The Afternoon Congressional. A Roger Puta photograph.

The George Washington. A Roger Puta photograph.

A westbound Burlington Northern dinky rips through Hinsdale, Illinois, on May 28, 1992. At this date, commuter trains on BN’s racetrack were powered with a mixture of BN E9s and Metra’s new F4... (more)

A Phillies Baseball Special is ready to depart from behind the old JFK (Municipal) Stadium, in the shadow of I-95. This was a doubleheaded GG1-powered all-Amfleet train from Harrisburg. Most bas... (more)

Baltimore & Ohio E8(A) 1435 with an E8(B) on the C&O's Cincinnati to Detroit "The Cincinnatian" near Cincinnati, Ohio January 22, 1961 Photo from my slide collection, no photographer listed on s... (more)

GN 562 in Big Sky Blue handle home built caboose X-1 and a classic GN caboose along with a string of ore jennies at Allouez Yard 6 months after the BN merger. The jennies include a somewhat rare j... (more)

Built between 1926-1930, Alco's 4-12-2s had the longest rigid driver wheelbase of any steam locomotive (until Russia built a 4-14-4). Number 9083, designated a UP-5, is seen here along the Lincol... (more)

A Roger Puta photograph

The semaphore blade is just starting to drop as Southern Pacific Train 3, the Golden State, speeds south near Vaughn, New Mexico. Rock Island handed off command of the train for the remainder of i... (more)

Incorrect roll sign. A Roger Puta photograph

Rock Island likes General Electric’s U25B. The road bought its first in spring, 1963 and by November 1964 has acquired 39 of the 2500-hp locomotives, including the 207, seen here eastbound with ... (more)

The American Freedom train travelled east on the former DL&W mainline on July 22, 1976, moving between exhibitions in Scranton, PA and Morristown, NJ. By the time the former Reading T-1 got to An... (more)

Monon F3(A) 81A with F3(A) 85B in the colors of Monon's freight diesels were Black and Gold, pulling Chicago to Louisville train No.6 (The Thoroughbred) August 9, 1960 at Smithville, Indiana. Pho... (more)

A Roger Puta photograph.

Coal Unit Train on the Tumbler Ridge Branch. A Roger Puta photograph.