The mums
Mar 1, 2016

The mums

A railfan went to Eureka, Calif., to see SD9s, but it’s the flowers at a memorial that made an impression.…

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Catching the Gulf Wind
Dec 1, 2015

Catching the Gulf Wind

The sight of an approaching Seaboard E7 signaled adventure: a boy’s first train ride.  Wiley M. Bryan I don’t know…

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Sad Sam
Oct 6, 2015

Sad Sam

SP Coast Division train 90, the San Francisco–Los Angeles mail train known as “Sad Sam,” passes through the Chatsworth rocks…

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Get well soon
May 5, 2015

Get well soon

Southern SD45 3134 leaves a pall of smoke over the depot area at Salisbury, N.C., July 17, 1977. Mike Small…

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To Saigon via Summit
Mar 2, 2015

To Saigon via Summit

A Santa Fe RSD15, SD24, and two SD45s curve toward Summit with an eastbound freight on November 14, 1970.  Jay…

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One moment sooner!
Feb 3, 2015

One moment sooner!

Rare CPA-24-5 4500 (partially hidden by a signal box) and an F3B lead NYC’s James Whitcomb Riley north at Illinois…

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