Westbound Erie Mining empty ore train approaching Murphy City
The pride of Norfolk Southern! NS 955, the westbound OCS, races over the crossing at Gray Station this morning.
A perfect spring day in Spanish Fork Canyon finds the Rio Grande Zephyr traveling east on its 14 hour journey from Salt Lake City to Denver on March 11, 1979.
The 7:00 a.m. LTV Mining Co. (was Erie Mining Co. until 1989) ore train to Taconite Harbor is eastbound at Sarto, Minnesota, on September 20, 1991. Lead F9A No. 4211 competes with trailing Alco C-... (more)
Threading the Needle in the Flatirons: Now firmly in the tunnel district of the Moffat Road main line, the Rio Grande Zephyr’s power has cleared Tunnel 2. Before the first revenue car clears Tun... (more)
The Rio Grande Zephyr is well into its climb to the Continental Divide as it rounds the curve to enter Tunnel 1. Having already travelled a little under an hour from Denver, Number 17 still has b... (more)
The early evening light glinted off a Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway passenger train as it crossed Antonelli Pond on a return trip from Wilder Ranch. After a long absence, Santa Cruz & Monterey... (more)
The Rio Grande Zephyr is nearing the tunnel district as it crosses Route 72 at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon. Over the next 15 miles, the train will make twenty-nine subterraneous forays before i... (more)
A covered wagon fan's dream. BN 1, CNW 411, MILW 118-C and MILW 37A bask in the morning sunlight.
Streamliners at Union! Four wagons of various heritages sit in Yard 5 at the IRM.
Showcase weekend coming up at the Illinois Railway Museum... These fine units are all resting the night away in yard 5 at IRM..
This morning's line up in yard 5. The BN 1 is an F9, the BN 3 is and E9, the MILW 118-C is an F7, and last in line is the MILW 37-A, another E9.
With just a slight hint of exhaust from the leader, Norfolk Southern's Executive F's march the eastbound deadhead OCS move up Maud Hill as train 956, approaching the crossing at Dimmick Road in We... (more)
