Monon F units photographed inside the Monon Railroad Lafayette, IN shops on 08/02/59 using ASA 10 Kodachrome. Original Kodachrome slide. Photographer unknown, John E. Troxler collection.

How the mighty have fallen. By the time of this shot this former SOU 6913 had been sold, evidently to a fan as the old logo has been applied. It got worse, but I think this classic still is in e... (more)

Getting Some Air At Delair. Juniata Terminal Railroad's former Pennsylvania Railroad E8 5711 was joined by cars "120" and "Warrior Ridge" (1157) and bookended with JTCX ... (more)

The Es where the stars of the passenger world but this one was always my favorite, especially SP's with all the lights, dynamic brakes, ice breakers etc. I'd love to see these racing along a main... (more)

It must be an officer's special eastbound crossing the ATSF and GM&O.

Lackawanna Railroad train 6 the PHOEBE SNOW with 816 in the lead, passing through Waverly on September 6, 1959. The DL&W trains were operating by trackage rights over the Erie Main through Wav... (more)

The inherited PAR 1 & 2 rest outside the shops on a "taken with permission" stop. They have since been moved from this location and are possibly being fitted for future use on CSXT, but... (more)

Not many EMC/EMD FT diesels, which pretty much were the locomotive that killed steam, were preserved – just two FTA units and three FTBs, although these Bs had been converted to Steam Heater Car... (more)

With one of the 7000's needing work done, the E unit was utilized to help pull freight north from Valdosta overnight. Typically this does not happen to keep her running well for passenger excursio... (more)

Some ex Bn F7's and Wc Sd45's sit rusting away.

BN 9812 features a unique nose door twin sealed beam headlight as well as BN's passenger scheme at Minneapolis. The unit is former NP 7010D, built late in the F unit era in March 1956. It also use... (more)

BN 9804, former NP 6701A built in August 1956, has been pulled from passenger service and is seen here at Minneapolis mated up with a former GN GP20. Amtrak did not acquire this unit.

The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern F9A/B set leads the Sunday Fall Leaf excursion to Jim Thorpe. The train originated out of the RBMN Outer Station and in this shot passes by RT 61 and Old 22 ... (more)

Caterparrot’s Liberty Runner heads towards Nashville on a clear sunny morning.

D&RGW train 18, The California Zephyr, is seen at Dotsero Colorado in 1952. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.