A northbound Great Western train heads for Lakeview, Oregon on the Lake County Railroad. The train is passing Chimney Rock, site of a pioneer cabin a few miles north of Alturas, California.
Visits to Lamberts Point, Virginia in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s usually were rewarded with veteran Alco locomotives of several types working around Norfolk & Western’s coal piers. Fir... (more)
Burlington Northern SD9 6124 in hump service at Pasco WA July 1972. The 6124 was built as Great Northern 597 in April 1958 and retired in October 1983. Vincent Porrecca Photo from my Collection.
Burlington Northern SD7 6006 in hump service at Pasco WA July 1972. Built in May 1952 as Great Northern 556 and retired in September 1983. This SD7 has left its home rails on the old GN Mesabi Div... (more)