July 14, 2022

Erik’s Rail Photos – Volume Two!

On February 19th of this year, this photo carries the caption: “It was a good day for a 3.7-mile walk.” These are…

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January 13, 2022

Railroad History: Shiny or Rusty Rails?

What better way to introduce a series of railroad photos than to get your attention with this marvelous picture of the fireworks…

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Triple-Header D&RGW
September 10, 2020

Erik’s Rail Photo Album!

For years my longtime friend, Erik Lindgren, who lives in Arvada, Colordo … has been roaming the Mountain West with his camera…

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Diesel - Alco H-H
April 9, 2020

Diesel Locomotives … the early years!

This is one of the earliest “diesel” locomotives to go into regular production and was first offered way back in 1931 by…

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Promontory Great Race Logo
May 5, 2019

Golden Spike!

On what is being called the Golden Spike celebration, a week from now — on Friday, May 10th … rail historians and…

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