The stainless steel flanks of Budd passenger cars mark the passage of the Rio Grande Zephyr near Springville on a stormy August evening in 1974.

With the 'Wilson McCarthy' business car on the rear, the Rio Grande Zephyr departs Provo station for Helper, Price, Green River, and points east. July 13, 1976

The Rio Grande Zephyr begins its 570-mile westward journey to Salt Lake City promptly at 7:30 on March 19, 1983. Waiting to board on the adjacent track is the Rio Grande Ski Train.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em... V V's newest power heads back toward headquarters at Olin as they pass under the long dormant smoke stacks at RR headquarters. Today Olin produces bumpers for commercia... (more)

First Joint! The V V's 1726 (Valerie) hooks up to their newest acquisition for the first time, 2 F9's from Minnesota. V V RR Trainmaster J.W Montegerard is seen here at the joint as he takes a qui... (more)

Finally Home!! V V's newest power is tucked away on a spur outside of Danville, IL, as the V V guys prepare to pick up these beauties and inspect them for the first time. Just before the pick-up o... (more)

Finally Home!! After a long journey from Minnesota the V V's F's have finally arrived on home rails. Here we see them moving toward RR headquarters at Olin. A good number of people were out to wit... (more)

The sleek lines of the F9 as demonstrated by the beautifully restored DRGW 5771 in the Colorado Railroad Museum.

The silver streamlined beauty of the Rio Grande Zephyr slows to a stop at the Provo passenger station the morning of Aug. 8, 1976. Oh to board a luxury cruise train such as this once again. Where ... (more)

A former Erie Mining F9 sits in Joliet Yard. Later it would be coupled to sister unit 4214.

Catching an off road business car on the Rio Grande Zephyr was rare to the extreme. A Union Pacific car was coupled just ahead of Rio Grande's Wilson McCarthy on train No. 17 the evening of Aug. 5... (more)

Some leftover parts of what used to be the once mighty Erie Mining Co. and later LTV Steel sit dead and drained. The 4214 and 4210 have been moved and will live on at the Vermillion Valley RR and... (more)

The Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway’s F9A SC 1101 poses on the new La Selva Bridge during the Regional Transportation Commission’s completion ceremony on February 26, 2015. With the completi... (more)

A Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway’s passenger train crosses the old La Selva Bridge for the last time on its journey along the Pacific Coast from Santa Cruz to Watsonville at sunset. After thi... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 has successfully crossed 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on a wintry March 6, 1977 morning.