TRAINS CAN KILL.... to make motorists more aware of the dangers of arguing with a train, Transnet Freight Rail has erected large billboards at certain level crossings along the secondary main line... (more)

Despite the fact that the Santa Fe was the first of the "Super Seven" to go, its relatively common to find power still painted for the railroad all over Southern California, albeit relegated to lo... (more)

The distinct wheel of an Amfleet II car has an interesting pattern of snow and ice. My theory is that the heat caused during braking melted snow into a spoke-like array of icicles.

VIA 73 accelerating up to track speed (90 MPH) on the VIA Chatham Sub briefly after its station stop in Chatham. This train surprised me as I was sitting in my car to keep warm on this freezing co... (more)

580 creeps down Clarence Street towards Ingenia with 7 hoppers in tow. This is a regular Wednesday occurance, and pedestrians treat it as such.

Mixed freight train coming from Bulgaria running in direction of Nis. This line only sees one passenger train pair during the night. I think there are on average 5 freight train pairs during the d... (more)

with passenger train number 19 Beijing - Moscow

New station, new train, what is there not to like about passenger railroad service in northern Sweden? SJ 580 from Stockholm to Umeå Central glides into the ultra modern Umeå Östra Station at ... (more)

A half an hour late, SJ 580 from Stockholm C to Umeå C arrives at 23:15 on track #3. Regular high-speed passenger service direct from Umeå to Stockholm began four days prior on Sunday, December... (more)

Two new commuting units RABe 511 103 and 105 as light running on their way back to Lausanne in the Lavaux vineyards.

Eastbound Canadian National intermodal train No. 112, led by lone SD70M-2 No. 8852, crosses the Thompson River west of Savona, (east of Walhachin), British Columbia, on July 22, 2011. Note the nea... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 28 on a grade of about 48 % in the "Eselwand" (donkey wall) on the way up to Pilatus Kulm. The Pilatus Railway is the world's steepest cogwheel railway with the... (more)

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An eastbound Chicago and North Western freight going through Sussex, Wisconsin, on May 24, 1986, had a car of lumber on fire. They stopped and cut the car from both parts of the... (more)