North American Trains

1550ALPE.WAV, Rolf Stumpf
MLW MX620 thundering and blowing
Mono, 8 Bit, 22 KHz, 42.98 seconds.
CP (Portugal) 1550 series (MX620) thundering uphill on the western slope of the Serra da Estrela near Alpedrinha with a passenger train from Covilha to Lisboa, blowing at a grade crossing. Date: April 27th, 1996

1558HORN.WAV, Rolf Stumpf
MLW two chime horn
Mono, 8 bit, 22 KHz, 0.78 seconds Two-chime horn of CP (Portugal...!) MX620 #1558

17071530.JPG, John Lauterbach
Eastbound CNJ Local Freight at Raritan, NJ
ALCO RS-3 #1707 and EMD GP-7 #1530 lead an eastbound freight into Raritan, NJ, in this picture from the early 1970's. Photo by John Lauterbach

182814.DOC, Chris Butts
Train consist for ATSF 1-828-14
Train consist report for Santa Fe train 1-828-14 (Barstow CA to Watson Yard Manifest), for sometime in 1992 (date unknown).

186829.DOC, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for ATSF 1-868-29
Train consist for ATSF train 1-868-29 (Barstow to San Diego, CA), dated Jan.29, 1992.

186829.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Text consist for ATSF 1-868-29
Train consist for ATSF 1-868-29, Barstow to San Diego CA, dated Jan.29, 1992.

1KCVAA08.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for SP 1-KCVAA-08
Train consist for SP's 1-KCVAA-08 (Kansas City to Valla CA Autos), with 103 cars. This consist is dated 10-11-89.

1YRCN12.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for UP 1-YRCN-12
Train consist for UP train 1-YRCN-12, Yermo to West Colton CA for SP interchange, dated Nov.12, 1995. Included in the consist is shipper and consignee if known, origin of car if known, and destination and contents of car.

20YRX.JPG, Don Howe
SR 20 Year Pin
A color image of a twenty years of service lapel pin awarded to Southern Railway employees.

2472A.WAV, John Feagans
The SP 2472 Leaving Watsonville Jct, May 8, 1994
Mono, 16 Bit, 11 KHz, 15.49 seconds. The 2472 is starting up out of Watsonville Junction on May 8, 1994 and blows for the first crossing. Great chugging, steam hiss, bell, and whistle.

2472B.WAV, John Feagans
SP 2472 Blows for the Crossing at Watsonville
Mono, 16 Bit, 11 KHz, 2.5 seconds. The SP 2472 blows for the crossing coming into Watsonville Junction, May 8, 1994.

2472E.WAV, John Feagans
SP 2472 Blows Whistle at Crossing (8 Bit Version)
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 2.44 seconds. SP 2472 blows for crossing at Watsonville, Ca. May 8, 1994. This is digitized from the same recording as the 16 bit version 2472b.wav--improved level control.

2472F.WAV, John Feagans
SP 2472 Blowing Whistle at Departure (8 Bit Version)
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 21.13 seconds. This is the SP 2472 departing Watsonville and blowing for the first crossing. Digitized from the same record as 2472A.WAV, but in 8 bit version with abrupt start and end eliminated due to popular demand. Good bell, steam hiss, chug, and final whistle. Listen for the squeaks from the locomotive too.

2860WHI.WAV, Ed K. Letain (GNRHS)
BCR/CPR 2860 & CN 6060 in Fraser Canyon, 1993
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 19.78 seconds. The BCR/CPR Royal Hudson 2860 and CN 4-8-2 6060 blowing for a grade crossing in the Fraser Canyon during their doubleheaded fantrip.

2FOOT.TXT, Contributor Unknown
Info on some 2-foot NG railways in Maine
Some interesting info on the "two-footer" narrow gauge railways that ran in Maine at the beginning of the century. Includes info on the Boothbay Railway Village, and specs on the German two-footer locomotive that pulls the scenic ride at the village. ASCII file, may be read or downloaded.

3985GR.JPG, Bob Krieger
Green River Steam
Union Pacific's Challenger steam locomotive westbound departing Green River, WY on 7/31/00 in route to the Democratic National COnvention in LA. Bob Krieger photo.

6936BARN.JPG, Bob Krieger
UP DD40 #6936
Union Pacific's DD40, #6936, on an inspection Special at Barnett, WY just east of Cheyenne. 4/25/00. Bob Krieger

88813.DOC, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for ATSF 1-888-13
Train consist report for the 1-888-13 train (Barstow to Los Angeles via Pasadena Sub), dated February 14, 1993.

900082.JPG, Bob Krieger
UP Rotary Plow 900082
Union Pacific's newest rotary snowplow number 900082 built 1971 in Omaha shops, now at Cheyenne roundhouse.

970121_1.JPG, Don Howe
NS Train No. 118
Norfolk Southern train number 118 northbound through Belmont, North Carolina, approaching the North Belmont signal bridge at the Catawba River. Digital photo taken from the 10th Street overpass.

99SANTA.JPG, Kert Peterson
1999 Tacoma Santa Claus Train
Mt. Ranier Scenic Railroad's 2-8-2 locomotive leading the annual Santa Train over the former Milwaukee Road wood tressle and past their former freighthouse terminal, which is now a specialty shopping mall in downtown Tacoma, Washington. Picture taken with Olympus C2500L digital camera by Kert Peterson, all rights reserved, copyright 1999.

ABO.AVI, John Reay
Santa Fe doublestack storms out of Abo Canyon
280 x 208 x 24-bit, 15fps, mono sound, 16.201 seconds A trio of Santa Fe warbonnets, led by GE Dash 8-40C #915, storm out of Abo Canyon at Scholle, NM with an eastbound doublestack train on October 26th, 1994. Video and capture by John Reay, copyright 1994,1996, all rights reserved.

AC1755.JPG, Jim Bissell
Algoma Central FP9A
Algoma Central FP9A, 1755 leads Train No. 1 through the yard at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in April, 1996.

AEE.AVI, John Feagans
American European Express newr Cape Horn, CA.
Microsoft Video for Windows 1.1 file. American European Express pulled by two Amtrak locomotives rounds the curve at Long Ravine and crosses Cape Horn road near Colfax, CA, on August 26, 1995. The train originated in Truckee and is carrying passengers to Sacramento.

AFREIGHT.JPG, Mitch Goldman
Amtrak Express Freight Train
Amtrak #792 Switcher leads a consist of express box cars - 17 in view, as well as a baggage car, outside of Union Station in Chicago. Photo and Scan by Mitch Goldman.

ALCO-2.WAV, Dave Leland
Holly Sugar S2
Mono, 16 Bit, 22 KHz, 20.15 seconds. This is for all you ALCOphiles out there!!! Recorded at Holly Sugar in Hamilton City, California, November, 1995.

ALCO-3.WAV, Dave Leland
Holl Sugar's ALCo S2 sounds it's horn.
Mono, 16 Bit, 22KHz, 16.46 seconds. Here is Holly Sugar's Alco S2 with horn. Recorded 11/95 at Hamilton City, CA.

ALCO.WAV, Mel Moore
Recording of Michigan Southern Alco RS-2 #46
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 29.8 seconds. Michigan Southern RS-2 #466 at Sturgis, MI yard. Sounds good for a 48 year old engine. Recorded with a Radio Shack pocket recorder (micro-cassette). It was all I had when I found this jewel working.

ANACORTE.JPG, John Stein-MTM,OSCV
Anacortes Railway 0-4-4
Picture of yours truly at controls of Tommy Thompsons Anacortes Railway 0-4-4 in Anacortes, Washington. My left hand is on the aspirator control. The device on the cab roof is a muffler for the aspirator exhaust - a uniquely distinctive visual indicator that the train uses vacuum brakes. And, yes, a 6' 7" engineer CAN get into the cab of a 22" gauge steam locomotive!

ANTENN.TXT, Jeff Kucsma
Improved Antenna for Portable Scanners
This file is a capture of a thread discussing an improved scanner antenna, intended to outperform the traditional "rubber ducky" type.

APACHEROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Apache Railway Engine Roster
Engine roster of the Apache Railway, Snowflake, Arizona.

APRIL_19.TXT, Phil A. Hughes
RAIL/90: In Preparation for April 19, 1997
April 19, 1997 can go by as any other day, in which case relatively little can be accomplished relative to what can be accomplished. If we let things go, our border with Mexico will be opened up completely, leaving the US and Oklahoma in particular open to drugs, illegal aliens, disease (witnessing the recent Hepatitus-A outbreaks in California and Michigan), and possibly terrorism if the United States takes unpopular stands. And if we are not free to take unpopular stands then we are nothing.

ARCHER40.JPG, Bob Krieger
Winged Warriors Westbound
UP's new SD70M's with the old wing logo westbound at Archer, Wyoming, May 23, 2000 at 5pm Digital photo shot by Bob Krieger.

