Salida was once a railroad town, where Rio Grande had a large dual gauge yard, two roundhouses, company hospital and many other functions necessary for a busy division point. Narrow gauge trains f... (more)

The end of the line at the CTA Howard station and yard. A true challenge to all the modelers out there.

The seldom documented east portal of the Harpers Ferry under Maryland Heights is not as glamorous as it's brother to the west. The brick face dates to 1894 and the only modification was only very ... (more)

A severe thunderstorm that produced 60-MPH wind gusts and tennis ball size hail move southeast on the outskirts of Deer Trail, Colorado along Union Pacific's Limon Subdivision, on July 29, 2018.

Brand new wheel sets from Transcona sit at the ready.

Looking toward the east switch of Minturn siding shows an impediment to any possible train movements over Union Pacific’s railbanked Tennessee Pass route on June 4, 2018. In early March 2014, a ... (more)

Silent Sentinels- Standing tall over the former Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe main line, two aged semaphore signals control the movements of but two trains per day. With the reorganization of... (more)

SEPTA's former Pennsylvania Railroad built station in Strasfford, PA. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, this station sits roughly 15 miles west of center city Philadelph... (more)

Ex-Dinorwic Quarries 0-4-0 Elidir, built in 1889, runs alongside Llanberis Lake on the Llanberis Lake Railway in North Wales

The crew of ex-Dinorwic Quarries 0-4-0T seem to appreciate the fact that there is no cab roof on this little loco in the heat of 29 degrees. The train is seen skirting the shore of the beautiful B... (more)

Ex-Dinorwic Quarries 0-4-0 Elidir, built in 1889, stands waiting for passengers on the Llanberis Lake Railway in North Wales

Before getting started grinding away on the rails of Bridge 14, this Loram Rail Grinding train gave the area a "good soaking".

Railroad: Loram
Locomotive: Unknown
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June 28, 2018

Built in 1881 by Italian stonemasons for the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway as part of the facilities needed for their division point of Como, Colorado. The original six-stall roundhouse eve... (more)

Once a railroad town…
Salida was once a railroad town, where Rio Grande had a large dual gauge yard, two roundhouses, company hospital and many other functions necessary for a busy div... (more)