In commemoration of his 800th photo accepted to the RP.net database, John presents doubleheaded Y6b class #2176 crossing over in front of his camera. Note the impressed onlookers across the track... (more)

Northbound freights almost always required a Ten-wheeler as a helper.

Mikado No.1111 passes over Barton Springs Road as it leaves Austin and heads south for San Antonio. The white smoke of the helper can be seen at the end of the train.

Moving at a snail's pace, Rio Grande No.480, a class K-36 built by Baldwin in 1925, teams with No.491, a class K-37, to take five tank cars, three cars of lumber and seven box cars to the t... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2-8-2 5192 was one of 95 P1b Class locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1913. They were rebuilt to class P1-e in 1926. They had 63" drivers, 23 x 32 inch cylinders, b... (more)

Run by with 5632

mid train helpers on eastbound SP freight at Walong siding location of Tehachapi Loop

CN Boxcab 6723 pulls a Vial Rail passenger train led by a F-Unit through the electrified Mount Royal Tunnel District. This was a neat operation. One I enjoyed watching for more than a few hours.

UP east LA yard hump engine pushing cars over the hump

The doubleheaded T-1s back down to the waiting Iron Horse Ramble for the return to Philadelphia. The steam train line under 2100's tender looks fairly new and may have been since the locomotive ha... (more)

A SD40 / F7B / GP38 trio shove on the rear of a southbound loaded coal train at Spruce Pine, NC in 1970.

This Illini Railroad Club special operated to Savanna via Denrock doubleheaded with the 4960 and 5632, and returned via the mainline with only the 5632. I was just passing though Chicago when I n... (more)

Double-header steam excursion with PRR 7002 & PRR 1223 from Strasburg to Harrisburg and turning at Wye at Rockville, is seen having just departed Harrisburg Station on it's return to Strasburg.

N&W Y6a 2160 and class A 1219 are nose-to-nose rolling downgrade at Blue Ridge with an empty hopper train. I had also seen this unusual helper arrangement that August on one occasion. There were a... (more)

Doubleheading from Alamosa to Antonito. At Antonito both engines will take coal and water, and the helper will be cut into the train for the climb to Cumbres. It will be long after dark and prob... (more)