SUPER PUMPKIN? NS and Relco went to great lengths to make this a non-locomotive. It's a piece of work equipment, work equipment I tell you! Anyway, it can't be used as a locomotive but this re... (more)

Looking tired and tattered these units appear stored and retired. They started as US Navy then went to Beaufort and Morehead. When WCLR came into existence in 1987 they appeared with others. Ap... (more)

Milwaukee Road's Newport Tower stood along the heavily trafficked Milwaukee Road & Burlington Northern joint mainlines just east (south) of Pig's Eye and Dayton Bluff yards in St. Paul. The Rock I... (more)

Pickens Railroad Baldwin VO-660 and two box cars sit at the old shop in it's namesake town while a PICK GE U18B and former South Carolina Central GP10 sit in the background.

The Santa Fe Super Chief is seen at Albuquerque New Mexico in 1943. Note the wartime headlight visor on the EMC E6. Jack Delano photo, from the Library of Congress collection and my collection.

Amtrak E units gather with a couple BN E9Ms at the Zephyr Pit located south of Union Station. At this time BN handled much of Amtrak's engine servicing in Chicago. Amtrak units were still using st... (more)

Stretch Limo looking DD40 locomotive looks impressive. Just needs some fresh paint.

SP train 26, The Owl, is at Glendale California in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific train 717, the Los Angeles Challenger, is seen in Los Angeles at Pasadena Junction in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Two cabooses bring up the rear of an Otis-bound train from Rochester. The cabooses were brought down from the Fore River Transportation railroad to attend Mass Coastal's Railfan Day. Before return... (more)

FCP Alco RSD12 507 and S6 708 set in the dead line at the roads shops in Empalme. The 507 was undergoing a full rebuild at the time along with 2 of its sisters. There were also 2 Alco RSD5s bein... (more)

a Rock Island Alco C415 # 419 works the roads yard at Blue Island in August 1978 these units were common in the Chicago area. and were used a lot on transfer runs

Nice looking stuff on a classic little line.

Former Southwest Portland Cement H20-44 409 sits on display at IRM for diesel days.

A Saturday evening in Burlington, Iowa finds the Burlington Junction Railway's unique Alco C415 tied down in the railroad's yard north of town, awaiting its next assignment on the shortline. This ... (more)