In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Boeing-Vertol produced the US Standard Light Rail Vehicle. A total of 275 articulated railcars were sold to Boston’s MBTA and San Francisco’s MUNI. The... (more)

End door box cars were always uncommon. By 1979, they were even more so. Here a Conrail X41F-class example visits DeWitt yard. Built in 1946 as one of 200 PRR X41A-class double door, end door cars... (more)

A quintet of EMD 567 V-16 diesel engines all fit nicely on a 50 ft. CNW flat car, pictured at the Oelwein, Iowa diesel shops, once the heart of the Chicago Great Western Railroad. During this peri... (more)

Brand-new 1977 model-year automobiles head to showroom floors, rounding the Horseshoe Curve on an ex-PRR tri-level auto-rack.

The Cleveland skyline has changed quite a bit since this 1979 view. Terminal Tower remains pretty much the same, but a lot of new buildings have sprung up. The upper level N&W (NKP) yard is gone a... (more)

Chicago & North Western R-1 175 is stored at the old Quincy Mining Company smelter in Hancock, Michigan. The 4-6-0 pulled some fan trips in the late 1950s, and was to supposed have been donated t... (more)

A westbound SP pig train was approaching Ferrum Jct near the shores of Salton Sea back when it was safe to swim in and a popular place to spend a weekend.

Rio Grande GP40-2s 3122, 3120, and 3105 make a switch move across the Bingham Highway with two empties from SME Steel in the Bagley Industrial Park of West Jordan. July 26, 1996

LB-2 heading for Boston Freight Terminal after setting out at Readville. BL-1/LB-2 followed a sort of "outer belt" route, connecting with Boston and Maine at Lowell, Mass. and New York Central a... (more)

For years, Central of Georgia had teamed with Illinois Central, Atlantic Coast Line, and Florida East Coast on Chicago-Florida passenger operations. CofG contributed equipment to the City of Mia... (more)

Back-to-back E7s #531 and #535 guide the 'South Wind' through the complex trackage at Chicago's Union Station on July 24, 1964. The every-other-day Chicago to Florida 'South Wind' drew power ... (more)

Evidence of the continuing fascination with this magnificent form of motive power. Activities have been suspended to watch this 1987 NRHS Convention excursion as it races eastbound thru this tiny... (more)

The Signal box need more space

The north end of the D&R has gotten a lot of attention over the last few years. Big power from UP and BNSF now come as far as Bibler Lumber Company, just past MP1. As you head south, the track g... (more)

NS 155 brings some foreign power into the spring scene.