For my last shot of the chase. I was able to catch the Big Boy on the eastern out skirts of Elko. In the nice evening light.

After catching this train once before, that was running right in front of the Big Boy. I planned my next shot to try and catch both trains again. In my opinion this was a pretty darn cool train al... (more)

Western Pacific 2-8-2 311 leads 45 cars west bound at Elko Nevada on July 29th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A westbound manifest streaks past the DPU of an eastbound manifest on a pleasant evening.

The city of Elko was born a railroad town. The Central Pacific and Western Pacific both laid tracks through the heart of downtown, but in the 1980s the tracks were moved outside of town. Luckily a... (more)

A manifest freight races across the high desert toward the setting sun.

Western Pacific GP20 switching in the Elko, Nevada yard. Scanned from a color print

Western Pacific GP9 727 has been preserved as a monument in downtown Elko, Nevada.

An eastbound manifest freight train snakes along the Humboldt River.

A westbound doublestack is rolling through Palisade Canyon on a beautiful afternoon.

For a number of years, a Western Pacific GP9 and caboose have been on display in the Elko Railroad Park. Located at 7th and Railroad Streets, the right of way once hosted the Southern Pacific main... (more)

Hell bent to "get out of Dodge" at dusk, four Western Pacific GE's and an EMD unit smoke it up eastbound through downtown Elko, Nevada en route Salt Lake City on April 18, 1980. Fortunately the t... (more)

A pair of EMDs pull a Stockton bound ore train in to Elko yard.

Union Pacific 844 steams across the desert into Elko, Nevada.

Sorry, Nevada but by this time everything along I-80 looked alike. I love the non-standard hood and very non-standard headlight. I'd like to have heard that buying decision being make. Anyone wh... (more)