One of Apache's fleet of ALCO's freshly painted in BiCentennial RWB colors was inside Apache's shop building at the paper mill west of Snowflake.

Looking for all the world like an RDC wearing an Alco FA mask, one of the Budd-built Roger Williams power units stands near Amtrak’s New Haven shops. Built in 1956, the six-car Roger Williams tr... (more)

Rock Island likes General Electric’s U25B. The road bought its first in spring, 1963 and by November 1964 has acquired 39 of the 2500-hp locomotives, including the 207, seen here eastbound with ... (more)

As a carload of excursion riders looks on, one of the Southern’s B23-7’s stands on a side track in Manassas, waiting for Monday to get back to work.

An E-44 with its nose and cab doors open for the breeze parts the weeds near Cola Tower. The 4460 still wears its PRR-style numerals under the cab window, barely visible under the road grime. 44... (more)

UP DD35A No. 70 was a 5000 hp behemoth that helped make railfanning UP a unique experience in the 60s and 70s. The unit is on the head end of an eastbound freight that has just climbed over the Bl... (more)

SD9 126, one of Missabe's older SD9s at the time "drops its pants" at Proctor roundhouse. The doors below the walkway allow access under the floor. This side does no appear to have as mu... (more)

The CR 4850 East is about to pass the Turkey Hill watchbox, on its way to Parkesburg and beyond. The 4850 was one of the last Conrail freight Gs with PRR-style yellow side numerals in Roman Serif... (more)

Most likely withdrawn from service by this date, three of RF&P’s four GP7’s stand near the Bryan Park shops. Parts from all four were later used to create a single GP7, numbered 101 and painte... (more)

A trio of eastbound Conrail E-44s, with leader 4431 in Penn Central paint and operating long-hood forward, nearing Port Interlocking. The silver piping in the foreground is to the air-operated sw... (more)

Main Street, USA - Well, actually, it's South Center Street, Ashland Virginia. An RF&P southbound pig train rumbles past the storefronts, which are still occupied by local businesses, during an er... (more)

UP 951 painted in red white blue for service on the Preamble Express train.

C&NW E9A 5032A crosses thE EJ&E at West Chicago tower with a commuter train. The locomotive was originally built as Kansas City Southern E6A 25 and rebuilt to an E9A by EMD for the KCS in 1959. ... (more)

Taken from cab of F7A 306L pulling Train 2, The San Francisco Chief. A Roger Puta photograph.

Rock Island U28B 273 has left Rio Grande’s North Yard and is on its way along the Denver Belt Line with eastbound 82 to Sandown Junction. There it will join UP’s Kansas line to begin its long ... (more)