ARHS98.TXT, Jeff Jordan
Report on the 1998 ARHS Convention
My report on the events at the 1998 Anthracite Railroad Historical Society convention held on October 23-25 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

ARIZLOG.TXT, Bill Havrilla
Logging Railroads of Arizona
Details the logging roads (both standard and narrow gauge) in the state of Arizona as appeared in the appendix of the book "Logging Railroads of the West" by Kramer Adams. Uploaded with the permission of the Publisher and Author.

ARMSTR.TXT, L. S. Walters
List of North American Armstrong Lever Towers
Listing as of December 1992 of active Armstrong Lever Towers in North America.

AT870.TXT, L. S. Walters
Followup on SF Steam Engines from SF E-Mail System
Followup E-mail from SF computer system that further details retired SF steam engines still in existence.

ATLANTA1.GIF, Andy Harman
Group Shot of 5 railfans, 7/22/95
Group shot of 5 railfans & NMRA conventioners on the bridge over the south end of Atlanta's Inman yard, including 3 TrainNet forum members. Lindsay Raley, Dave Hussey, Carter Osborne, Leonard Ruback, and Jim Booth take a railfanning break from the convention on Saturday evening, July 22, 1995. Photo & scan by Andy Harman.

ATSF.MOV, Dan Kittay
QuickTime Movie of AT&SF at Tehachapi Loop
An ATSF train emerging from the tunnel at the top of Tehachapi Loop, digitized from a video shot 02/93. This file is in 'flattened' format, which means it sould run both from Windows and on Macs. Macs should be able to run as-is; Windows folks will have to run it through a MacBinary header-removal utility.

ATSF_MAG.TXT, Dean Davis
Magazine Article Reference for Santa Fe
This file is the results of a search on information about the Santa Fe from Model Railroader (1948-1993), Railroad Model Craftsman (1948-1993), Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette (1975-1993), Mainline Modeler (1980-1993), Railmodel Journal (1989-1993), Model Railroading (1979-1993) and Trains (1984-1993) using the Railroad Information Software from Alpine Software (ASP).

ATSF_NET.TXT, Don Smith
Santa Fe Limits Employee Participation Online
In this letter to Santa Fe employees, they are advised they will be fired if they release any Santa Fe Railway information to nets such as CompuServe or the Internet. Letter is from Ms. Westphal, VP Corporate Communications for Santa Fe Railway.

ATSF28.WAV, John Reay
Santa Fe defect detector near Dalies, NM
Mono, 8 Bit, 11KHz, 10.48 seconds. Sound of a Santa Fe defect detector near Dalies, NM on the Gallup sub. Recorded by John Reay, October 26th, 1994.

ATSF549.JPG, Gary Zuters
Santa Fe (BNSF) eastbound at Vaughn, NM
An SP/UP trackage rights train has just left westbound UP rails at Vaughn, NM and is now proceeding east on the former Santa Fe mainline. Photo by Gary Zuters, copyright 1998, all rights reserved.

atsf629.JPG, John Reay
BNSF Mississippi bridge at Fort Madison
BNSF stack train crosses the Mississippi into Iowa at Fort Madison in September 1997. The bridge, which has a swing span for river traffic, is a double-deck (highway above) toll bridge. The influence of BN is evident in the shape of the second unit, a BN SD40-2. Photo by John Reay, copyright 1997,1998, all rights reserved.

atsf680.JPG, John Reay
Warbonnet action on the Northern Arizona main
BNSF Warbonnets lead a hotshot pig train westbound at Maine, AZ (west of Flagstaff) on June 29, 1997. Photo by John Reay, copyright 1997,1998, all rights reserved.

ATSFMEET.AVI, John Reay
Two Santa Fe trains meet in Iowa
320 x 240 x 15fps, 14.01 seconds, Stereo sound A Santa Fe (BNSF) "empty table" intermodal train meets a vehicle train on the eastern approach to the Des Moines river bridge in Iowa. Video shot on October 2nd, 1996 by John Reay, copyright 1996, all rights reserved.

AW90BED.JPG, Mark Ray (TVRM)
Wheel Lathe Bed
Overhead shot of the Wheel Lathe taken after the head stocks and tool posts were removed for refurbishing. The bed will now be degreased, blasted and painted. The ways for the traversing head stock will also be ground and polished. Photo by Steve Freer.

AZCA_01.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 1 of 15
On 05-12-97, the Arizona & California Railroad's Self-propelled Diesel MOW Crane ARZC X1 has arrived to install the front truck (which has a new traction motor) on Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005. The crane has picked up the truck and is carrying it towards the font of the locomotice, which is sitting in front of the shops with wood cribbing holding up the front section of its frame.

AZCA_02.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 2 of 15
The crane is carrying the truck along side of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005 and will place it on the track in front of the locomotive.

AZCA_03.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 3 of 15
The crane has placed the front truck on the track in front of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005, which is out of view behind the crane.

AZCA_04.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 4 of 15
The crane has rolled forward and is preparing to lift the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_05.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 5 of 15
The crane is slowly lifting the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_06.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 6 of 15
The crane is slowly lifting the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_07.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 7 of 15
The crane is slowly lifting the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_08.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 8 of 15
The crane is slowly lifting the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_09.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 9 of 15
The crane has lifted the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005 to clear the truck.

AZCA_10.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 10 of 15
While the crane holds up the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005 the shop forces roll the truck under the locomotive.

AZCA_11.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 11 of 15
While the crane holds up the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005 the shop forces continue rolling the truck under the locomotive.

AZCA_12.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 12 of 15
With the truck in position the crane begins to slowly lower the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_13.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 13 of 15
With the truck in position the crane continues slowly lowering the front end of Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_14.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 14 of 15
With the truck in position the shop forces connect all the cables and prepare to disconnect the crane's hook from Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005.

AZCA_15.JPG, Erhard Baltrusch
Arizona & California Railroad Front Truck Change, Parker, AZ, 15 of 15
Success! The crane has disconnected it's hook from Arizona & California Railroad GP30 #3005 and will soon roll back to the MOW storage tracks.

B_HD-1NY.JPG, John Lauterbach
Bath & Hammondsport D-1 at Hammondsport, NY
Bath & Hammondsport, D-1, a GE 44-ton diesel is pictured in the August 1961 photo outside of the depot at Hammondsport, NY. Photo by John Lauterbach

BADRUN.TXT, Alvin Krug
A Railroader's Tale of a Bad Trip
Tale of a bad luck freight train run.

BAGMSTR.JPG, Don Howe
Baggage Master Hat Badge
Image of an old Southern Railway Baggage Master's hat badge.

BCRAILROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
BC Rail & BC Hydro Scanner frequencies (1987)
Engine rosters and scanner frequencies for BC Rail and BC Hydro. Current as of early 1987.

BEFORWTC.JPG, Kent Loudon
"The Broker" at Exchange Place
PRR K4s No 830 (Juniata 7-17 #3273) prepares to depart Exchange Place with train # 733, "The Broker" for Bay Head Jct, October 22, 1956. New York's World Trade Center is 20 years in the future, and Jersey City's Harborside Finantial Center is still a warehouse. The tower visable above the second coach is the old Hudson & Manhattan (now PATH) Hudson Terminal building. Kodak Pony 135, Kodachrome EI 10. (c) 2001 N. Kent Loudon, all right reserved.

BIO.TXT, Phil A. Hughes
RAIL/90: Profile of the Founder
Submitted with humility by the Founder of RAIL/90.

BLASTOFF.RM, Jim Mumford
John Wallington on CN 321 January 30/2000
240 x 180 x 24 bit, Real Video Clip, 42 secs 15fps CN's 321 of January 30/2000 has just experienced some delay due to passenger train congestion at MP 278 of the Kingston Subdivision at Newtonville, Ontario . Engineer and TrainNet Sysop John Wallington shows us how it's done, and what it sounds like, as he begins to overcome the effects of gravity with 11,000 plus tons of train strung out on a 0.7 percent grade. From Run 8 Video Productions. Video by Jim Mumford, Run 8 Productions, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

BM-MEC.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Story about the Boston-Maine Airways
Story about the Boston - Maine Airways which was jointly owned by the Maine Central RR and Boston & Maine RR. This story is from the fall 1977 issue of the Maine Central "Messenger" magazine and is not copyrighted.

BN001.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
BN001 at Edmonds, WA.
Stereo, 16-bit, 22KHz, 18.37 seconds BN001 at Edmonds, WA in it's first visit to the Seattle area. The engineer is Don Kirkwood. From the files on South Shore Communications.

BN0810.TXT, Stan Lytle
Burlington Northern Seattle Lineup for Aug 10, 1994
The Burlington Northern lineup for Seattle on August 10, 1994. Shows train numbers, arrival/departure times, consists, and notes.

