The Chief is detouring near Littleton Colorado, with 13 cars at 50 MPH, on July 15th 1951. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Departing eastbound from La Junta Colorado on October 2nd 1932. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

BNSF 3760 leads a southbound (railroad eastbound) manifest through Illmon as it begins its assult on Tehachapi.

A Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Alco switcher positions Grand Trunk & Western passenger cars in Dearborn Station during a humid summer day in Chicago.

6 BNSF Locs leads a mixed freight train at the last curve before arriving at the summit.

Beautiful view from the Hill 582: BNSF-Train climbes uphill to the Cajon Pass.

A Meeting of the Generations: Amtrak Cascades train number 508 arrives into Albany, Oregon with Non Powered Control Unit number 90252 bringing up the end of the train. As number 508 pulls i... (more)

WLE 6353 leads long hood forward East towards Hartland Yard.

Mixed BNSF-Train runs uphill between the hills to the Cajon Pass.

A southbound Union Pacific manifest has just gotten underway again after meeting a northbound BNSF Z train and it utilizing all the power its two DPU's can offer, including the CN 5745. It was alm... (more)

CN 5745 shoves hard on the rear of a southbound Union Pacific manifest as it negotiates the curves at Allard approaching the horseshoe curve here as the head-end of the train approaches the north ... (more)

A trio of orange units lead a loaded coal train across the Austin Creek Trestle at Skyline, deep in Mullan Pass on Montana Rail Link's Third Sub. This was the first train routed over Mullan after ... (more)

The HG/C #1598 has been built by Vulcan Foundry in the UK in 1909. Originally built as HG class, it was classified as HG/C after adding superheating.

Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

UP 8503 slowly eases across the Mojave River into Victorville as it utilizes one of the two steel trusses here that would be on to be scrapped and replaced with concrete structures in the years fo... (more)