Lead unit started as L&N>SBD>CSX. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

AT&SF train number twelve, the Chicagoan, is departing Emporia Kansas at 10 MPH on March 4th 1939. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

As leading Wabash F-7#660 with two F-7B's approached the passing siding, it passed westbound train 89 with four F-7's on the point hauling auto parts cars at Chapin, Illinois at milepost 457 on Fe... (more)

Santa Fe F7A #22 with four other passenger Fs, passes Cajon Pass (Summit), California with No.7 the Fast Mail Express, the green flags are displayed meaning its the second section of No.7 on Ju... (more)

In town on business (why else, LOL) I did have a great day of railfanning and caught a green barn on rails. I was also there in February. August is better.

New York Central GP9 5935 as it was backing two E8As and its train the New York, N.Y. to Saint Louis, MO "Southwestern Limited" in the Saint Louis Union Station on May 29, 1960. Photo by R.R. W... (more)

The eastbound "Sunset" is departing with three "pooches" in the lead. They sounded magnificent.

Having delivered Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Limited from Chicago to Los Angeles, the power (Santa Fe F45 5920, F45 5921, F7B 308A and steam-generator car 133, decked out for th... (more)

Baltimore & Ohio E7(A) 1421 and E7(A) 1424 with train 8 the eastbound SHENANDOAH, at Youngstown, Ohio on September 19, 1965. Photo by Dave McKay, from my collection.

On June 19, 1952, a perfect A-B-B-B-B-A set of Chicago Great Western Fs is right on time with an eastbound manifest at Oelwein, Iowa. Photo by Jim Scribbins, from my collection.

Minneapolis & St. Louis also known has the "Peoria Gateway" has already become part of the Chicago & North Western, and in March 1962 the photographer was lucky to get a matched set ... (more)

An early UP passenger train leaves Denver, probably for Omaha.

Illinois Central E6 4003 and E7 4007 are leading train 51 The Green Diamond near Springfield, Illinois on March 7, 1955. The Green Diamond covered the 294 miles from Chicago to St. Louis in 4 ... (more)

This was GE's first production locomotive. Originally painted in black with yellow chevrons, it eventually got repainted in the mandarin orange and white.

On December 12, 1962, an unusually heavy No.1 headed around the curve at Palmer Lake with PA-PB and two F7A's. The train size that day would appear to be occasioned by Christmas season mail, a... (more)