ARGENTINE KS May 2 1982 — Santa Fe slug 129 was built by EMD (s/n 25408) in July 1959 for Union Pacific as SD24B 420B. UP retired the unit in April 1978 and sold it in August 1978 to Naporano Ir... (more)

PURCELL OK (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40F 509 is on the point of train #16 The Lone Star. The train has completed its station stop and is on its way north to its next stop in Norman OK. To the left... (more)

NORMAN OK (July) 1977 — Amtrak SDP40F 504 leads Train 16 The Lone Star. The northbound train has crossed Acres Street as it departs city center. EMD built the 504 (s/n 72694-5) in June 1973. Aft... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 1500hp FM H12-44 No.153 built 4/58 one of twenty-two (134-155) owned by the NKP. Number 153 was in yard service at Toledo, Ohio on August 2,1963. Photo by Howard Ameling, from ... (more)

Republic Locomotives took many forms. This CAT powered beast is a switcher version whereas others were more like road engines. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

AT&SF train 21, El Capitan, is seen near Trinidad Colorado in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

My great, great uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., was a design engineer at Baldwin and he would give my father different Baldwin Locomotive Works builder's cards when my father would visit him in Collin... (more)

This was a special day for ATSF 104 as it was assigned to an employee appreciation passenger special making runs east from Joliet. Here it has arrived at Union Station, temporarily blocking Metra ... (more)

ATSF 2712 leads a blue trio of vintage Geeps on an eastbound freight at Streator, IL. At this date it was still possible to get all blue/yellow consists on Santa Fe's mainline across Illinois, but... (more)

BN 380, an SW1000 enjoys a break from switching chores at Harrison St. engine facilities in Minneapolis. This unit was built for BN in January 1972.

Amtrak 352 and mates endure late winter weather at the famous Zephyr Pit south of Union Station. The 3 E8s are former Burlington/BN units, with conventional steam generators for handling Amtrak's ... (more)

After 22 miles of downgrade from the summit near Grass Lake siding, this eastbound intermodal train has hit the Butte Valley floor at Mount Hebron. At the time, doublestacks on the Shasta Route we... (more)