This evening, I took off to Kansas City Union Station to photograph the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train that came in behind the CP 2246. This was my first time seeing this train, and it was really ... (more)

The pending storm didn’t blow them over, but several cars have derailed and plugged the south lead of Delaware & Hudson’s Taylor yard. It looks like there won’t be any trains running on this... (more)

Lake State Railway operated their Santa Train 2018 from Standish, Michigan to Grayling on Saturday, December 1. During the cold trip north between stops, Santa rode the platform of the Office Car... (more)

Union Pacific EMD SD70ACe No 4141 basks in the low afternoon sun at the railroad’s North Little Rock Downing B. Jenks Shop on May 18, 2015. The specially-painted locomotive is dedicated to the G... (more)

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum seals decorate both side of the nose on Union Pacific EMD SD70ACe No. 4141, specially-painted and dedicated to the George Bush 41 Presidential Library a... (more)

It was a grey day for some grey locomotives as Family Lines painted units get serviced at the South Louisville shops. Today this site is home for the University of Louisville's football stadium. ... (more)

One look at the front end of a Loram Railvac unit lets one know that this was an engineer's dream to design. It looks like a cross between a MAD MAX and a Dr. Seuss creation.

President George H.W. Bush waves from the rear car of “The Spirit of America” express during his re-election efforts on Halloween 1992. The impressive 19-car “whistle stop” train trip thro... (more)

On Halloween 1992, George H.W. Bush made a last-ditch effort for re-election in the 1992 Presidential campaign against Bill Clinton with a train trip through the Wisconsin countryside. The Preside... (more)

The Jordan spreader crew is spending the day clearing snow in St. Luc Yard. The 2400 H.P. of the Trainmaster is more than enough to get the job done. The Trainmasters usually were assigned to tr... (more)

Workers inside Union Pacific’s car shop in De Soto, Missouri, break down the components of a the freight car truck from Chicago & North Western covered hopper No. 490348 prior to rebuilding on S... (more)

Inside Union Pacific’s De Soto car shop in Missouri, a 5-ton overhead gantry crane is used to break down the components of a freight car truck prior to rebuilding on September 28, 2011.

In 2015 I managed the employee store holiday sale. We used the 85999 and 10020, and here they were in place and ready for the day ahead.

With 1223 the only one that ever sees any kind of local regular duty these days, a five-pack of iron ore dust colored ex-Reserve Mining fleet of SD9s is still hanging on in the U.P. of Michigan at... (more)