SEMPTA 902 and 904 lead a passenger special south along US-31 near Oden. This train had worked north on the old NYC to Mackinaw City on a Friday. After arrival the passengers spent the weekend on ... (more)

The RJ Corman dinner train heads south between Clermont and Deatsvilles with a sharp looking high-nosed GP9 in command. Clearing this scene required about 30 minutes of work while I thrashed away ... (more)

Black Hills Central GP9 63 (ex-C&O) leads the first train of the day out of Hill City, emerging into the sun as it approaches the crest of Tin Mill Hill.

CJ did manage to put together an alternate rail outlet for Ft Campbell. CJ would take the trains Gracy where the Cadiz would take over and forward the loads to P&L at Princeton. Most of this ro... (more)

The morning excursion returns from Chester with a long 8 car train (the reason for the GP9 vs typical RS1) as it rolls along between US Route 5 and the Connecticut River on final approach to Bello... (more)

This unit ended up being the rescue unit for the dinner train whose GP-9 was ailing this day. This is an early GP-9. The control stand through me for a loop when I first saw it. Yes that is tha... (more)

The Adrian & Blissfield "Old Road Dinner Train" patrons are still enjoying their meals as I upload departure shots from tonights run. Here they're crossing the first street out of the station wit... (more)

GP9 units 4916, 4910 and 4139 are ready to depart with the MAPLE LEAF on an overcast June morning. The train on the left is ATSF no. 16, TEXAS CHIEF, just in.

Dinner Train returns to Petersburg

Great Northern on the Boston & Maine. A former Great Northern GP9, now privately owned and spending her retirement on the former Boston & Maine, leads an excursion as part of the more)

That's the tender of 1702 in the background. Sitting out in the weather for years now I imagine.

Looks like the engineer's enjoying the ride!

Just a nice clean steam generator-equipped commuter unit.

Waiting for service outside the UP diesel shops.