BN1129.TXT, Stan Lytle
Burlington Northern Seattle Lineup for 29-Nov-94
The Burlington Northern line-up for Seattle on November 29, 1994. Shows trains, call times, arrivals, departures, consists, and notes.

BN2.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
BNSF Detector at Snohomish, Washington.
Mono, 8 bit, 22 KHz, 26 seconds. The latest in the new detectors in use on the BNSF in Washington. Recorded at Snohomish, WA, by South Shore Communications.

BN8131.JPG, Michael L. Keyes
Bonneville Tunnel 1.5 Eastbound BN mixed freight
Burlington Northern mixed freight headed East along the Colombia River Gorge at North Bonneville WA. Tunnel 1.5 (SD40-2's).

BN8937.JPG, Riley O'Connor
Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD-70 MAC at Sedalia
Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD-70 MAC leads a southbound coal train at Sedalia, Colorado. Taken September 12, 1999.

BNLU121.TXT, Stan Lytle
BN Lineup for Seattle on 1/21/95
BN's Seattle lineup for 1/21/95. Shows train numbers, call and arrival times, consists.

BNNWLO.TXT, Stan Lytle
List of BN locals in WA, OR, ID, MT
List of BN's locals in WA, OR, ID, and western Montana, showing originating/terminating stations, times, and days of operation. UL'ed by Stan Lytle.

BNSCHED.TXT, Stan Lytle
Schedule for BN trains around Seattle
A list of times for BN's trains around the Seattle area, as of 3/95.

BNSF-CN.TXT, Dorr Altizer
Joint BNSF & CN Press Release
Text of the 12/20/99 joint press release by Canadian National Railway Company and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation describing a definitive agreement by their boards of directors to combine their businesses.

BNSF5601.JPG, John Reay
BNSF AC4400CW Test Train
Three BNSF GE AC4400CWs, spliced by a GE test car, haul general freight west on CSX's Chicago line near Ripley, NY on October 30th, 1999. These are the first AC4400CWs acquired by BNSF, and are being tested and broken in on CSX prior to their final delivery. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

BNSF728.JPG, Michael L. Keyes
BNSF Dash 9-44 CW 728
BNSF (Santa Fe) Warbonnet. Dash 9-44 CW on its way North to Seattle via BNSF Pacific Division 4th Sub. The photo was taken leaving the old SP&S 'B' yard.

BNSF9550.JPG, John Reay
BNSF Coal Loads @ Berea, OH
A loaded coal train with two BNSF SD70MACs (including unique paintscheme on #9647) passes through Berea, OH on October 20th, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

BNSF9647.JPG, John Reay
The "Vomit Bonnet" at Fostoria, OH
You see the strangest things in Ohio. Unique BNSF SD70MAC #9647, dubbed the "Vomit Bonnet" by railfans because of its never to be duplicated experimental paint scheme following the merger of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, is seen on westbound coal empties at Fostoria, OH on October 21st, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved

BNSF982.JPG, John Reay
Pumpkins in PA
Four BNSF units led by Dash 9-44CW #982 hustle a westbound at Harbor Creek, PA, on Saturday, October 30th, 1999, prompting the photographer to drop his Big King and Onion Rings as he made the shot! This is the CSX (former Conrail) Chicago line on the outskirts of Erie, PA. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

BNSFCABS.TXT, Stan Lytle
BNSF Caboose List
List of surviving (operable) ATSF and BN (BNSF) cabooses. Updated: 07/21/1998

BORSTA.JPG, Riley O'Connor
Boreas Pass Station
The Boreas Pass station of the Denver, South Park & Pacific has been restored by the U. S. Forest service. This photo was taken September 11, 1999.

BRAKE1.TXT, Alvin Krug
Introduction to Understanding Air Brakes
A primer to air brakes. It provides a simplified description of air brake operation. For a complete technical description of air brake operation, see the file BRAKE2.TXT in this library.

BRAKE2.TXT, Alvin Krug
Complete Description of Air Brake Operation
Contains a complete, technical description of air brake operation. For an introduction to air brake operation, see the file BRAKE1.TXT, also in this library.

buffalo.JPG, Mike Harris
New York Central Terminal Concourse
Picture of the the NYC Terminal after Conrail removed part of the concourse. Photo by Mike Harris.

CAAZ1196.TXT, Rolf Stumpf
California / Arizona Trip, November 1996.
CA / AZ trip report, November 1996, by Rolf Stumpf.

CANEWS09.TXT, John Reay
Canadian Railroad News, September 1996
News from Canada, compiled by Gary Zuters. September 1996.

CARINS.TXT, David Crammer (RC)
Freight car inspection at UP's East LA Yard
Article that appeared in May/June 1993 Volume 22, number 3 of Rail Classics. It gives an in depth look at the car department activities at Union Pacific's East Los Angeles Yard. Accompanying article were also numerous photos of the various stages of the operation.

CARTRACE.TXT, Dominic Nicandri
Car & Locomotive Tracing Phone Numbers
Numbers and instructions for tracing cars and locomotives of North American Railroads.

CEFX123.JPG, John Reay
CP Big Power
CP train #923 rates two SD90MAC's and an SD40-2 on a late May day in Newtonville, Ontario. The SD90MAC is in the photographer's opinion a worthy successor to the MLW M-636's that used to hold down the hot assignments on CP's Belleville sub. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright May 2001, all rights reserved.

CHEYENNE.JPG, Bob Krieger
Cheyenne Christmas
Wishing all my TrainNet friends a Merry Christmas.

CHIFREQS.TXT, Bill Vandervoort
Radio Scanner Frequencies, Chicago Area Railroads
List of major railroad radio frequencies in use in the Chicago area.

Christmas99.JPG, Bob Krieger
Merry Christmas 99
Wishing all my friends at TrainNet Merry Christmas and Happy New Millenium.

CHW.TXT, Joel Runes
History of Chesapeake Western Ry., 1903-1993
An incomplete history/commentary about the Chesapeake Western Railway from 1903 to 1993, including details about timetables and operating considerations.

CIRCTRN.JPG, Carl Blesch
Circus train headed for Milwaukee's 1998 parade
The circus train carrying wagons from Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin, leaves Lodi on Union Pacific (former C&NW) tracks, on its way to Milwaukee for the city's 1998 circus parade. Train will stop in Madison and Janesville on this day, Monday, July 27, and finish the trip to Milwaukee on Tuesday. Leading the train are two Wisconsin Southern (WSOR) E9s, followed by WSOR passenger cars, then Circus World Museum open-air passenger cars and flat cars carrying historic circus wagons. Fujichrome Sensia 100 film, transferred to Photo CD. Copyright 1998 Carl Blesch.

CIRCUS.TXT, James F. Prosser
1998 Circus Train Schedule (revised)
Revised 1998 Circus Train Schedule. There have been major time and place changes in that previously posted 27 May 1998.

CLARKE.JPG, Keith Buckley
Signal at Clarke MO
View from the cab of an Eastbound on the BNSF at Clarke MO. Signal displays a clear indication. Heading toward's mt2. Photo by Keith Buckley.

CN_3733.WAV, Larry Broadbent
Canadian National RS18 starting and idling.
Mono, 16 Bit, 22 KHz, 32.07 seconds. Canadian National MLW RS18 3733, with a 251 engine, starting and idling.

CN2031.JPG, Gary Zuters
6-axle MLW freight power on passenger train
A unlikely combination. Big 6-axle MLW freight locomotives hustle VIA #75 west at Clarkson, ON in April 1978. At that time power-short VIA Rail habitually borrowed CN power at the weekends. Usually they would get 4-axle power, but on April 10th, 1978, railfans across southwestern Ontario did double-takes as #75 drew this unlikely duo. Photo by Gary Zuters, copyright 1978, all rights reserved.

CN2335.JPG, Gary Zuters
CN MLW M-636 Publicity Train

CN278X.WAV, John Reay
CN Detector at MP 278.5 Kingston Sub
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 12.11 seconds. The sound of a CN defect detector radio transmission. This one is at MP 278.5 of the Kingston Subdivision (Newtonville, Ontario) recorded in April 1992. The synthesised message has since been abbreviated. CN detectors give minimal information unless a defect is detected.

CN321.JPG, John Wallington, BLE
Bowmanville Wreck Scene 2
Taken by CN engineer and TrainNet staff member John Wallington, from the cab of a westbound CN freight passing the scene of a grade crossing accident and double derailment at Bowmanville, Ontario. To the left lie some of the passenger cars from Toronto-Montreal VIA train #68. On the right can be seen some loaded propane cars from CN train #321. A major disaster was narrowly averted.

