The obsolete coaling tower looms over a Louisville & Nashville train hauling pulpwood in Flomaton, Alabama, on January 27th, 1973. The lead engine is F9A 556, built by EMD in December 1956 as L&N... (more)

An Illinois Central Gulf freight creeps into the yard in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 11th, 1983. ICG GP11 8743 (the former IC GP9 9206) is on the point.

Having completed another safe run, the old crew heads toward the station in Indianapolis, Indiana, on a chilly December 14th, 1973, as a fresh crew climbs aboard Penn Central E8A 4306. The train ... (more)

Colorado & Southern SD7 813 switches the yard in Wichita Falls, Texas, on March 3rd, 1973. Built by EMD in February 1953, C&S was at that time a subsidiary of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Wh... (more)

A short Illinois Central Gulf local, powered by SW14 1436 (originally Illinois Central NW2 1013, rebuilt in 1980), is seen in Memphis, Tennessee, on the last day of February in 1983.

Incorporated in 1889, the Louisiana and North West Railroad operated 62.6-miles of railroad in Arkansas and Louisiana from McNeil, Arkansas, to Gibsland, Louisiana. LNW FP7 49 was acquired in 197... (more)

In Montgomery, Alabama, in October 1974, a wide variety of Illinois Central Gulf locomotives could be found. Front and center is ICG GP40 3044, the former Illinois Central 3044. Behind that is a... (more)

In Montgomery, Alabama, in October 1974, a wide variety of Illinois Central Gulf locomotives could be found. Front and center is ICG GP40 3044, the former Illinois Central 3044. Behind that is a... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf GP10 8181, still wearing the colors of ICG predecessor Illinois Central, is teamed with IC GP40 3042 and Gulf Mobile & Ohio (the other ICG predecessor) GP38 718 at Montgomery... (more)

In Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1974, Illinois Central GP40s 3034 and 3067 show off the colorful orange and white (with brown lettering) paint scheme. Note that 3067 has the optional L-windsh... (more)

A trio of Illinois Central Gulf Alco RS-1s idle away in Montgomery, Alabama, on a sunny October 1974 day. The heritage of 1112 and 1122 is obvious (Gulf Mobile & Ohio), but the ICG paint on 1269... (more)

Amtrak Veterans unit 42 leads train #774, a southbound Pacific Surfliner (San Luis Obispo CA to San Diego CA) across the lagoons in Encinitas, California, on December 2nd, 2013.

Northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #583 (San Diego CA to Los Angeles CA) waits at CP Morena in San Diego as southbound Pacific Surfliner #774 (San Luis Obispo CA to San Diego CA) sp... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #572 winds its way through San Diego's Rose Canyon as it decends the last hill into San Diego, California, on August 17th, 2013. This trainset is pulled by P42DC 1... (more)

On August 12th, 2013, a solid set of Union Pacific power (SD70Ms 4436, 4569 and 4415) leads BNSF symboled U-SDGSTO1-12A (Unit Train; San Diego CA to Stockton CA) up Rose Canyon in northern San Die... (more)