When I was ten, in the "Roanoke Times" newspaper, I saw a shot of N&W steamers lined up in rows with sparks of acetylene cutters coming up somewhere. Here, in a contaminated field by a ... (more)

The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)

Honorary E-unit? A local express races by, WB I'd guess. Photo by Calvin Christman. From my collection.

Relics in service. This was SAL's only E9A, inherited by SCL and acquired by the nationalized passenger service corporation. Will we ever revere the P42 as much? I have my doubts. Photo by Gar... (more)

Two classics side by side. Looks like one has a little wrinkle and bump on its face. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

After changing hands and making the cross-country trek east, this rare streamliner was put on display before restoration work continued to return this locomotive to operation.

E9s 9901, 9916, 9913 and 9924 rest after the day's work.

A snow-covered 2026 leads a passenger extra at the Great Salt Marsh in Barnstable bound for Bourne. Once at Bourne, passengers will board for the railroad's first annual Valentine's Dinner Train. ... (more)

An Electro-Motive Corporation FT set is running eastward at the D&RGW Burnham Yard in Denver Colorado on May 16th 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

TVRM locomotives lined up at the Soule shops.

CaterParrott E8A #5000 awaits the call for weekend excursion duties at the Willacoochee depot with its freshly-applied nose lettering.

Sitting off to the side, two E8s painted in New York Central have an uncertain future. I'd heard they have been inoperable for over a decade, and recent passenger excursions have run with GVT fre... (more)

SPS 866 has been parked in the NW Industrial area with other historical pieces of equipment for over a decade. After BNSF land locked the units by cutting switching in the area and lack of space a... (more)

This is a display of big power stationned at the railroad museum in Ogden.

After wintering on an industrial siding in Kolbe, Illinois, the BUGX F7's are on the move again, being handed off by the KJRY to the Tazewell & Peoria railroad. A TZPR SW10 shoves the 2 units tow... (more)