Santa Fe's combined "Super Chief"/"El Capitan" readies to leave Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal in March, 1971. Drew Jacksich photo. american-rails.com/super.html

Amtrak's "Reno Fun Train" readies to depart west from Reno, Nevada in March, 1976. Drew Jacksich photo. american-rails.com/reno.html

To celebrate General Motors/Electro-Motive's 50 years of building locomotives, Chessie System/Baltimore & Ohio GP40-2 #4164 was adorned in a solid gold livery and given a special number, GM50. The locomotive is seen here at Barr Yard in Riverdale, Illinois during July of 1984.

A former Union Pacific E9A, looking a bit ragged, readies to depart Oakland's 16th Street Station with Amtrak's Train #6, the eastbound "San Francisco Zephyr" in September, 1973. Drew Jacksich photo. american-rails.com/sfz.html

Seaboard Air Line E7A #3030 stops in Raleigh during the overnight hours with train #17, the "Tidewater," on August 1, 1966. Warren Calloway photo. american-rails.com/tidewater.html

Santa Fe publicity photo of just-delivered FP45 #100, the very first unit to receive Electro-Motive's new "cowl" carbody design which replaced the classic "Bulldog Nose" look, at the shops in Argentine, Kansas during December, 1967. american-rails.com/34036.html

Atlantic Coast Line 4-8-4 #1810 (R-1), one of twelve "1800s" the railroad acquired from Baldwin in 1938. american-rails.com/acl.html

New Haven 4-8-2 #3557 (R-3) is seen here between assignments at Southampton Street in Boston on March 6, 1948. Lawson Hill photo. These Mountains were built by Alco in 1927 and carried an interesting three-cylinder design while the Elesco feedwater heater on the smokebox gave

Western Pacific's "California Zephyr" exits Tunnel #3 on California's Altamont Pass during February of 1970. Drew Jacksich photo. american-rails.com/cz.html

The late-era Santa Fe in March, 1991. Warren Calloway photo. american-rails.com/836061.html

Union Pacific E9A #951 leads the "Preamble Express" through Raleigh, North Carolina in October of 1974. Warren Calloway photo. american-rails.com/preamble.html

Erie Lackawanna SDP45 #3638, wearing its Bicentennial livery, is seen here at Hornell, New York on October 28, 1975. Richard Allen photo. american-rails.com/bicentennial.h…

Happy Independence Day! Norfolk & Western SD45 #1776 wearing its Bicentennial livery in Roanoke, Virginia circa 1974. american-rails.com/bicentennial.h…

A pair of Delaware & Hudson's big C628's at Binghamton, New York during May of 1972. Warren Calloway photo. american-rails.com/628.html

Southern Pacific 4-8-4 #4449 with the "American Freedom Train" heading southbound at Mott, California during November of 1975. Drew Jacksich photo. american-rails.com/4449.html

Grand Trunk Western GP38 #1776, wearing its Bicentennial livery, leads the annual "Santa Claus Special" at Royal Oak, Michigan on December 13, 1975. Dennis Smolinski photo. american-rails.com/gtw.html

A Lima builder's photo featuring Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1222 (N-1), circa 1941. american-rails.com/pm.html

Wabash E8A #1006 is just out of St. Louis with train #24, the eastbound/northbound "Blue Bird," at Granite City, Illinois on the morning of June 22, 1957. american-rails.com/2421.html

A Chicago & North Western publicity photo from the late 1940's featuring 4-6-2 #1617, power for the "Minnesota '400'." american-rails.com/cnw.html