L&N F7 802 leads a freight near Louisville Kentucky in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A thirteen car Dixie Flyer, NC&SL train 94, is seen near Chattanooga Tennessee on June 20th 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Southern Railway train number 46, The Tennessean, is led by ALCO DL-109 6401 as it leans into the curve at Johnson City Tennessee in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Four motors still rule the hot intermodal trains on the Transcon. A westbound approaches a service and crew change point at Argentine Yard.

Back in 1993, the Cedar River flooded out the CNW mainline around Cedar Rapids. Mainline trains ended up making the slow trek thru downtown Cedar Rapids for a few days. Later this day, the trains ... (more)

Bringing up the rear of the World's Fair Daylight, a 13-car train of privately-owned passenger cars – all painted in Daylight red and orange – heading to the 1984 World's Fair in... (more)

Just after sunset, the World's Fair Daylight, a 13-car train pulled by former Southern Pacific GS-4 class 4-8-4 steam locomotive 4449, crosses over Fresno's Belmont Avenue. The train will ... (more)

Sitting at the Rahway Valley enginehouse along with NJT E8A 4325.

At West Portal, N.J.on December 21, 1969 the NE1 holds down the westbound mainline as it snakes through the S curve behind LV snowbird 626 and yellow jacket C420 412 after exiting the Musconet... (more)

The conductor has dropped down from the locomotive to protect the crossing of Hadley Street and Cass Avenue iin North St. Louis City.

Former Norfolk & Western 8530 throttles up as it is just about to cross over the Tug Fork River and enter Welch tunnel with an eastbound coal train heading for Bluefield West Virginia. The track o... (more)

The position light is vertical for the 6482 in this meet at Mapleton on the old PRR Middle Division in 1993.

N&W locomotives #4147 and #668 working the Wiscasset Mills yard that connects to the Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad mainline.

KANSAS CITY KS Sept 29 1979 – With complete shutdown only months away Rock Island GP7 4540 sits at the Armourdale Yard sanding facility. According to www.utahrails.net the unit started life as C... (more)

Leaving Boston Massachusetts at 35 MPH on August 17th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.