Both D&RGW and the SP ordered three German Krauss-Maffei ML-4000 diesel hydraulics in 1961, but after three years D&RGW wasn't happy with the experiment. They sold their three to willing-buyer SP... (more)
Leaving the wide open and sand swept desert at Basin, CA the rails of Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision come to ride along the northern bank of the Mojave River Wash as the two snake through the co... (more)
With rays of light from the afternoon sun , CSX 592 Leads train 58309 with mixed freight , Southbound out of the Eastern end of the Cowan TN tunnel - CSX 544 trailing - 95 empties and 12 loaded ca... (more)
In extreme blizzard conditions, an eastbound BNSF stack train leaves the mountains of Glacier National Park behind as it fights a crosswind coming through Grizzly, Montana, on December 22, 2007.
D&RGW Heritage paint scheme.
Mount Washington 10 Kroflite begins its abbreviated winter journey up the mountain as it digs into the first incline, right outside Marshfield station. Note the open firebox door and the silhouett... (more)
Fresh from the paint shops at Horicon, the Hustle Muscle looks excellent...
The brand new Arkansas Missouri SD70ACe's # 71, 70, & 72 finish up setting out 4 loads for the Respondek Railroad in Litchfield, Illinois on the BNSF LSPR6581-05T allowing just enough time for the... (more)
Erie 1068, Norfolk Southern's thirteenth heritage unit, rests outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit www.nscorp.commore)
Lighting streaks over the top of DD40X UP 6938 as a severe thunderstorm clears North Little Rock and heads east. UP 6938 is on display in front of the Union Pacific Jenks Locomotive Shops.
crossing the Huson Bridge shows the immense size of this load hauled with the 36 axle Schnabel car
One of two tunnels on the "Kanawha & West" railroad. This line was originally owned by the Kanawha & West railroad before being taken over by the New York Central in later years. Infact, a small N... (more)
4:30pm on a late summer afternoon in the Windy City c. '65...the Beatles & Rolling Stones latest hits crackle over the WLS-AM airwaves...and the IC's Panama Limited, with sleeping cars only, depar... (more)
A short manifest on the CSX Pittsburgh Sub (Streak nearest river on the right) hauls North parallel to carson street (Streak nearest right side of screen), across from the city of bridges, Pittsbu... (more)
Bringing up the rear of CN A404 on this day was "CN 0003", a distributed braking car. A CN container with a generator inside has been placed on an old steel coil car to assist with the a... (more)
After helping me set up the lights for the shot, my daughters wanted to be in the picture. Here they are waving to the passing Providence & Worcester freight, as a fisherman - who showed up a lit... (more)
My objective on this trip was to photograph the last stand of the NP FT units. Here's a GN freight that I photographed near Tacoma, Washington. Hopefully I can find the NP FT shots and post the... (more)
After chasing the B63 local to Hennepin and back to Streator, he got held up for a line of very strong thunderstorms. After the storms passed, the dispatcher let B63 proceed through town, however... (more)
The Schnabel is loaded and just about ready to roll.
North Platte, Nebraska, was and remains the place to sample everything old and new running on the Union Pacific. On October 2, 1966, the new included Alco Century 855 61, parked at the fuel rack j... (more)
This is a view inside one of the Creek series observation cars on the rear of NYC 25, 20th Century Limited. I don't recall whether the train was stopped at this point but if so, my guess would b... (more)
My (the engineers view) sitting behind another train on the continent's longest (4.5 mile) Huey P Long railroad bridge just a few days before Hurricane Katrina. The bridge opened in Dec 1935. The ... (more)
Archeologists have discovered a waggonway which dates back to 1780 underneath the demolished offices of a shipyard on the river Tyne. 30 metres have been unearthed some of which is having to be ke... (more)
They say not to put the cart in front of the horse, in this case 4,620 horses, but I think this may be an exception to that rule. All 'board!
