The Kyle Railroad has replaced the Cadillac & Lake City as the operator of the former Rock Island across Kansas, bringing former SP&S #320 for motive power.

Brandon Rail was created in 1981 to serve industries on the former Rock Island line between Manhattan, KS and Clifton, KS. The operation lasted less than a year and the line was later abandoned.

After changing crews in Jefferson City, a westbound approaches signals to crossover at River Jct.

After arriving in Fulton, MO, the local's crew has brought the locomotive to the rear of its train to shove cars into the nearby Harrison-Walker refractory.

The local from Mexico, MO switches the yard and industries in Fulton, MO.

DRGW 491 (Baldwin 2-8-2) runs freight around the grounds of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado.

Old meets New. Morning storm clouds oversee the California Zephyr meeting a BNSF officer's train in Keensburg, Colorado, passing the 1952 business car 'Gerald Grinstein'.

I'm guessing this was taken in Washington along the SP&S and before the 1970 BN merger that saw the SP&S become a fallen flag. This is in the collection of photos I have inherited and is one of t... (more)

Not all Texas is flat! SP's #MFLAT transverses scenic Sanderson Canyon near Feodora, on the Del Rio Subdivision. This is what I call Southern Pacific in the 1980s! Photo by Reid McNaught and from ... (more)

Pan shot of number 475 headed towards the Station at Strasburg.

While passengers wait for the next Uptown bound train on the express track, a local 1 train departs out of Chambers Street along the 4 track 7th Avenue Subway.

Light fades fast during the winter in New England. It's about 4 PM and it's nearly dark as this Shore Line East train to New London rolls into Old Saybrook. It's a fairly mild but raw day on the C... (more)

Repairs on a 1951 Chevy Pickup takes place as Black River & Western 60 pulls into the Central Railroad of New Jersey railroad station.

Without a few visual clues to indicate otherwise, a quick glance could convince a viewer that this is a period photo of Rio Grande Southern 20 (4-6-0) waiting to pick up some freight cars for the ... (more)

This photo is posted with respect to Trains Magazine editor Jim Wrinn and his family. I had just met Jim once at the "farewell 40" photoshoot he sponsored with the Nevada Northern RR i... (more)