Located in Albia, Iowa, the Monroe County Historical Society has a small museum that includes a railroad display with an Alco HH660 and a caboose painted for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railr... (more)

Scrapping 2023. Former CDOT FL-9 2023 (née-New Haven 2057) is the 3rd to last F unit built by EMD. The FL-9 order was a custom design for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad and... (more)

A fascinating maze of trackage outside Chicago Union Station is about to be negotiated by an outbound Metra commuter train on April 17, 2009.

Amongst the sea of widecabs ready and waiting in Grafton, the sole C40-8 on the roster (that isn't Pan Am) is front and center. This throwback GE was a very nice sight to see.

A three unit FT set leads a 52 car southbound freight near Littleton Colorado in 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

CSX M304 in Richmond

Getting Some Air At Delair. Juniata Terminal Railroad's former Pennsylvania Railroad E8 5711 was joined by cars "120" and "Warrior Ridge" (1157) and bookended with JTCX ... (more)

EMDX 7215 at the former EMD plant in La Grange.

With a Little Help from my Friends. Siemens Chargers are becoming more and more common these days. At the same time, they're becoming known for their mechanical failures. Dash 8's have beco... (more)

In Louisville yet. That was short-lived operation. Photo by R J Roll. From my collection.

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Retired Burlington Northern RS3 4082 (Northern Pacific paint for lawsuit) sits in the sun at the engine facility. Alco built the unit (b/n 81155) in March 1955 as NP 85... (more)

Susie-Q arrives to Syracuse Armory Square in the rain.

With the track gang just tied up for the day, the line is now clear for E199 to continue its journey to Sylacauga, AL with 49 cars in trail for the Imerys plant. Leading are 4 of G&W's "newis... (more)

The Amtrak Pennsylvanian heads east over the "Big Viaduct" between Mineral Point and South Fork. The stunning autumn colors provide a scenic ride for passengers through some of the more ... (more)

SOO only owned 10 "Boats" so they were an oddity to find out and about. They looked nice and sounded great but by all accounts there were numerous reasons they had a lifespan of about 1... (more)