Sitting alongside the mains just west of the B&O Station lay new track sections of crossovers waiting to be installed. The stamp on the side indicates this section was prefabricated by Progress Ra... (more)

Out of service.

Arcade, NY 7/20/2012 - Sometimes the simplest details of the railroad provide for an insiring image. With no trains to watch and a dreary rain falling over this classic shortline in western New Yo... (more)

The morning fog accentuates the rough surface texture of rail.

Six degrees of Steelton A hexad of rails from the famous Bethlehem Steel rail mill in Steelton lay in unison off the CSX mainline in Notasulga at the railroad’s spare parts area as they aw... (more)

An up-close look at the results of rail burn at sunset

With the concept for this type of frog created in 1893, the spring rail frog has had numerous improvements to its design but the overall idea has remained the same; a continuous running surface fo... (more)

Rolling rails since 1901, the Japanese Yawata Works of Nippon Steel continues to manufacture rails to this day using the 1970’s French inspired “Universal Rolling” procedure which rolls the shape ... (more)

Patent Pending Invented by George R. Burkhardt in 1940, the Torsion Resistant rail was created to improve upon torsional rigidity at the head of the rail thus giving greater resistance to ... (more)

Southern Steel With the opening of its rail mill at the Ensley, Alabama steel works in 1902, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company would start the production of rail for the first ... (more)

Open Hearth While other rail producers used the Bessemer Process to create the steel in their rails, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company would become one of the first rail mills ... (more)

Broken metal... If you could walk the 150 miles of the Lac-Saint-Jean subdivision, you would probably find hundreds of broken knuckles. With heavy grades and sharp curves, a broken t... (more)

6:02 PM. As Amtrak patrons wait for the arrival of Amtrak train number 95, a southbound coal enters the yard. Seen here is the wheel of a coal car just before hitting a rail joint on track 1.

Although these concrete ties that are part of the High speed rail project may appear to be new to the industry, some may find it surprising that concrete ties were in use on the EJ&E Railway at Wh... (more)