CN3727.JPG, Gary Zuters
CN Green & Gold RS18s

CN5331.JPG, John Reay
Late afternoon CN manifest
Three zebra-stripe CN units take charge of a wesbound general freight in the late afternoon sun of Saturday, May 1st at Stacey Road, Newtonville, Ontario. John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CN5382.JPG, John Wallington, BLE
Bowmanville Wreck Scene 1
CN SD40-2 #5382 started out life as a Missouri Pacific SD40, and was rebuilt by AMF in Montreal to dash 2 standards. Here it sits forlorn and alone on the CN Kingston sub at Bowmanville, ON after being involved in a grade crossing accident that resulted in a two train derailment on Nov 23rd, 1999. This photo was shot by CN engineer John Wallington from the cab of the third freight allowed past the wreck scene.

CN5444a.JPG, John Reay
CN SD50F and rainbow
A Canadian National SD50F leads a westbound manifest at Newtonville, ON on Sunday, October 24, 1999. This striking image was shot during a brief rain shower that yielded a spectacular rainbow. See also CN5444b.JPG, which is a shot of the same locomotive leading an intermodal train on the street trackage in Erie, PA, six days later. Photo and scan by John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1999.

CN5444b.JPG, John Reay
Erie, PA, street trackage 5
A Canadian National SD50F leads a westbound Norfolk Southern intermodal down the middle of West 19th Street in Erie, PA, on Saturday, 30 October 1999. This ex-Nickel Plate route is to be relocated away from the street in 2000, as part of a deal struck between NS and the city of Erie. Photo and scan by John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1999.

CN5624.JPG, Stanley J Sienicki (GTWRR)
Cab view from CN 5624 SD70I at Marcellus, MI
I took this shot from the cab on train 251 W/B Battle Creek, Mi. to IHB Gibson Yd. in Dec. 1998.

CN5707.JPG, John Reay
CN intermodal #131 at Newtonville, ON
Two SD75s in charge of CN intermodal train #131, rounding the curve westbound at Newtonville, Ontario on Saturday September 25th, 1999. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CN6027.JPG, John Reay
CN SD40u #6027 at Newtonville, ON
Date: 29 August, 1998; Time: Approx 18:40 EST (nice lighting, full sun); Location: CN Kingston Subdivision, MP 278.9, Nicholls Road, Newtonville, ON; Train: CN train 361, manifest; Power: CN 6027 (SD40u) and CN 9419 (GP40-2LW). This was my submission to CTC Board's Railfan Day in North America. Unfortunately, an acquaintance, Mike Lockwood, bagged a better shot of the same train just 23 minutes later, less than a mile from my house. His shot is featured on p52 of the January 1999, CTC Board. Photo by John Reay, copyright 1998, all rights reserved.

CN9472.JPG, John Lauterbach
Canadian National GF-430s on Norfolk Southern Freight in Middle Georgia
CN 9472 and two sisters lead NS local freight G02 near Smarr, GA, on Sunday, October 3, 1999. Photo by John Lauterbach.

CN9579.AVI, John Reay
CN eastbound near Port Hope, ON
240 x 180 x 24-bit, 15fps, mono sound, 15.734 seconds A trio of CN GP40-2LW's lead an eastbound train of autoracks near Port Hope, ON, on August 25th, 1996. The videographer pans the locomotives as they pass from right to left. Video and capture by John Reay, copyright 1996, all rights reserved.

CNJ_FREI.JPG, John Lauterbach
CNJ Train ES-99 at Raritan Yard, Raritan, NJ
In this phoograph from the mid-seventies, Train ES-99, goes by the west end of the Raritan passenger train yard in Raritan, NJ. Empty yeard tracks and lighting confirm that picture was taken on a weekday afternoon. Power shown is SD40 #3065, SD35 #2511, and EL SD-45 #802. Route of this train was Elizabethport to High Bridge then up the High Bridge Branch to a connection with the EL mainline to Scranton.

CNJ1510.JPG, John Lauterbach
CNJ 1510 at Toms River, NJ
CNJ 1510, a FM Baby Trainmaster, switches freight cars at Toms River, NJ. This August 1958 photo was taken by John Lauterbach.

CNJ2411.JPG, John Lauterbach
CNJ Trainmaster 2411 At Pt. Pleasant, NJ
CNJ FM Trainmaster #2411 with passenger train at Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Photo by John Lauterbach.

CNMEET.AVI, John Reay
Two CN freights meet on the Kingston sub
22.201 seconds, 240 x 180 x 24-bit, 15fps, mono sound Two CN freights meet. A westbound, powered by a GP40-2LW and a GATX SD40-2, is passed by an eastbound powered by a GP40-2LW, an SD40 and a GP9. Note how the eastbound's engineer puts the headlight back on bright after passing the other train, and then out of consideration for the videographer, dims the lights again. Video by John Reay, copyright 1996.

CNW8515.JPG, Keith Buckley
CNW 8515 at Grand Island NE
UPRR freight at Grand Island NE, photo by KK Buckley.

CNW8521.JPG, Keith Buckley
CNW 8521 on a freight at Grand Island NE
UPRR freight at Grand Island NE, photo by KK Buckley.

CNW8641.JPG, Keith Buckley
CNW 8641 on a UPRR freight at Grand Island NE
CNW 8641 leads an eastbound freight through Grand Island NE, photo by Keith Buckley.

COAST.TXT, David Crammer (RC)
Southern Pacific run up the Coast Route
Article on a cab ride from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo and return that appeared in the September/October 1995 issue of Rail Classics.

CON6145.JPG, Mitch Goldman
Nice view of Conrail near Altoona
Conrail near Altoona, PA - Nice shot, long train - empty hoppers - beautiful day! Summer of '98 Photo by Mitch Goldman.

CONBLMT.JPG, Mitch Goldman
Conrail E-8 #4021 in Philadelphia / Belmont
Conrail E-8's w/ #4021 Head-on into Philadelphia at Belmont. Fall of '98. Photo by Mitch Goldman.

CONHIGH.JPG, Mitch Goldman
Conrail E-8 on the High Line in Philadelphia
Conrail E-8's on the High Line in Philadelphia. Fall of '98. Photo by Mitch Goldman.

CONRAIROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Conrail engine roster
Engine roster for Conrail.

CONTROLS.JPG, Bob Krieger
Rotary Plow controls
The center controls for the UP rotary snowplow 900082 in Cheyenne, WY.

CORP5534.JPG, Jim Bissell
GP-38 on the Siskiyou
Central Oregon & Pacific GP 38, 5534 with a manifest freight on Oregon's Siskiyou Line in April, 1996.

CP147X.WAV, John Reay
CP defect detector
Mono, 8 Bit, 11KHz, 24.51 seconds. Sound of a CP defect detector near Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. The synthesized voice message is repeated twice in actual usage. Some people have likened the voice to Elmer Fudd. Recorded by John Reay, 31st August 1995.

CP1838-1.JPG, John Reay
CP MLWs, the final days...
In April and May 1998 all but a handful of CP's small MLW road units were retired for sale or scrap. Only about 10 active units remain as of June 6th, but they still manage to show up in sets of 3 or 4 on trains between Montreal and Windsor, ON. In May 1998, RS18 #1838 still had some life as it headed toward Toronto at Lovekin, ON. The lone non-MLW diesel is a GP9 that was added at Smiths Falls when the C424 spluttered, coughed and died. John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1998.

CP1838-2.JPG, John Reay
Final days...4 CP MLWs crossing Trenton, ON trestle
In April and May 1998 all but a handful of CP's small MLW road units were retired for sale or scrap. Only about 10 active units remain as of June 6th, but they still manage to show up in sets of 3 or 4 on trains between Montreal and Windsor, ON. RS18u #1838 is seen leading train 923 across the bridge at Trenton, ON on May 23rd, 1998. Photo by John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1998.

CP1842-1.JPG, John Reay
CP C424s+RS18s nearly extinct, but...
In April and May 1998 all but a handful of CP's small MLW road units were retired for sale or scrap. Only about 10 active units remain as of June 6th, but they still manage to show up in sets of 3 or 4 on trains between Montreal and Windsor, ON. Seen here is a westbound at Holt Road, Bowmanville, ON in May 1998. John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1998.

CP1842-2.JPG, John Reay
CP MLWs, nearly gone...
In April and May 1998 all but a handful of CP's small MLW road units were retired for sale or scrap. Only about 10 active units remain as of June 6th, but they still manage to show up in sets of 3 or 4 on trains between Montreal and Windsor, ON. Seen here is solid consist of MLWs at Audley (between Whitby and Toronto) in May 1998. John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1998.

CP4082.JPG, John Reay
FPA-2 Power for "The Canadian" at John St.
On 12th August 1968 an FPA-2 and another MLW hood unit are off the shop at Toronto's John Street Roundhouse. They will form the power for "The Canadian", CP's premier passenger train. Note the 1968 Toronto skyline in the background is missing most of today's office towers. Photo by Gary R. Zuters, copyright 1968, 2001, all rights reserved.

