The end of the Conrail electric years, as a rented crane yanks the oil-filled transformer from its place behind the 4412's cab. No. 4412 was built by GE for the PRR in June, 1961.

My late brother was driving by and spotted this shot being staged. He quickly grabbed a shot of a unique scene just outside of East Peoria. Photo by Bob Lehman.

Where are the tracks? Two E-44s and two GG-1s power a westbound freight over the weed-covered Columbia Branch. The 4429 was built by GE for the PRR in January, 1962.

Painted in the failed SPSF merger "Kodachrome" scheme Santa Fe SD45 5364 leads Santa Fe's hottest of the hot 199 train around the big curve near Sandcut.

After making it's way to Los Angeles on the run through 698 train from Tulsa prototype and I believe only SD40-2 painted in the experimental "Tiger Stripe" scheme waits at Santa Fe's Hob... (more)

The MRS transfer with lots of "suds" descends the east approach to the MacAuthur Bridge as it heads to Alton and Southern's Gateway yard.

Norfolk and Western SD50S 6502 and another EMD are westbound at Elam with a hopper train. N&W 6500-6505 were SD50 units on a shorter frame and the first SD50's built. The N&W's six units were the ... (more)

Loads south, empties north – That’s the prevalent flow for the main commodity of coal on the Clinchfield. That rule is illustrated here as two trains meet at the passing siding near Gray, Tenn... (more)

Southbound Clinchfield coal rolls into passing siding territory at Gray, Tennessee. The three SD’s will hold the main at the other end of the double track to wait for a train of northbound empt... (more)

MILW train 202 climbs east out of Kittitas, WA over Renslow trestle on its way to Beverly, WA and Othello for a crew change. The bridge which still stands in 2016 spans a valley that interstate 90... (more)

Over a year after Conrail’s formation, sighting a blue unit, especially in the lead, was a welcome change from the predominance of former Penn Central black. Here a freshly repainted GP40 leads ... (more)

MILW extra 24 west slows for a meet at Beverly, WA. The lead unit was common on the point of Milwaukee freights out west as it was a slave master for remote control. It also had an ice breaker ab... (more)

Repainted MILW #204 is beginning the assault on Lake Hill on the south side of Milwaukee on a beautiful Fall day. This location was commonly known as Barking Dog 2 for the 2 dogs that used to bark... (more)

Roger Puta Collection

Desolate, dusty Vaughn, New Mexico, population about 500, is one of those places only a railfan could love, a cluster of vacant buildings, gas stations and a motel or two at the intersection of U.... (more)