum speed of the modern AEM-7 Swedish engineered motor: 125. Top speed for the S... (more)