Passengers relax aboard the NYC "Hickory Creek" while the crew has a discussion alongside E8 4083 during a photo shoot hosted by the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey. 40... (more)

Steam To Schuylkill Haven. On its first passenger runs over the former Reading Railroad Pottsville Branch since being restored, Reading & Northern T-1 2102 (4-8-4) made 3 round trips from S... (more)

First Time for Cab Diesels? The ACWR does a railfan-friendly movement of its passenger cars, moving for the first time beyond Star to Charlotte. The train is led by its beautiful (to most,... (more)

Back when F's ruled the route.

#6304 got all the limelight while #6311 remained sidelined while on the Washington & Idaho Railway. Looking more like it should have an IC "Death Star", it matched a business car on the... (more)

When it was the Inland Empire Railway Museum @ Spokane International Fairgrounds, now relocated west to Reardan as Inland NW Rail Museum.

One of those days when it all came together. First off, yes, it's "THE" Logger, not simply "Logger"....running from Bennett Sawmill in Harvard to Palouse. Turned out to be the least expensive priv... (more)

The Conway Scenic Railroad Mountaineer is seen climbing Crawford Notch, approaching the Gateway, and the end of the climb. The Boston & Maine F7A 4268 was recently restored at the Conway shops and... (more)

The AAPRCO excursion train, lead by Metra's C&NW heritage unit, is paced by IRM's C&NW 411 and the bilevel set as they cross Seemann Road.

AAPRCO held their annual convention in Chicago this year, one of the excursions was a trip to IRM. Here the excursion train, lead by Metra's C&NW heritage unit, is paced by IRM's C&NW 411 and the ... (more)

Beautifully-restored Baltimore & Ohio EA 51 on display at the B&O Railroad Museum. The 1937-built EMD looks as good as the day it rolled off the assembly line at LaGrange, IL.

Waiting out the night
A Metro-North commuter train, led by EMD FL9 No. 2002 in New Haven colors, waits overnight at Danbury, Connecticut, on May 19, 1993.

Awaiting assignment, a real classic. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

BN-3 (EMD E9AM), SLGR 515 displayed at IC 4035 (EMD E8A), BN-1 (EMD F9A rebuilt) and MILW 118-C (EMD F7A) are all lined up in yard five, under the stars.

Another Reading Northern: After spending the morning observing 2102 put on a grand performance in the second-to-last of the year's "Rambles", it was bittersweet to find myself sta... (more)