Jeff Van Cleve's Class I stuff

C&EI 1407 was at Dolton Yard, shortly after the Mopac takeover.

CB&Q FT 113A had only a month left in service, traded in 5/64.

The eastbound "Wolverine" makes a station stop at Englewood, IL

NYC train #201 from Cincinnati arrives at Englewood station.

Pennsy's highest numbered GP30 waits for a signal at Englewood. She was later PRR/PC/CR 2199.

MILW 735 works the yard in Cedar Rapids.

This Milwaukee Road train was detouring over the Rock Island due to Mississippi River flooding.

SB freight on the NEC at Newark, DE

A pair of BLW RT624s head south cabin lite on the Delmarva branch.

A southbound on the Delmarva branch behind a pair of Sharks and a pair of BLW switchers.

A pair of Gs head north with tonnage.

The southbound "President" brakes for its station stop at Newark, DE.

CB&Q E7A at West Burlington

CB&Q 9123 is a Mid-West Locomotive Works 65-tonner. Built 10/34, scrapped 10/65

C&EI 218 was later Mopac 83, L&N 397, L&N 2239:2 and finally L&N 2377 before being scrapped.

CGW TR2A & B both carried road number 60. The TR2A was EMD serial 6880, would be renumbered C&NW 1034 in 7/74, traded into EMD 8/86 and scrapped at St. Louis Auto Shredders. The TR2B would become C&NW 1105 and had the same disposition.

CGW 116A was built in January, 1951, EMD serial 13559

US 30 bridge in background, C&NW mainline in foreground. Rails here are now UP and IC&E.

CGW F3A 107C, shown here at Hull Ave. Yard, would later be renumbered C&NW 203 in 1971, and traded into EMD 12/75

IC 1016 was later rebuilt to SW14 #1403.

One of a group of F9s UP sold to Rock Island in 1972

BN 5724 was ex-NP 3309.

At the engine servicing tracks in Denver.

One of the more obscure models rostered by the Santa Fe.

Empty coal train westbound at Plainview siding.

The Freedom Train headed south to Denver.

Ex-snowplow service power, returned to freight service 5/15/74

Third rail still in place.

Loaded coal train drops down through "Plain" siding and passes the photographer's 1971 Opel Kadett.

The WB RGZ climbs the Front Range at Tunnel #1 near Plainview.

Train #17, the WB RGZ, between tunnel #1 and Plain.

A Rio Grande eastbound freight exits Moffat Tunnel after a hailstorm

A Rio Grande westbound freight exits Tunnel #1 approaching Plain siding.

When the Joint Line still had jointed rail! Southbound near Larkspur.

Santa Fe RCE car #30 was rebuilt from F7B 313B in 12/69.

A GP30 and an SD39 team up on eastbound tonnage between Pueblo and La Junta near Fowler, CO. Both units survived long enough to get BNSF numbers, becoming BNSF 2439 and 6203, respectively.

WB Train #17 climbing toward Tunnel #1 and Plainview siding.

SB coal train on the joint line

Centennials westbound on Sherman Hill make an SD40 sandwich.

UP DD35A #70 was retired 9/79 and sold for scrap.

An "only on the UP" lash-up of DD35A, 2 GP30Bs and a DD35. UP 74 was retired 8/24/81 and sold for scrap.

UP 6909 was retired 6/25/84, traded in to EMD 8/86 and scrapped.

Rebuilt at Silvis in 10/76 and renumbered to Rock Island #4542.

Lead unit 4018 became SBD 6239, CSXT 2148, BPRR 2002. L&N 3029 was later SBD/CSXT 6825, HATX 520, currently leased to PSAP.

ABA Fs rest outside the enginhouse at Bensenville

Nne of the Rock Island's ex-P&LE NW2s sits outside the Rocket House (47th Street Shops).

A brand new locomotive with an ancient transfer caboosh

KCS 4304 was rebuilt from KCS SW7 1304 in 4/53 on EMD order #7505-1, was eventually sold for scrap to G. T. Cook in 4/86.

KCS and Milwaukee Road power congregates at the Joint Agency Yard (later Knoche Yard) in KCMO.