The once a week Goose Island Job has just passed Cherry Ave bridge and is on the run around track. It will soon street run down Cherry Ave to Big Bey Lumber
Chicago Terminal 900 rolls on Cherry ave, southbound toward Division street to pick up an empty from Big Bay Lumber on Goose Island.
Orion’s Switcher With the “blue hour” upon us and Orion looming overhead, the Calera & Shelby 2022 rests next to one of the Museum’s attractions, The Boone Library. Residing ... (more)
The Rock SW brings a cut of cars back to West Dav after working Oscar Meyer, as rebuilt GP7 4508 sits with sister 4506 waiting for assignment. This yard is still active today configured much the ... (more)
A Rock SW8 works the Oscar Meyer plant on Davenport's west side. This landmark still dominates the skyline along River Drive, but the tracks are buried and haven't been used in years.
DL&W 368, which was the only Lackawanna locomotive I ever saw, was the highlight of a trip to Marion, Ohio in December 1967. Perhaps there were other Lackawanna locomotives in Ohio at that time, b... (more)
North Louisiana & Gulf SW8s 37 and 38 working at Danville, LA || May 1972
Rock Island SW8 #833 switching an old N&W gon at El Dorado, AR in May 1972.
Rock Island SW8 #834 resting at Little Rock, AR on a damp May day in 1975.
A Coors switcher takes a break between tasks at their Golden brewery.
Southbound with passenger train at cp south fair.
Southbound at Packer St. to go east on the Shamokin Valley line at SF.
Strasburg is known for steam, but the internal combustion engine is not completely overlooked
ILSX900 SW8 working for the Chicago Terminal Railroad pushes the empty gondolas across the swing bridge and toward Finkle Steel.
Picking up a couple rolls of Kodachrome II K25 on the fly, and with a borrowed camera, the photographer made a side trip from a funeral back home in N.J. to capture the last day of the LV and EL i... (more)
