An Montreal commuter train is outbound at Cedar Park in May of 1988.

Thousand Islands Railway was a very small railroad that operated near Gananoque, Ontario. It was eventually absorbed by the Canadian National. TIR 500 was rebuilt from an electric boxcab with an a... (more)

Chessie 903639 (ex-C&O 3639) brings up the rear of a freight in Blue Island, IL in October of 1986.

GBW 313 leads two sisters as they depart Taylor, WI in May of 1992.

Remember when............ Amtrak carried more than just passengers? The westbound Lake Shore Limited blasts thru LaPorte, IN in November of 2002 with a fair amount of non-passenger revenue (includ... (more)

ATSF 142 subs for an ailing Amtrak unit as it cruises thru Fort Madison, IA in September of 1993. It looks like a Pepsi Can was already subbing for an F40PH. The yard in Fort Madison was still par... (more)

CN 6710 makes a stop in suburban Montreal in May of 1988. I really like these old boxcabs.

CP 8766 brings a work train past the Mattawa, ON depot in May of 1988.

Mopac caboose 10358 brings up the rear of a CNW coal train in Oak Creek, WI in January of 1987.

There were very few wig wags left in Wisconsin when this photo was taken in Blue River in 2002. There are fewer yet as this wag has since been removed.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em....... WC 4006 departs Neenah, WI in a cloud of smoke in June of 1996. I'm sure the neighbors were not too happy about this!

IC 8408 leads a colorful consist as it climbs the grade out of Dubuque near Julien, IA in November of 1997.

ACR 1756 is northbound with train #1 at Searchmont in December of 1996. This train no longer runs and I wonder how people access some of their properties as this was their only form of transportat... (more)

Really old and really new. Iowa Interstate GP10 #451 leads a freight that includes some brand new Metra locomotives thru Blue Island, IL in November of 1991.

8, count 'em, 8 units led by CCP 964, depart Cedar Rapids, IA with a long freight in October of 1989.