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“Queen City Flyer”
CSX R377 (ex-QCFL, Queen City Flyer), led by ex-L&N CSXT C30-7 7048, charges west on the Philly Sub, halfway between the intermediates at Bradshaw (mp 76.1)... (more)

A pair of Burlington Northern GE C30-7s bracket a pair of EMD Oakway Leasing SD60s leading a coal train grinding up the grade through Larkspur on February 24, 1988. The train is crossing the bridg... (more)

LS&I had two C30-7s, nos. 3073 and 3074 operating the afternoon of July 20, 2018. The units were making a light move to Partridge Yard on CN to pick up empty all rail ore cars for loading at Tilde... (more)

Getting underway after crew change in Fort Madison.

After changing crews, a Santa Fe freight accelerates away from Walt Disney's boyhood hometown toward Kansas City.

A northbound empty coal train arrives Denver. Time was running out for the older GE's on BN's roster, in a couple of years scenes like this would be history thanks to the flood of SD70MAC's that t... (more)

Nearly 33 years ago I captured this view of a UP MOW train eastbound at Arnolds Loop on the Shafter Sub. in eastern Nevada. That guy hanging out of the 2nd unit’s window is the conductor, my goo... (more)

Westbound Harbor train picking up helpers Frost

A heavy coal drag crawls towards Davy behind 8081 plus SD40-2 CR 6417 and GP40-2 CR 3356.

As an eastbound pig train waits on the mainline, C30-7 No. 8162 backs towards it to act as lead helper over Tehachapi Pass.

On the morning of October 5, 1985, Santa Fe 8020 East accelerates out of Avon after coming off the Franklin Canyon grade. The train is a 54-car 991 bound for Chicago. In the distance is the tall s... (more)

In April 1987, Santa Fe 8133 East, a heavy manifest, roars up the approach to the Loop with an "SPSF" merger unit on the point. One of the GEs in the consist appears to have a bad inject... (more)

Dropping down the steep grade at Warren, Santa Fe 8118 East rolls through the sweeping curve by which the SP was able to overcome the tremendous incline in the defile that connects the Mojave Dese... (more)

A Santa Fe 991 train fights curvature and a 1.0 percent grade as it roars uphill toward tunnel 3. All around is grass and stubble that's been bleached by the sun, and will dominate the landscape t... (more)