CNW caboose 10367 trails a southbound freight thru Oak Creek, WI in July of 1987.

Oakland-bound IG2OA-27 crosses the Missouri River and enters Nebraska in Blair, NE on this impressive former C&NW bridge. Trees block this vantage point these days.

KANSAS CITY March 10 1979 -- Kansas City Southern SW1500 4328 and slug 4250 handle switching duties. My photo.

BNSF 4671 is westbound just shy of the Arizona line at Manuelito, NM. Back in ABS days and days of signals displayed to the right of an approaching train, the left hand running nature of this terr... (more)

KANSAS CITY March 10 1979 — Kansas City Southern SD40-2 646 rests while waiting for work. EMD built the unit in January 1972. My photo.

CSXT SW1500 awaits her next assignment in Leewood Yard in Memphis Tennessee. She was later painted in the CSX YN3 paint. She has since been retired. I shot this in 1999 on print film.

The Altoona-Lewistown turn crosses over from No.1 to No.2 track at Hunt interlocking on a bluebird October morning.

HEAVENER OK September 1977 — KCS GP30 4105 awaits an assignment. My photo.

NS 9432 cruises beneath the position lights at Warrior Ridge with a handful of auto parts hi-cubes running special.

HEAVENER OK April 1977 -- Kansas City Southern SD40-2 637 handles a mixed freight on a foggy day. The 637 was the first SD40-2 built and KCS's first SD40-2. It was built by EMD (s/n 7226-1) in Jan... (more)

A San Diego & Arizona Eastern freight arrives in San Ysidro (pronounced san ee-sidrow), near the border between the United States and México. Operated by Kyle Railway, the SD&AE operated ... (more)

On a line dominated by coal trains, the Denver to Galesburg train provides a welcome splash of variety. There has been plenty of change in the 25 years since this photo was taken. The searchlights... (more)

OKLAHOMA CITY Nov 16 1981 — Katy SW9 18 awaits a crew to continue switching duties at Harter Yard. The facility was formerly operated by the Rock Island. EMD built the 18 (b/n 11739) in 1952 as ... (more)

Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. The "white" on this unit seems to be particularly evident. Were there two different versions of the passe... (more)

CNW Alco C628 # 6702 leads a set of its sister units out on line near Escanaba in the Fall of 1981. this was alco country with CNW and the LS&I using them on there Ore trains