Sorry, but I have decided to stop offering art for sale. The cost of having a single card or a small run of cards professionally printed is more than I would want to sell them for. 

I could take shortcuts and produce cheaply printed cards, but I would not have any pride in selling them.

Click on the underlined links to see a large size specimen image of each piece.

F7 No. 307

Most commonly seen pulling sleek passenger trains from the late 1940's through the early 1970's, EMD's F series diesel locomotives also pulled their share of freight duty across America. Click here for more info.

SD40-2 No. 5201

Manufactured by Electro Motive Division of General Motors, the six-axle SD40-2 locomotive was one of the most popular diesels ever produced.  Click here for more info.

Caboose No. 999326

Also known as Waycars in Santa Fe parlance, the caboose was the conductor's office back in the day, but cabooses have all but disappeared from America's rail scene in the past twenty years. Click here for more info.

Southern Pacific:

4-6-0 No. 2001

Ten wheelers such as this number 2001 were once the mainstay of locomotive power in the western United States and helped develop the West.  Click here for more info.

GS4 Daylight No. 4449

Probably the most well-known American steam locomotive ever, Southern Pacific's Daylight number 4449 pulled the American Freedom Train during its cross country tour back in 1975-76 before being repainted into its original orange, black and silver livery.  Click here for more info.

4-10-2 No. 5000

Southern Pacific, with its miles of mountain trackage in the western United States, needed plenty of power.  The SP-1 "Southern Pacific Class" 4-10-2 delivered that power with three cylinders instead of the more common two.  Click here for more info.

Cab-Forward Mallet No. 4200

Probably one of the most distinctive and well-known Southern Pacific steam locomotives was the Cab-Forward.  The locomotives were designed this way so that crews would better weather the long tunnels in Western mountains. Click here for more info.

Baldwin 4-6-0 No. 2535

This ten wheeler worked on SP's lines since its delivery in October of 1912.  She also pulled passenger trains on the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad. She was retired in January, 1957, but that was not the last the world saw of her.  Click here for more info.

SD9e  No. 4407 (first edition, heavy lines)

The 4407 was built in March, 1955 and delivered to SP as SD9 5409.  Like most SP SD9's, she was sold to, and rebuilt by, Southern Pacific Equipment Company into an SD9e during the 1970's. Click here for more info.

SD9e No. 4407 (revised edition, finer lines)

The 4407 was still on the SP roster on their last day of operation as Southern Pacific, September 11th 1996.  She was retired by Union Pacific on January 1, 1997 along with 171 other former SP locomotives of various types. Click here for more info.

Black Widow F7 A Cab Unit #6370

Southern Pacific F7A cab unit number 6370 is the subject of this drawing, shown in SP's "Black Widow" color scheme. Click here for more info.

U25B No. 3100 and caboose

Southern Pacific was the first railroad to own General Electric 2500 h.p. U25B locomotives, purchasing 68 units. The 3100 was built in 1963.  Her original road number was 7508, and she was later renumbered 6800.  Click here for more info.

Bay Window Caboose No. 1370

This caboose type is representative of SP's Class C-30-6, with 50 units built by Southern Pacific in 1951.  Click here for more info.

Union Pacific caboose No. 25633

I photographed this caboose in Riverside, California in January, 1984, when it was assigned to the Pool fleet (as signified by the "P" on the ends of the cupola). Click here for more info.

McCloud River Railroad caboose

This 25-foot wooden caboose was originally owned by the Great Northern Railroad and was used in road service until the early 1960's. Click here for more info.

Mikado

The 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, commonly referred to as the "Mikado" type, was offered by several builders including Alco, Baldwin, Lima and others.  Click here for more info.

Wichita Tillman & Jackson GP7 No. 4370

Built in November of 1951, the 4370 was originally SLSF 605.  It later became CNW 605 and PNC 4370.  At some point in its life, it had its front hood lowered.  Click here for more info.

GE 44 Ton switcher

General Electric's light duty switcher, found in shipyards, industrial yards and railroad yards throughout the world.  Click here for more info.

Alco S4 switcher

American Locomotive Works (Alco)'s S4 diesel switcher was also very popular among railroads and industries of all sizes. Click here for more info.

Fairbanks-Morse switcher

Built by Fairbanks-Morse in June of 1947, first sold to Union Pacific in October of the same year, this switcher was powered by a 2,000 horsepower vertically-opposed piston diesel prime mover.  U.P. retired it in 1962 and it was sold to the Southwestern Portland Cement Company.  Click here for more info.

G.E. 45 ton military switcher

General Electric built many 45 ton switchers that were purchased by industrial railroads and the U.S. military.  These owners were exempt from federal and union regulations which required two-person crews on any locomotive exceeding 44 ton capacity. Click here for more info.

MRS-1 Military Road Switcher

Featuring adjustable-gauge trucks and a low profile hood/cab, these locomotives were built for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps to the military's specifications by ALCO/GE and EMD during the Korean War in the 1950's.  Click here for more info.

Interurban combine

In the days long before "light rail," the transportation needs of many U.S. cities were served by interurban lines.  These electric railways were in many cases the precursor to modern public transit buses.  Click here for more info.

Steeplecab electric motor

Electric railways hauled a lot of commuters to and from work during the day, but at night many of their rail lines became the city's freight arteries.  Electric locomotives, such as this "steeple cab," were called "motors" (sometimes commonly known as "juice jacks").  They picked up and delivered freight cars to businesses and industries within the city.  Click here for more info.

Urban Cityscape - elevated 

Could be New York, could be Chicago... you decide. A commuter train clatters over elevated track while early morning dawns in the city.  Click here for more info.