A Big Boy hammers out of Cheyenne and heads for the climb to Sherman Hill

SHERMAN TX June 1974 -- Missouri Pacific GP7 186 is crossing either the Katy or Southern Pacific. The two crossings are very close and I don't recall which one is portrayed in this photo. (This ca... (more)

Conductor conferring with the engineer prior to departing for points along the Jersey Shore

A Boston & Maine GP9 in the original "Bluebird" paint scheme takes a spin on the turntable at the Boston Engine Terminal in Charlestown. The smokestack in the background was a local landmark for y... (more)

On a quiet Sunday afternoon, a lineup of Boston & Maine RDCs await the Monday morning rush hour inside the roundhouse at Boston Engine Terminal. The B&M had the largest fleet of Budds with 109 car... (more)

This publicity photo of The 400 was taken for the C&NW Public Relations Dept. most likely around September 1939 when the streamlined train was first inaugurated. I was able to make a copy photo of... (more)

BN 724, an F7 along with two former NP Geeps roll an intermodal transfer towards Balmer Yard along the Seattle-Portland mainline on Seattle's south side. The signal to the left protects the Pacifi... (more)

Back in 1969 I was a little disappointed when the Delaware & Hudson's southbound Laurentian out of Montreal showed up this day at Mechanicville behind an RS3 rather than a PA, but these days I wo... (more)

Passengers disembarking from the "Midday Congressional" from New York

Celebration!

Pennsylvania Railroad’s 30th Street Station in Philadelphia fully opened for business on December 15, 1933. On a Saturday in December, 1983 (I can’t find a record ... (more)

Diesel power backing down onto the westbound "Twentieth Century Limited" during the engine change at Harmon. The P-motor (P-2b) electric that brought the train out from Grand Central Te... (more)

GM&O northbound freight No.28 with an F3A-B-B-A lashup on July 26, 1964 at Lawndale, Illinois. Photo part of my slide collection, No photographer listed on slide.

A northbound Rock Island merchandise freight is rolling downgrade off Concho Hill.

During its short tenure on the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's leased Bombardier LRC set departs South Station on a southbound run. Unfortunately the LRC's mechanical performance was not the equal of... (more)

Northbound Gulf, Mobile & Ohio's train 4 The Limited led by EMD E7A 100 and E8A 100A, makes a stop at the Granite City station, Illinois. Photo taken from my slide collection, no photographer list... (more)