The Proctor Roadswitch departs Rices Point light engine after having delivered interchange. The BNSF units on the right are making up the evening's Duluth Transfer for a return to Superior and wi... (more)
Westbound FCAB ore train from Ollague, decreasing to Angamos harbour in Mejillones, through a large horseshoe, forming a true circle, something very special to see. The Cumbrepass characterized th... (more)
The scenic route of the North Coast Limited remains out of use, but not abandoned, as seen in this view where it passes under I-15 in Butte, MT. Perhaps when BNSF acquires MRL they will consider p... (more)
The aftermath of the runaway crude oil train that derailed and exploded in the middle of the village, burning down 30 buildings and killing many on the 6th of July 2013. The blaze was so intense, ... (more)
An A-B set of E6's get hostled at Jersey City. Ansco-Color restoration
Our first stop for service comes at Thorndale, where passengers are allowed to de-board and mingle about getting photos. We'll stay on the mainline to Lancaster, the Low Grade line shares the rig... (more)
Photo charter by Historic Transport Preservation
"WhirlyBird" on the C&NW. Notice UP U50 43 behind CNW C628 6729 on this eastbound freight ready to depart CNW's East Minneapolis yard for Altoona and east. In late 1973 the CNW leased a han... (more)
Amtrak 305 hasn't pulled one of America's Passenger trains at 79 MPH in a long time, the unit along with 3 "heritage" cars has been getting a lot of use over the last 15 years training F... (more)
With peak foliage bursting in the sunlight, I took to the overnight on Friday to capture the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railway's eastbound train 394 rolling through the very picturesque northern Ver... (more)
December 17th past year, four gondola cars loaden with scrap metal run away from a private siding and hit the buffer at the end of the side protection switch. Two of the wagons could be removed wi... (more)
Head-on collicion between a local passenger-4003- and a local freight-80100. The yardmaster did a dreadful mistake and 56 passengers wounded.The strange is that the light weight dmu unit derail th... (more)
A view from within... Desktops, computer consoles, fancy chairs, aaah - just extra weight! Â Â See the view from the outside here... (more)
Leased RDG steam on the Pennsy sits in the hole at Williamsport. Note the plume of smoke of an approaching train or possibly an engine working the Newberry Yard, seen above the car. All this is ... (more)
From the Silver Rails Gallery Collection, Don Morice photo: A Santa Fe passenger train flies through La Plata at speed on a bright morning.
A brand new Santa Fe SD75M rests at Santa Fe's Hobart diesel facility awaiting it's first trip east.
Great Northern "Hustle Muscle" leads DM&IR SD18 No. 193 on a train of empty tank cars for short term storage on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
All 20 heritage units, all coupled together, prepare for their journey to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer. For more information, visit more)
Work continues to get the derailment from a few days ago cleaned up and getting the junction back into service. A day or two ago after the crossing accident, Norfolk Southern along with the few ra... (more)
End of the line for former N&W Alco C630 131. She and an unidentified sister are being cut up at Cycle Systems in Roanoke. The 3000 HP unit, built in 1966 and originally numbered 1131, spent her l... (more)
Over seventeen inches of new snow, NECR 324 behind Tunnel Motor 3317 and South Royalton combine to create a classic Vermont Holiday scene as 324 quietly rolls through the photogenic village at 03:... (more)
A couple of patched former D&RGW geeps work the yard next to the Rio Grande heritage loco.
Westbound Kyle plow train hit flangeway ice in a crossing at Kanorado on the Kanas-Colorado border derailing the plow and two of the three locomotives. The locomotives were soon rerailed, but the ... (more)
Two Milwaukee Road SD40-2s lead an eastbound freight train across Peedee Viaduct in Idaho's northern panhandle on July 12, 1979. The bridge is between Plummer and St. Maries, part of the "gap" tha... (more)
LIMITED VISABILITY; More than an inch an hour fell as BNSF proved to have the only pass open in the state.
Nevada Northern #40 steams across Steptoe Creek as the rising sun peeks through her drivers. This was the last day of the annual winter photo charter put on by the railroad.
The ARR's Whittier yard job is doing some switching in this picturesque port city, totally dwarfed by the Carnival Spirit which is moored in port in the background.
A close up look of the ARMS barge, Anchorage Provider, being unloaded at Whittier. This barge not only hauls freight cars but also containers that are stacked on racks above the rail cars. If one ... (more)
Along the Columbia River Gorge at sunrise on the Fallbridge Subdivision a loaded westbound Coal move rolls into Home Valley Wa.
On Saturday morning 13 February 2016, a work crew was grinding rails, when sparks ignited the trestle. Attempts were made to extinguish the fire, but clearly that was unsuccessful. To the best of ... (more)
The season of mid-week main line steam trains is now in full swing in the UK, and the "Scarborough Spa Express" was one of four running in various parts of the country on 29th July - a day of most... (more)
201 crosses the Holston River at Bluff City, TN with the Illinois Terminal leading the way.
