A combined Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific train comes into Chicago. At this time the UP preferred the use of the Milwaukee Road tracks to come into Chicago versus the C&NW.

NS 956 (OCS) in Fort Mill

MILW 32A wastes no time getting back to the Twin Cities as they fly through the small community of Plato.

MILW 32A leads the Gourmet Express back towards the Twin Cities as they pass the Milwaukee Road depot at Glencoe.

The length of the siding here allowed for an at-speed meet, so timing was pretty good for the KCSM DPU to slide by the accelerating Holiday Express.

An ex-CN F unit is convincingly done up in the famous ATSF "Warbonnet" scheme at the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco.

A clean looking elegant E7 gets serviced at a locomotive facility.

The Green Diamond makes a station stop. In the full size scan there appears to be a GP9 coupled to what looks like a baggage car on the rear.

E is for elegance. These units graced the front of famous passenger trains once upon a time. A lot of thought went into the design of beautiful streamlining unlike today's utilitarian models. Her... (more)

The KCS Holiday Express is in Laredo Yard and the entire staging area has been cleared out for visitors, allowing for this view of the power. With a limited window on sunlight, I figured it'd be ... (more)

The 470 Railroad Club's annual excursion crosses the Frankenstein Trestle on the Conway Scenic in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Leading the train is the 470's three operable locomotives: F... (more)

With a nice blanket of snow on the ground, Mass Coastal 2026 is seen stopped underneath the Bourne Bridge with equipment for a Valentine's Dinner Train put on by the Cape Cod Central Railroad.

The Cape Flyer meets a Mass Coastal special at Sagamore in Bourne, MA. GP40MC 1138 and FL9M 2011 were both repainted that year. 2011 and 2026 are paired up to operate excursions for Railfan Day on... (more)

This ended up being one of my favorite chases of the year, for numerous reasons. The Holiday Express with "Shreveport" leading back to Shreveport.

Soo Line F7A 214A in original color scheme at Schiller Park, Illinois on December 01, 1963. Photo by Bob Malinoski, from my collection.