This track is UP's McPherson branch. Before the merger with Missouri Pacific, it saw just a six-days-a-week turn to McPherson that usually consisted of a B-B diesel and a handful of cars. As a c... (more)
Missouri Pacific Alco PA-3 67 former 8024 in the Jenks' dark blue being serviced at St. Louis, Mo., diesel shop in November 1967. Unknown photographer photo, from my slide collection.
Spending a couple hours on a windy bridge in frigid temperatures was a small price to pay to see two faded old coal warriors leading a train of intermodal and auto racks.
Four Missouri Pacific GP18's in original blue and gray Eagle colors, at Pueblo, Colorado in April 1962. Photo from my collection, photographer Bob Malinoski.
Tom Golden photo.
RJ Corman is on-site assisting with rerailing efforts after a derailment on the former C&EI. Tom Golden photo.
A trio of MoPac GEs leads an intermodal train through Laramie. Tom Golden photo.
Shiny Eagle Looking just as elegant as the day it rolled out of the Edward G. Budd Company manufacturing plant, the Missouri Pacific Planetarium Dome Coach 892 is back in its origina... (more)
A trio of MoPac EMDs are crossing the diamonds at Dolton with a southbound freight for nearby Yard Center. Tom Golden photo.
A local train awaits a crew in front of the Texarkana AR/TX yardmasters tower. Power for the local is 2 ex Rock Island GP38-2's.
Missouri Pacific U30C 3311 in fresh Jenks Blue at the Jenks Locomotive Shop in N. Little Rock, AR November 1976. The 3311 was built in June 1970 as Texas and Pacific 971 and was wrecked in 1975 re... (more)