CP4210.JPG, John Reay
The last five CP MLWs
And so it ends. June 20th, 1998 will go down as the last time ever that a CP train was assigned a five unit all MLW consist. Train 923 is seen in the late afternoon sun at Darlington siding on the Belleville subdivision. One more solid MLW road trip took place a few days later, and in their final hours MLWs still held down the Montreal Wharf jobs. Sadly all are now history on CP. Many will be scrapped, and a lucky few found homes in such unlikely places as Snowflake, AZ (Apache Railway). Photo by John Reay, copyright 1998, all rights reserved.

CP4240.JPG, Gary Zuters
CP MLW C424's on the Havelock sub
A CP MLW C424, #4240, leads the Havelock turn through a snowy landscape near Pontypool, Ontario, in this March 1996 photo. Photo by Gary Zuters, copyright 1996, all rights reserved.

CP4655.JPG, John Reay
The Cobourg turn - 2001 style
Former Guilford Transportation GP40-2 leads CP's Cobourg turn on a rare Saturday outing in May 2001. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright May 2001, all rights reserved.

CP4704B.JPG, John Reay
CP MLWs lean into curve
Five CP MLWs (and M636, a C424, and three more 6-axle MLWs) on a westbound manifest in April 1990. The train is leaning into the curve at Lovekin siding, near Newcastle, Ontario, on CP's Belleville subdivision. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1990, all rights reserved.

CP5537.AVI, John Reay
CP (StL&H) #901 at Newtonville
280 x 210, 15fps, 10.734 seconds, mono 8-bit 11KHz sound, IR32 codec CP (StL&H) train 901 passes through Newtonville, ON at 10:30 on November 10th, 1996, powered by three SD40-2s. Fourth unit is an unpowered former MLW C424. Video by John Reay, copyright 1996, all rights reserved.

CP5670.JPG, John Reay
Assorted power on the CP Belleville Sub
An eclectic power assortment leads this CP westbound at East Townline Road, Clarington, Ontario on April 25th, 1999. Leading is CP SD40-2 #5670, and trailing we find NS C44-9W #9184 and an Helm (ex-CN) GP40-2LW. John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CP5745.JPG, John Reay
CP "Expressway" SD40-2
A freshly repainted CP "Expressway" SD40-2 is the trailing unit on #124, on Sunday, October 31st, 1999, passing Newtonville, ON. Expressway is the new brand-name for CP's Iron Highway intermodal service, which currently runs between Toronto and Montreal. Additional Expressway corridors are to be established between Detroit-Toronto, and Montreal-New York City. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CP8460.JPG, Gary Zuters
CP RS3m - Ugliest diesel ever?
My nomination for the ugliest locomotive of all time (North American, diesel, rebuilt division) is the RS3m rebuilds by Canadian Pacific. These locomotives sported a face only a mother could love. Photo by Gary Zuters, copyright 1981,1997, all rights reserved.

CP8543.JPG, John Reay
Single CP AC4400CW handles train #923
A single AC4400CW or SD90MAC is now commonplace power for CP train #923. Seen here at Newtonville, Ontario is #8543 on Saturday, September 25th, 1999. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

cp8544.JPG, John Reay
Lonesome CP AC4400CW
A single CP AC4400CW on #923 approaches Hope-Clarke Boundary Rd near Newtonville, ON in April 2000. Single unit trains are becoming more common on the former St Lawrence & Hudson division of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

CP9584.JPG, John Reay
CP AC4400CWs near Port Hope, ON
Two CP AC4400CWs (one in the current CP "gilded rat" paintscheme, the other wearing the "dual flags" painscheme) are the power for this eastbound potash train at Deer Park Road, Hope Township, Ontario on May 2nd, 1999. This is the first time I've seen examples of this locomotive type on the Belleville subdivsion, east of Toronto. John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CPXMAS1.JPG, John Reay
CPR "Holiday" Train view 1
1st of three views of Canadian Pacific's "Holiday" train at Toronto Yard in progressively fading light. Led by SD90-43MAC, #9114, with double-stack containers from CP's major customers, and CP's oldest business car on the tail-end, this train will be crossing Canada ending up in Vancouver, B.C. on December 23rd, 1999. The train is decked out with over 5,000 lights, courtesy of intermodal customer Canadian Tire. At various viewing stops, the public is encouraged to donate non-perishable foods for local food banks. Photo by John Reay, assisted by Gary Zuters, lighting by Canadian Tire.

CPXMAS2.JPG, John Reay
CPR "Holiday" Train view 2
2nd of three views of Canadian Pacific's "Holiday" train at Toronto Yard in progressively fading light. Led by SD90-43MAC, #9114, with double-stack containers from CP's major customers, and CP's oldest business car on the tail-end, this train will be crossing Canada ending up in Vancouver, B.C. on December 23rd, 1999. The train is decked out with over 5,000 lights, courtesy of intermodal customer Canadian Tire. At various viewing stops, the public is encouraged to donate non-perishable foods for local food banks. Photo by John Reay, assisted by Gary Zuters, lighting by Canadian Tire.

CPXMAS3.JPG, John Reay
CPR "Holiday" Train view 3
3rd of three views of Canadian Pacific's "Holiday" train at Toronto Yard in progressively fading light. Led by SD90-43MAC, #9114, with double-stack containers from CP's major customers, and CP's oldest business car on the tail-end, this train will be crossing Canada ending up in Vancouver, B.C. on December 23rd, 1999. The train is decked out with over 5,000 lights, courtesy of intermodal customer Canadian Tire. At various viewing stops, the public is encouraged to donate non-perishable foods for local food banks. Photo by John Reay, assisted by Gary Zuters, lighting by Canadian Tire.

CR-MP1-LST.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Conrail "Albany Division" Milepost Listing 1/1/92
Conrail Milepost and C/P Interlocking listing PART-1 effective January 1, 1992 for Conrails "Albany Division."

CR-MP2-LST.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Conrail "Albany Division" Milepost Listing 1/1/92
Conrail Milepost and C/P Interlocking list PART 2 effective January 1, 1992 for Conrails "Albany Division."

CR.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
Conrail Tank Train Westbound at Chesterton, Ind.
Stereo, 16-Bit, 22KHz, 20.37 seconds. Westbound Conrail Tank Train at Chesterton, Indiana, Gateway to The Indiana Dunes. From the Library of South Shore Communications. August 1989.

CR1.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
Conrail Eastbound at speed near Ogden Dunes, Ind
Stereo, 16-Bit, 22KHz, 14.12 seconds. Conrail Eastbound near Ogden Dunes, Indiana at 70+ mph. From the Library of South South Communications.

CR2567.JPG, John Reay
Conrail (NS) SD70 leads at Lilly, PA
A Conrail SD70 (ordered by Conrail, pre-merger, to NS specifications and numbered in the NS SD70 series) leads an eastbound manifest freight at Lilly, PA on Sunday, September 19th, 1999. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

CR5527W.JPG, Benjamin Waranowitz
Meets between CP7 - CP10
Southbound (eastbound) freight at Teaneck led by CR5527 3/27/99. Here once was 4 track mainline to Dumont NJ. Rt4 bridge in distance. Clean diesel exhaust.

CRLIST.TXT, Peter Grimaldi
Conrail Engine Roster (January 1, 1988)
Engine roster for Conrail, as of January 1, 1988.

CRNSCSX.TXT, Peter G. Chase
CR/NS/CSX Proposed Merged Operations
Forwarded from: "John P. Krattinger" @ crtspostoffice.worldnet.att.net. Conrail Technical Society Update #04-22, Friday, April 18th, 1997 at 13:30 EDT. Operations info concerning the CR/NS/CSX merger. This Definitive Documentation includes agreements providing for joint use of CRR properties and rights (the "Shared Assets"), subject to the operating principles here specified.

CROSSING.WAV, Joe Cesare
Crossing Train with Horn Blowing, 1993.
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 37.8 seconds. The opening audio sequence of the interactive mudtimedia exhibit of the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. It's a passing freight train with horn blowing and the soound of a crossing gate's bells ringing in the background.

CRUPUPGA.JPG, John Lauterbach
Conrail and UP in Middle GA
CR 5726 and two UP GE's are leading a 71-car unit train of molten sulfur as it appraoches Edgewood Jct. in Macon, GA, on May 23, 1998. Train is coming off the former C of Ga main enroute from Atlanta to Occidental, FL. Picture by John Lauterbach.

CSX001.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
CSX at Cowan, Tennessee.
Stereo, 16-bit, 22KHz, 14.87 seconds CSX starting south-bound up the grade at Cowan, Tennessee. From the files of South Shore Communications.

