For now, recording as much as possible is the goal. On a gorgeous winter day, we see the Bozeman and Logan Local power ready for pickup by the LAUBOZ. At the very top left of the photo you can se... (more)

Former Fillmore and Western gp35 now Santa Maria Valley RR

Last Light at Broomfield
The Buckwheat Local is making tracks to pick up the set out from earlier down the siding at Broomfield, CO along Midway Blvd.

This unit is on the track between the approach to the K&IT bridge and the old PRR (in background) bridge. The track apparently used to go all along the river but was truncated years ago and at th... (more)

A westbound Norfolk & Western freight rolls through East Peoria in December 1983. The train is powered by EMD GP35 No. 1322 and EMD GP9 No. 662, both equipped with N&W’s standard high-short hood... (more)

Gladiators of the Iron Road
The Longmont to Broomfield job. AKA: Buckwheat

A rare sight in these parts, a pair of GP35s rests on the Antigo line at Eland, WI in June of 1975. In all likelihood this is the power for train 471/472 and contains more locomotives in the lash... (more)

Now Under New Ownership. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad's newest locomotive acquisition, No. 3501 (ex-Fillmore & Western), dries off in Fillmore this morning after the most recent round of... (more)

Now Under New Ownership. The Santa Maria Valley Railroad's newest locomotive acquisition, No. 3501 (ex-Fillmore & Western), dries off in Fillmore this morning after the most recent round of... (more)

Andy Wilkinson of the Fillmore & Western Railway rides the point of the shove (while the UP conductor calls out car lengths to the engineer on the other side of the train) as FWRY 3501 is added to... (more)

Former Fillmore and Western GP35 No. 3501 trails behind the Gaudalupe Local power as it heads to its new home on the Santa Maria Valley Railroad.

The crews from Cadillac and Owosso begin to swap trains in the yard in Clare. Behind them, some trees erupt like fire as fall color develops.

One splash of autumn color, and one splash of sun. All that I could hope for, as CSTN nears its southward destination of Clare to meet its Owosso counterpart.

GLC 390 hammers south through some gorgeous fall color near McBain, Michigan, on October 22nd. 390 has been polishing these rails for almost 60 years, and the Alco-trucked GP35 shows no signs of s... (more)

Conway Scenic Mountaineer crosses Fourth Iron on it's return trip to North Conway. A beautiful late fall day provided optimal lighting as the train crossed the trestle just outside Crawford Notch ... (more)