MILW's SD7 522 has eight empty 40-ft. box cars in tow at Suffolk, Mont. en route to the elevator at the end of the branch at Winifred. The 90-mile round trip at 10 mph will require most of the c... (more)
Eleven miles from Lewistown, Mont., MILW's local to Winifred actually traversed the siding (elevator track) because the "main line" was out of service. Speed limit was 10 mph.
It is 1950 and Rio Grande No. 487, a K-36, stops for a drink at the yard's dual-spouted water tank in preparation for a heavy freight to Cumbres. In reality this scene was captured during a Pete L... (more)
Another timeless scene captured at a photo freight on the Nevada Northern Railway. Mark Bassett provides hand signals to the engineer as No. 40 is exiting the shops in the early morning hours.