CSX5000.JPG, John Reay
CSX Diversity in Motion

CSX62397.TXT, Peter G. Chase
CSX Press Releases for State-by-State Plans
CSX released 22 press releases on 6/23/97 concerning their plans for the various states they cover with respect to the proposed split of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX. If you're really into this, you have hit pay dirt. This file unzips into CSX62397.TXT (116 kb)... obviously too much to post as messages (at least for me anyway), so enjoy.

CSX7092.JPG, Gary Zuters
CSX C30-7 on the ex-SP Sunset Route
A CSX GE C30-7 leads a mixed bag of power hauling a double-stack train westbound over the Pecos River bridge, 8 miles east of Shumla,TX. Photo by Gary Zuters, Novmember 16th, 1998, copyright, all rights reserved.

CSX7371.JPG, John Reay
CSX Intermodal at Ashtabula, OH
Three units power a westbound intermodal in this telephoto shot at Ashtabula, OH, on October 19th, 2000. This is the former Conrail/NYC Lakeshore Line. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

CSX7708.JPG, John Reay
From C&O to B&O at Fostoria
A CSX Dash 8-40CW snakes through the connecting track from the southbound former C&O and heads east on the former B&O on October 21st, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

CSX802.JPG, John Reay
CSX SD80MAC at Berea, OH
An ex-Conrail SD80MAC (still in Conrail paint but renumbered by CSX) leads up an eastbound doublestack train at Berea, OH on October 20th, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

CSX8756.JPG, John Reay
Ex-Conrail CSX GE at Deshler, OH
A single ex-Conrail (now renumbered and repainted in full CSX paint) Dash 8-40CW is enough power for a lengthy train of autoracks joining the southbound ex-B&O line at Deshler, OH on October 21st, 2000. Note the tower still standing. In recent years this location has been become a railfan park with its own website http://members.aol.com/deshlerrailfan Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

CSXDETEC.WAV, David E. Safdy
CSX Hotbox Detector at Gravelton, IN, in 1991.
Mono, 8 Bit, 22 KHz, 10.15 seconds. Recording of the CSX hotbox detector in Gravelton, Indiana, at MP 168.8 on the former B&O line to Chicago. The recording was made in November, 1991. Gravelton is 168.8 miles west of Willard, Ohio. Orignal upload date (in ZIP format): 13-Aug-95.

CSXHRL.JPG, Don Howe
CSX Hi-rail in North Carolina
A CSX Chevrolet hi-rail inspecting track on the former Seaboard System through Cherryville, North Carolina. Don Howe Digital Photo.

CSXMEET.JPG, John Reay
CSX meet at Fostoria, OH, diamond
Two CSX freights meet at track speed almost on top of the NS diamond at Fostoria, OH, on October 21st, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

DB-BR103.TXT, Gregor Schaab
German Lokomotiv Type 103
List of all Lokomotive Type 103 of the German Railroad.

DB-BR120.TXT, Gregor Schaab
German Lokomotive Type 120
List of all German Railroad Lokomotive Type 120

DBL_HEAD.TXT, John L Stein
Double heading locomotives
A forum discussion snippet regarding the double-heading of locomotives.

DCTRIPRPT.TXT, David Warner (Pentrex)
DC Warner's "Circling Wyoming & Nebraska" Report
This report describes DC Warner's railfan activities during a three-week vacaction taken in July, 1994. His intinerary was Denver-Omaha-Ogallala- Rapid City-Gillette-Yellowstone National Park-Green River-Dinosaur National Park-Craig-Denver. This report is a trackside observation, not an historical thesis on the history of the lines. Lots of action on the UP, BN, and even some on the SP on the Craig Branch. An excellent trip and an entertaining report.

DEEX.TXT, Peter G. Chase
Rules for Rotary Coupler Use on Conrail's DEEX
From Conrail Employee Timetable. Equipment restrictions for handling Detroit Edison Unit Train equipped with cars with rotary couplers. Description of cars and proper coupling order and arrangements.

DEFINE.TXT, Peter G. Chase
Railroad Definitions
Railroad terms and definitions gleaned from various rule books as well as Usenet rec.railroad. Compiled by Paul Veltman (Address )INTERNET:veltman@netcom.com). Crossposted from Usenet rec.railroad. Definitions from "A to Y" (Absolute Block, Yard Limits, etc.).

DETEC4.WAV, Scott L. McKeown
SP Detector MP 424.4 on Coast Line
Mono, 11Khz, 8-bit, 16.24 seconds. Recording on the detector on the SP Coast line just West of Moorpark, California.

DETECTOR.WAV, David E. Safdy
Detector at Goshen, Indiana
Mono, 8 Bit, 22 KHz, 6.94 seconds. Here is a wave file of the old Conrail Goshen, Indiana dragging equipment detector on the former New York Central line from Chicago to New York. This detector does not exist now and was taken down about 5 years ago. This was recorded in 1986.

DFSLN.TXT, Dave Woodward
The L&N and De Funiak Springs, Florida
A monograph on the contribution of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to the development of De Funiak Springs, Florida, and its cultural heritage.

DH-SYM.TXT, Mark Fischer
Delaware & Hudson Train Symbols
A list showing the origin, destination, and consist for trains on the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. Connecting railroads are also listed.

DIARY_1.TXT, John L Stein
MTM Diary, Parts 1 to 17
An anthology of posts describing the activities of an active member of the Minnesota Transportation Museum, running diesel and steam locomotives in freight and passenger service.

DINEBUNK.JPG, Bob Krieger
Rotary Snowplow Diner bunk
UP's diner bunk assigned to the rotary snowplow train.

DLW.TXT, Gordon Lattey
Growing Up on the DL&W Boonton Line
Text of "Growing Up on the DL&W Boonton Line", an article that I wrote for the Empire & Eastern "Consist." This text is slightly expanded from the original.

DOUBLE.WAV, T.A. Atkinson
Southern 4501 and U.S. Army 610 Doubleheader
Stereo, 16 Bit, 44 KHz, 14.0 Seconds. The Oct. 5, 1996 TVRM doubleheader at night. This is a really nice file. It includes both engines wailing in the cool Tennessee night air.

DUPONTTR.JPG, Bob Krieger
Hazmat Training in Cheyenne
May 4, 2000 found a training sesson being conducted in Cheyenne yard for many fire and police personnel.

EMDSND00.WAV, Howard P. Wise
EMD engine starting sound
Mono, 16-bits, 22KHz, 15.02 seconds Sound of Oakland Terminal Railway GP7 # 97 starting. Recorded with mike inside electrical cabinet to pick up starting contactors. Engine coming up to speed and main generator whine.

EPIC1.JPG, Ian Clasper
Epic Container Car - A end
Epic Container Car photographed at Altoona PA in April 1997. Part of a block of Epic cars heading West Can any one help me identify these car, what they carry and how to model them in HO.

EPIC2.JPG, Ian Clasper
Epic Container Car - B End
Epic Container Car photographed at Altoona PA in April 1997. Part of a block of Epic cars heading West Can any one help me identify these car, what they carry and how to model them in HO.

EPIC3.JPG, Ian Clasper
Epic Container Cars - block of cars
Epic Container Car photographed at Altoona PA in April 1997. Part of a block of Epic cars heading West Can any one help me identify these car, what they carry and how to model them in HO.

EVOLVESTA.TXT, R. L. Crump (SFMO)
Santa Fe Typical Station Track Design
Discussion of the evolution of a typical station track layout as it often in general terms happened as a railroad pioneered new territory. This is another part of my hand outs for the clinic that I am scheduled to present in Chicago July 13 - 15 at the Santa Fe modelers convention on track work and track layout design. The discusion is based on my experince working in the record and map and standards section of the Santa Fe and Historical research.

FEC204.GIF, Wayne Eckert
FEC Train 204 at Deerffield Beach Florida.
With 409 on the point FEC train 204 pulls a load of pigs North through Deerfield Beach Florida. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FEC445.GIF, Wayne Eckert
Florida East Coast Railway 445 Centennial Loco
Shot in early 1996 FEC 445 sits idling at Ft Lauderdale Yard. 445 is one of four FEC locomotives painted in the Centennal scheme. These four units are ex-CSX units rebuilt with -3 electronics. At this time FEC has 6, -3 units 415 and 441 being the others. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FEC508.GIF, Wayne Eckert
On the FEC at New Smyrna Beach
Running North through the afternoon fog at New Smyrna Beach this FEC train has 508 on the point with two GP40-2's and a elderly GP9r behind. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FEC965.GIF, Wayne Eckert
On the FEC in Wilton Manors Florida
FEC Train 965, with 413 on the point, waits on the East main while train 204 passes. In this shot is a unit train hauling 100 ton Trinity porch hoppers loaded with limestone from the pits in SW Miami, Dade County. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FECATC.TXT, Wayne Eckert
Description of the ATC system used on the FEC
A description of the ATC that is used by the Florida East Coast Railway by Jonathan Hollahan.

