South Branch Valley GP 9 ex B&O/C&O 6240 sits with sister engine 6604 ex B&O 751 under cloudy skies at Green Springs West Virginia.

New van in town. CN 500 is backing their new (to this yard) caboose to the shop track. With previous caboose CN 79834 out of commission, the Pointe St-Charles Switcher is now using GTW 7904... (more)

ATSF train 4, the California Limited, is seen approaching La Junta Colorado at 50 MPH on September 16th 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Two of the Red River Valley & Western's newest motive power acquisitions, some former BNSF SD70MAC's, rest in the yard at Breckenridge on a warm summer morning.

N&W train number 4, the Pocahontas, is seen near Bluefield West Virginia in 1950. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Lytton Fire On June 30, 2021 a fire storm ripped thru Lytton, British Columbia. The fatal fire was after days of un-relenting heat including a temp set near here of 121 degrees, the hott... (more)

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern's Iron Horse Rambles Express OSJT (Outer Station-Jim Thorpe) is spinning around the wye at Jim Thorpe Junction, PA with the 4-8-4 T1 #2102 on the point preparing t... (more)

Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited arrives in Waterloo, Indiana with two 40th Anniversary Units. Amtrak 145, in Phase III leads Amtrak 130 in Phase II.

Tucked away behind Lineage Logistics on the east side of Hartford, MI along the West Michigan Railroad is GLLX C420 #850, GLLX T6 #1017, GLLX CF7 #2480, a random caboose and GLLX NW2 #4.

Back when they were brands new. Union Pacific SD70M's 4734 and 4733 make their way through Lakepoint, Utah. The Oquirrh Mountains have been layer with fresh snow over night. UP 4734, 7433 could po... (more)

Wabash EMD E8 1012 leads a seven car train at Thompson Missouri in 1953. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)

A westbound train of empties soars over the back road from Bluefield with an SD45-SLUG-SD45 combination in charge. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

The Milwaukee Road 261 is the star attraction wherever she goes and Train Days at Saint Paul Union Depot is no exception as people line up to see her all weekend long.

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)