F3(A) 6501C with F3(B) 6501B and F5(A) 6505A photographed at Seattle, Washington in August 1961, wearing NP's two-tone green and white passenger livery. Photo by H.G. Benton, photo part of my ... (more)

With temps hovering at 6 degrees Fahrenheit, there is an abundance of frost on the ground and on the coaches of the CN-IC Santa Train. This turned out to be the last year an IC E-Unit would be on... (more)

Ex-B&LE 727 has some of its original markings showing thru at Winslow (with sister 726). At one time, these were kept under lock & key on the Salem Branch, but were moved up here for disposition ... (more)

An A-B-B set of E.M.D E-7 units lead Southern Pacific train Number One, the westbound Sunset Limited, up the eastern side of Beaumont Pass, in the early 1950s. It is only a few minutes out of Pal... (more)

The Kansas City Southern business train, BMESH-11 rolls westbound through Tallula, LA with the classic 'Belle' consist on April 11, complete with a wave from the Road Foreman ;-). The train carrie... (more)

Union Pacific’s shiny A-B-A set of EMD E9s power a passenger special into Grimsby, Illinois, on April 26, 1993, just after completion of a complete rebuild at Paducah, Kentucky.

There were two things I learned about the Pan Am OCS when the F-units were added. 1) it was difficult to predict and 2) it was difficult to predict. Case in point, a westbound excursion run to M... (more)

There were two things I learned about the Pan Am OCS when the F-units were added. 1) it was difficult to predict and 2) it was difficult to predict. Case in point, a westbound excursion run to M... (more)

A shiny pair of Reading & Northern F units prepare to make their first publicized trip along the RBMN mainline.

A Wisconsin & Southern passenger train passes a field of dandelions at Blue River, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1996. The special is running from Prairie du Chien east to Madison on this former Milwaukee... (more)

The New Tygart Flyer shoves into the Elkins depot to unload passengers after another run to High Falls.

DGVR 7094 leads the New Tygart Flyer out of Kelly Mountain Tunnel at a very slow speed, allowing the passengers to get a good look at the tunnel.

Kansas City Southern broke out the varnish Saturday in a deadhead run from Shreveport, La. to Meridian, Miss. seen here crossing the Mississippi River in Vicksburg. Canadian Pacific officials will... (more)

The Kansas City Southern business train stands ready to make what many believe will be its final trip over the Meridian Subdivision as the KCS ATDA-10 rolls off of the Norfolk Southern connection ... (more)

FP7A 690 had an interesting history. L&N had a big fleet of FP7As, but as passenger service declined, most were re-geared and put into freight service. In 1966, the ten FP7As with the best steam... (more)