FECCAB.GIF, Wayne Eckert
A caboose on the FEC
A coboose is a sight not often seen on a railroad that pioneered the use of EOT's. Here the Lauderdale switcher train 965 is pulling one toward Sunrise Blvd in Ft Lauderdale. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FECCROSS.WAV, Wayne Eckert
A FEC GP40-3 at a highway railgrade crossing
Mono, 8 bit, 11 KHz, 21.78 seconds. A FEC GP passing through Lauderdale yard. The engineer politely cooperated for this recording as if signalling for a grade crossing.

FECROS.TXT, Wayne Eckert
Florida East Coast RY Loco Roster Updated as 6/97
Florida East Coast locomotive roster. Much of this information was provided to me by John Sykes III and has been corrected and updated via many sources. I have verified the data on qutie a few of the 400 units against the builders plates on those units. Verified units are marked with the number (1).

FECTWINS.GIF, Wayne Eckert
FEC Power at Ft Lauderdale
Train 216 with 440 on the point awaits a crew, while in the siding 444 idles. Lauderdale yard is one of the few areas where a railfan can get close to the action. Copyright Wayne Eckert 1997.

FRAENG.TXT, Gary G. McClain (SPH&TS)
The FRA's new Locomotive Engineer Licensing Rule
FRA issues Locomotive Engineer Licensing Certification Rule. Includes requirements and penalties.

FREQ.TXT, Contributor Unknown
Railroad Frequency Guide - by frequency, 1987
Companion file to RAILRO.TXT, and it is also formatted for printing. This file is the same size as RAILROA.TXT, and contains the same information. This file is sorted, though, by frequency number so it can be used to cross-reference RAILRO.TXT.

FREQS.TXT, Contributor Unknown
AAR Radio Frequency Designations.
Listing of AAR radio frequency designations.

FRRC.TXT, Joe Farrell
New England Railfan Guides
Press release concerning Farrell RR Consulting's Railfan Guide Series.

FUEL.TXT, Wayne F. Vlasak
Diesel Locomotive Fuel Consumption Table
Listing of many diesel locomotives and the amount of fuel they consume per hour in each throttle notch.

GAUGE.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
International Track Gauge Guide
All current railroad gauges in the world. Segregated by Continent and Nation, and all of the railroad gauges which have seen use in the past, but which have been abandoned.

GEROS.TXT, Contributor Unknown
General Electric Dash 8 Roster (by purchaser)
Listing of General Electric Dash 8 style locomotives in use/ordered by many railroads in North America.

GTDETECT.WAV, David E. Safdy
Grand Trunk Hotbox detector c/w whistle
Mono, 8 bit, 8KHz, 16.46 seconds A recording of the Grand Trunk hotbox detector near Edwardsburg, Michigan at MP 119.2. In the background you will hear the fading whistle of the daily westbound local GT train, who this detector message is for. Recorded on January 26, 1990 by David E. Safdy.

GTI-RR.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Guilford's Worcester Mainline Track Summary
This file contains some info on Guilfords Worcester mainline that runs from Worcester to Ayer, MA. It contains yard limits, mile marker locations, location of switches, sideings with capacities and some other stuff. It was up to date as of 7-15-90.

GUESS_1.WAV, Dave Leland
Guess This Sound!
Mono, 16-bit, 22KHz, 11.42 seconds Recorded near Bakersfield, CA, June 1995.

HACKRIV1.JPG, John Lauterbach
Pacific on a Hackensack River bridge
A Pacific is pulling a passenger train across one of the bridges on the Hackensack River in New Jersey. Picture was taken around 1948 by Elsie Lauterbach.

HACKRIV2.JPG, John Lauterbach
Passenger train crossing a Hackensack River bridge
A steam locomotive is pulling a passenger train across a swing bridge on the Hackensack River in New Jersey. This picture was taken around 1948 by Elsie Lauterbach.

HACKRIV3.JPG, John Lauterbach
Local freight on a Hackensack River bridge
A local freight is crossing one of the bridges over the lower Hackensack River. This picture was taken around 1948 by Elsie Lauterbach.

HARRIM.TXT, David Crammer (RC)
Article on Union Pacific's Harriman Dispatch Center
Details of the operation of Union Pacific's Harriman Dispatch Center and how it interacts with the Locust Street Tower in North Little Rock. This article was published in the January/February; Volume 22, Number 1 issue of Rail Classics.

HBALT131.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train Consist for February 1, 1996, Runaway.
Consist for the H BALT1 31 train, dated February 1, 1996. This is a train that ran away on Cajon Pass later that morning, derailed all 4 units and all of the cars shown in the consist report. So here you get to see what was all in them cars.

HBAWT429.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for BNSF Harbor Train
Train consist for BNSF's Harbor Train (H BAWT4), dated August 29, 1996.

HEISLE.TXT, Tom Baden
Heisler Locomotive Purchasers Listed by State
Listing by state of Narrow Gauge railroads that bought Heisler geared locomotives. This data was extracted from the book "The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941" Published by Benjamin F. G. Kline. The book lists all Heisler sales and I pulled out the sales to railroads in the US that bought Narrow Gauge Locomotives.

HIGHBALL.WAV, David E. Safdy
Radio - Highball at Elkhart, Indiana
Mono, 8 Bit, 11 KHz, 24.19 seconds. Radio exchange between Conrail HART Tower in Elkhart, IN and Amtrak #48 (Lake Shore Limited) on March 1, 1986. First you'll hear the conductor say they are ready to go. My friend Vince (now retired) was the engineer on #48 this evening and he asks HART for the signal to leave the Elkhart Depot. The gates go down and Vince blows the whistle for a highball. HART Tower is closed and today the tracks around the Elkhart Depot are controlled by the Chicago East and Toledo West dispatchers.

HOBART.TXT, David Crammer (RC)
Article on Hobart Tower
Since 1926 Hobart Tower has guarded the tracks were Union Pacific's San Pedro Branch crosses Santa Fe's main line. This article appeared in the May/June 1993 Issue of Rail Classics.

HOBO_FAQ.TXT, Erich S. Houchens
FAQ from the Internet about Hobos (1994).
Here is the "Train Hopping FAQ" that is posted to the Internet rec.railroad whenever someone brings up the subject of hoboing or hopping freights. I have deleted some parts of theh Internet email routing BS from the headers, but left all the names and addresses of the originating parties from the original message.

HOOSAC.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Boston & Maine's Hoosac Tunnel
Facts about Boston & Maine's Hoosac Tunnel located in the western part of Massachusetts. The tunnel is now owned by Guilford Transportation Industries.

HORSESHOE.MPG, Jim Mumford
View From The Ledge (Mail 3 in nothing less than Run 8)
24.29 seconds, MPEG1 video, 352 x 240, 24-bit color @ 30 frames/sec. Layer 2 audio, 44.1 KHz, 16-bit joint-stereo. Access to the elevated vantage point known as the "Ledge" on the west side of Horseshoe Curve isn't exactly easy, with a lengthy hike along a rattlesnake prone fireroad to avoid trespassing on railroad property. The view from this location speaks for its self provided you and your film can get back out. Video by Jim Mumford, Run 8 Video Productions, copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

HR2369.TXT, Robert W. Craven
Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1997
A bill to prohibit scanning receivers capable of receiving transmissions in the frequencies allocated to any commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332(d), and other uses. Also to outlaw unauthorized interception or publication of communications. Downloaded from www.thomas.loc.gov on Oct 30, 1997.

HR616.MOV, John Reay
Quicktime movie of smoky Bombardier HR616
9.73 seconds, 240 x 180, 15fps, 8-bit stereo sound. A Bombardier HR616 generates a smoke display as the second unit of and eastbound CN intermodal at Newtonville, ON. The HR616 was Bombardier's last attempt to resurrect the moribund MLW locomotive business. This video was shot in 1993, and the last couple of examples of this power lasted on CN until early 1998. Video and Quicktime transfer by John Reay, all rights reserved, copyright 1993.

INTERMOD.TXT, David Crammer (RC)
Santa Fe's Hobart Yard
Article on Santa Fe's Hobart Yard in Los Angeles detailing the strategies used to get containers and trailers in and out of the yard. Article appeared in the Sept/October 1995 issue of Rail Classics.

IOCR.TXT, Peter G. Chase
IOCR Trip Report and History of the Line
A report on the Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (OARP) Summer Meeting and Train Trip on the Indiana and Ohio Central (IOCR) Springfield Cluster lines, as well some history of the lines, and information concerning present day operations. The trip was on August 6, 1994 from Springfield, OH along the branch toward Mechanicsville and on the mainline to Bellefontaine near the connection with the Conrail Cleveland to Indianapolis line.

