Dash9s were as ubiquitous on BNSF as SD70Ms on UP. A pair of Dash9s and pair of SD40-2s power this westbound through Williams Jct., AZ on a winter late afternoon. Ektachrome.

EB freight passes under a bridge. Photo by Calvin Christman. From my collection.

Aesthetically my favorite of the line, this experimental, crammed onto an SD35 frame presents a big old chunk of power, as am I. Well, a chunk anyway. And old. I was delighted to catch it worki... (more)

Nice looking set of foreigners pulling this westbound train. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Freshly painted "snoot" and a nicely clean partner wheel and freight thru the north central Lone Star State. Photo by Calvin Christman, from my collection.

Another day at work, before the Interstate ruined the scene. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Poignant for me is the sad state of the former N&W passenger geep pictured here. Note the longitudinal air tanks, feature usually reserved for the later GP18. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my col... (more)

Originally a N&W high hood unit this one got tasteful nose job from MRL. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A pair of Dash9s lead an SD60M and 40-2 with an eastbound intermodal train at Suwanee, NM., about forty seven miles west of Belen. Fuji Velvia.

AT&SF train number 3, the California Limited, is arriving Los Angeles California with smog present in the atmosphere, on August 1st 1940. Stare at that bell long enough and you can almost hear it ... (more)

Former Norfolk & Western 8039 leads a westbound empty hopper train past an eastbound loaded coal train at Bluestone West Virginia.

SP 9 waits at the Owenyo trainorder office for its last orders. It had been filling in while diesel SP 1 was in the Bakersfield shops, but the diesel is back from the shops and soon will take ove... (more)

Rock Island train number 509, The Rocket, is seen at Wichita Kansas in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

BN 8116 leads an empty coal train across the North Platte River in Guernsey, WY in May of 1991.

An eastbound loaded coal train rolls under Hwy 52 at Eckman West Virginia lead by former Norfolk & Western 6075. When photographing a primarily black & white railroad in the winter time in souther... (more)