EMD didn't have many misses in the 1950s, but the Aerotrain sure was one. Intended to be the future of inter-city passenger service, the Rock Island quickly relegated them to Chicago commuter ser... (more)
Relettered for a PR tour of the Willamette & Pacific and Portland & Western railroads, the SP 4449 eases down WPRR's Westside District at an easy 10 MPH.
Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority's B23-7 and U23 have two covered hoppers and four tank cars in tow as they move north across Pinhook Creek in downtown Huntsville, Alabama.
I was too young, and Rock Island was just out of reach, for me to have photographed the railroad in its last days. I sure wish I could have, but only saw bits and pieces of it as the years wore on... (more)