This is how the Wabash E8, 1009, appeared when on display at the Roanoke Transportation Museum at Wasena Park in Roanoke Virginia in September 1979. In November 1985, the museum would be devastate... (more)

At West Portal, N.J.on December 21, 1969 the NE1 holds down the westbound mainline as it snakes through the S curve behind LV snowbird 626 and yellow jacket C420 412 after exiting the Musconet... (more)

The recently released CSX heritage unit the Pere Marquette makes an appearance on M583-06 as they head towards Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Just after 8am on Sunday over a decade ago, the conductor of 450 chows down on some breakfast as the Ex. Guilford unit CP 4650 in a rare move takes a short 450 long hood forward north through Coho... (more)

While all eyes were on a certain steam locomotive, I couldn't help but notice these veterans nearby. There is still a fairly remarkable fleet of them in service today, thankfully, but most are in... (more)

Again....getting more than two units on the head end of a mainline CPKC train is a bit of a coup.

On Cinco de Mayo, Union Pacific railroad local LOW10-06, with UP GP40-2 1442 (ex-SSW 7279), GP60 1150 (ex-UP 1903, ex-UP 5703, née-SP 9600), GP40P-2 1373 (ex-SP 7601, née-SP 3198) and SD7... (more)

Image this string going out on the daily local for real in 2021. This former MILW f-unit is masquerading as a Chesapeake & Ohio unit while its companion is somewhat more authentic (where did they... (more)

Today's Star of the Show: The Genesse and Wyoming Railroad was established in 1899 and has since grown to the empire it is today. Today marked the 125th Anniversary, in which they got all the top ... (more)

Uncoupled B-unit is hard to catch. This one has special significance. A former Clinchfield unit, one of the last 4 on that road and something of a celebrity for having been part of the many excu... (more)

The Conrail caboose track at E'port yard.

The diesel passenger run poses briefly with the Chinese 2-8-2, which is slowly coming around, a process we got to witness firsthand in the cab. The "awakening" of a steamer is one of my... (more)

Preserved in Pueblo. Colorado & Wyoming Railway GP7 no. 103 is seen amongst a variety of other preserved equipment at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, CO.

CPKC 40B races east through Maple Springs and past a crowd of 40-50 people during the St. Paul to Portage leg of the Final Spike Tour.

Northbound on the midday trip, SC&H D&H 3021 powers over Harris Rd. bound for Hadley Station pulling the Hadley Express featuring the pullman car in-tow.