Making what is perhaps her inaugural run over former Virginian Rails west of Elmore, NS' Central New Jersey heritage SD70ACe leads an NS U92 out of a tight rock cut near Page at 1:15 am, destined ... (more)
Spartan cab Dash 8-40C returns to the roster. CSXT 7627 built new in August of 1990 looks to have more miles to cover for its original owner sporting number 9280. After retirement from CSX in 2016... (more)
Four DJJX cars loaded with shedded steel rest on the ground after the rail rolled over. Looks like SCRF employees are going to have a long night! Canon EOS 50D
I got two PAs in my first American Flyer train. It's a shame this is the only condition I ever actually saw them in, stripped of parts and waiting for the price of stainless steel to go up.
to the Creation II. A real workshop, not for visitors. A dozen skilled workers employed in the steam workshop. Almost all of retirement age or close to it. They have unique knowledge and ex... (more)
Lines of mostly SD50/SD60, and SD60M/I's sit in the deadlines at Russell with horns removed and stacks capped. Not nearly as much there now with the AC60's and Dash 8's sold and gone but still sev... (more)
Approach, Clear, Galaxy. Railfan and Railroad's 2020 Center Spread 3rd Place Winner Ancient Semaphores guard the the galactic core of the Milky Way as i... (more)
J-class #6490 was cranked out of the Altoona Shops as a part of the war effort in '43 & '44, and, like this one, all were eventually scrapped. But on this date, it was captured in color taking co... (more)
Two worlds, a dull one underneath the fog and a bright one above - that's pretty much standard in Switzerland during winter. Too bad I'm usually stuck in the dull one... not that day, however.
A shot of a U50C taken at North Platte. Photo taken by Joseph Quinn.
What a son tells his mother early on Sunday morning - "Mom, your car is stuck on the railroad track in downtown Duluth." Fortunately her insurance company paid the healthy fee to have it... (more)
If one looks carefully, there are 8 electric-powered trains in the various rings of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, not counting the yard to the bottom-left of the frame. Upon closer inspection, ... (more)
The 72nd annual running the CSX Santa Train, crosses the Copper Creek Viaduct; which was constructed in 1907 by the Clinchfield Railroad.
Just a loner hangin around.
A Fife based UP local ends up T-Boning a Wood chip trailer with their caboose, after the driver's ill advised right turn. Train 1, Truck 0. New job in future for the truck driver. more)
A double header consisting of a Challenger and a Big Boy, make a run for the hill. The first car has a wing load for an aircraft. Maybe some day we'll see something of the likes of this again.
The night train from Detroit is ending its run in Mackinaw City behind a Lima Mohawk. As you can tell by the cars visible in the photo, train 207 carried a large amount of Mail and Express to the ... (more)
The last 2 cars on the ground are picked up after Monday's derailment in Canmore
BMEC shops where new locomotives are born! Metro North 401 is almost ready to ship and is to be used for work trains on the Metro North. This unit is equipped with dual control stands
AT&SF 3529 West (southbound) to Houston had a meet with an opposing eastward train at Booth, Texas, and failed to get stopped at the closing end, sideswiping and plowing into the rear portion of t... (more)
"Gods Country" Steam in the Valley returns to Cuyahoga Valley National Park! 765 Thunders through the quiet town of Peninsula while the river flows peacefully in the foreground.
A very stormy morning with great waves near the station Dawlish: Localtrain to Paignton, taken from the pedestrain-bridge. The waves were higher then the train and the water landed on the road on ... (more)
Tucked back in a mountain crevice deep in the Eastern Kentucky coalfields, a creech mine run loads coal at the infamous Creech loadout in Harlan county. The old Mary Helen Coal Corp company store ... (more)
The remnants of BNSF 6851 sit in Denver north yard, nearly two years after an accident with an ethanol tanker. After the accident the engine was able to move under its own power.
After placing a fusee between the rails of the Southern, a crew member climbs aboard 754 as the train proceeds toward Montgomery.
Cass Shay no. 2 approaches the crossing at Back Mountain Road during the 2016 Cass Fall Photography Workshop.
A rare view (taken with permission) of Great Northern's former ore dock No. 1 in the Allouez neighborhood of Superior. This dock, last used in 1988, loaded the great lakes vessel Edmund Fitzgerald... (more)
BNSF SD40-2 6851 was damaged in grade crossing collision with ethanol tank truck near the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, CO, at the 56th Avenue grade crossing on July 23rd, 2009. BNSF 6851 was... (more)
The 644 stands by the 16-lead, ready to head down to Albany for its next assignment on the Portland & Western Railroad. I'd forgotten how clean of a locomotive it was!
Every morning, five days a week, the ARC crew unlocks this rusty old pad lock, which serves as the sole ARC yard security in Taylorsville, fires up an old switcher such as Alco #6, and rolls off t... (more)
"Holy...this is turning into quite the production." Shortly after those very words were stated by professional railroad photographer and night photography lighting expert Steve Crise, shut... (more)
Built in UP's Omaha shops in 10/61 as Coal Turbine units 8080 and 8080b. 8080 was originally Union Pacific Alco PA-1 #607; 8080B was originally Great Northern GE electric #5018, purchased by U... (more)