IRON1.RM, Jim Mumford
Iron Highway at Newtonville Ontario
240 x 180 x 24bit, Real Video Clip, 20+ seconds, 15 frames per second. Video clip of St. Lawrence and Hudson's Iron Highway pig train eastbound, enroute from Toronto to Montreal, captured on Mar.28, 1999 at Newtonville Ontario, Canada. These trains operate (6) days a week, Sunday through Friday, with (2) in each direction, symboled 121 through 124. Video by Run 8 Productions Copyright 1999, All rights reserved.

JACSTM.TXT, John A. Craft
Selection of Eastern US Steam Trip Schedules
Selection of scheduled and tentative dates of steam movements in the USA during 1993.

JETBLOW.JPG, John Reay
CSX Jet Snow Blower
A CSX jet snow blower is seen on a shop track at Ashtabula, OH (former Conrail Lakeshore Line) on October 19th, 2000. Photo and scan by John Reay, copyright 2000, all rights reserved.

KCSROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Kansas City Southern engine roster
Engine roster for the Kansas City Southern.

KCSNOTROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Notes for the Kansas City Southern engine roster
Notes for the Kansas City Southern engine roster (KSCROS.TXT).

KFALLS.WAV, Daniel F. Morris
Amtrak Genesis at Klamath Falls, Oregon
Stereo, 16-Bit, 22Khz, 16.25 seconds. Northbound Coast Starlight at Klamath Falls, Oregon with 2 Genesis engines on the headend. 9-8-95. From the files of South Shore Communications.

KINGMAN.AVI, John Reay
ATSF freight in Kingman Canyon
280 x 210 x 24-bit, 15fps, mono, IR32 codec A Santa Fe manifest freight is seen descending through Kingman Canyon, AZ, on June 11th, 1992. The train's dynamic brakes can be clearly heard as the four locomotives are panned as they cross a small bridge in the canyon. Original video and AVI capture by John Reay, copyright 1992,1997, all rights reserved.

KKB190.GIF, Keith Buckley
MP Hopper Train Passing Pueblo Junction
Four SD-40-2s lead a MP hopper train through Pueblo Junction and interchange with DRGW. Photo taken 1983 by KK Buckley.

L_NECB.JPG, Jeff Jordan
A Preserved L&NE Caboose
A nice example of a preserved caboose lettered for the L&NE Railroad. Jeff Jordan photo, scanned by Don Howe.

LATHE.JPG, Mark Ray (TVRM)
Quartering Machine and Journal Lathe
Here is an overhead view looking towards the completed Quartering Machine and Journal Lathe. The place still looks like a construction site we are still rebuilding the Wheel Lathe. Photo by Steve Freer.

LAWS.GIF, John Feagans
Gallows turntable on SP narrow gauge at Laws, CA
This turntable was used by the Southern Pacific narrow gauge at Laws, California. Photograph and scan copyright 1994 by John Feagans.

LBA16118.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Train consist for BNSF Cadiz Turn
BNSF's Cadiz Turn, dated May 18, 1996. This particular train was enroute to the Arizona & California RR interchange in Cadiz, California.

LEADVL.JPG, Riley O'Connor
Leadville Colorado Station
Leadville Colorado station of the Colorado & Southern (Burlington). Photot taken September 15, 1999.

LESLIE.TXT, Wayne Eckert
LESLIE Whistle Information
Data on LESLIE whistles.

LMX_8592.JPG, Keith Buckley
LMX 8592 on a MNTWKCK at Waldron MO
LMX unit #8592 leads BNSF train MNTWKCK at Waldron, MO. Photo by KK Buckley

LNG.TXT, Carl M. Lathrop
A Discussion of Liquified Natural Gas as a Fuel
This file contains a discussion of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) as a locomotive fuel. It originally appeared in the May 11, 1994 issue of FLIMSIES.

LNGP40.TXT, Ed Warren (FRRS)
WP GP40s. A Guide
Article from Issue 4 of the Feather River Rail Society's magazine "The W.P. HEADLITE". A guide to Western Pacific GP40s by Larry Hanlon.

LOCINSP.GIF, Don Howe
NS Locomotive Inspection Report
A scanned image of a Norfolk Southern Locomotive Inspection Report.

LOOP.TXT, John McGriff (Flimsies)
Comments on Railfanning on the Tehachapi Loop
Comments on a recent visit to Tehachapi Loop, with a couple of good photo spots.

LOSTLG.TXT, Peter G. Chase
The Lost Language of Morse Shorthand Dispatching
"A LOST LANGUAGE" by Leroy Palmer. An article appearing in the June, 1940, issue of "Railroad Magazine", pages 89-92. "As months and years drift by, the number of us old-tile telegraphers in rail service who know the train wire language is dwindling... On practically all the main-line dispatching circuits the telephone has displaced the telegraph. Now and then you'll run across a mellow old boomer who sighs for the snappy Morse dialogue on the dispatcher's wire that is fast becoming a lost language." Cozy insight from the past.

LVA03106.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Work orders for BNSF's Corcoran Turn
Work orders/train consist for BNSF's Corcoran Turn, which runs from Bakersfield to Fresno CA.

LWB41110.TXT, Chris Butts (Flimsies!)
Work orders for ATSF Escondido Local
Train consist/work orders for ATSF's Escondido Local out of Fallbrook Jct., CA, date unknown.

MANCE.AVI, John Reay
CSX Intermodal R-135 at Mance, PA
17.934 seconds, 240 x 180 x 24-bits, 15fps, mono sound. Hot CSX intermodal train R-135 works upgrade at Mance, PA, approaching the summit at Sand Patch in this May 1993 video capture. Video shot and captured by John Reay, copyright 1993, 1996, all rights reserved.

MASTER.JPG, Riley O'Connor
The Master at Work
The Master (Riley O'Connor) at work. If you want the truth, just ask the Master's wife. She'll be glad to give the the unvarnished word on what it is like to live with a legend. Seriously, this is at Raton Pass, September 14, 1999.

MBTAROS.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
MBTA engine roster
Engine roster of Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.

MCRR-1.WAV, Ken Houghton (HRI)
Mass Central CF-7 Blowing Horn, 1994.
Stereo, 16 Bit, 11 KHz, 16.85 seconds. Sount of the Mass Central CF-7 (ex-ATSF #2334) blowing it's horn at a grade crossing (long-short-long). As it passes you can hear the bell ringing. The horn is a single trumpet (blat or cow horn, as some call it.)

MEC-CO.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Listing of RR's that made up the Maine Central RR
The names of the railroads that made up the Maine Central Railroad along with the year they were chartered and their location and number of miles built.

MEC-RR.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Short History of the Maine Central Railroad
A short history of the Maine Central Railroad that was written in 1976 and updated in 1979 by Bradley L. Peters, who was the Vice President of the RR at that time.

MEC.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Maine Central Railroad Chronology - 1832 to 1990
Maine Central Railroad chronology of events from 1832 through 1990

MEC451.GIF, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Maine Central 451 & 288 on the Boston & Maine.
Maine Central C424M #451 (Ex-D&H 451) and Maine Central U23B #288 (Ex-D&H 2309) lead train BADH (Bangor, ME to Delaware & Hudson) westbound through Boston & Maine's Fitchburg, MA yard on June 8, 1994. Both units are painted in Guilford colors of gray and orange. Photo & Scan By: Ken Houghton, Houghton's RailImages, Copyright 1994.

MERGER.TXT, Peter G. Chase
The Family Tree of North American Railroads
Compiled chart of major North American railroad mergers, takeovers, and controls. Most are since 1900, but exceptions may occur. Railroad names represent the railroad handling part of the corporate entity, if different. By major, I am limiting the chart to Class I, former Class I, or major Regional lines. This chart represents only the "top" of the chart. Many roads had predecessors too numerous to include here.

MGA.TXT, Ken Houghton (NBRS)
Updated Timetable for Monongahela Rwy 2/14/93
UPDATED Timetable for the Monongahela Railway. This file lists the Block Limit Stations, Station Number, Mile Posts, and Capacity of Sidings. It Covers the Eastern Division, Interchange with CSXT (Rivesville), W. Brownsville Branch, Ten Mile Run Branch, Waynesburg Southern Branch and it has now been updated to include the Manor Branch and the Miracle Run Branch.

MILW1.JPG, Michael L. Keyes
Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel 1997
East Portal of the Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel. Milwaukee Road's High Line, completed in 1915 and electrified in 1926. Bankrupt in 1980, BN purchased the line and removed all the tracks in 1981. If you hike from the helper yard (Hyak) to the tunnel you can almost see the box cabs and the Little Joe's running through it.

MNA645.JPG, Jim Bissell
Missouri & Northern Arkan