Iowa Northern's North Crew works on digging out more snow before adding 5 engines to the 5 engines stuck in a decent snow drift south of Nora Springs. This part of railroading in the winter isnt m... (more)

After parading all of the H-units out in the morning, it is time to bring them all back to the roundhouse. Thank you to Roger Durfee and Steven McKay for the inspiration. Also, big thanks to the p... (more)

UP's only coal turbine electric makes a test run as many officials look on. This locomotive was an experimental and didn't run very much as it was deemed a failure. A set of diesels was always in ... (more)

Locos CN 5788 (picture) and CN 5649 and five tank train cars derailled. Ice on public crossing was the cause of derailement. More pictures at: http://deraillements.trains.quebec.fotopic.net/

Bad line make this derailment , at least only the two Alcos derailed and the coaches stayed on the line.

A Wisconsin Northern train rolls through a snow encrusted tree tunnel on its way south after switching industry in Chetek. This line is former Omaha (C&NW) and has seen a rebirth due to fracking s... (more)

Train 102 accelerates east out of Swan Landing along Brule Lake near the east entrance of Jasper National Park after meeting trains 103 and 117 at Swan Landing. The train was in a race against the... (more)

Export coal loads from the Usibelli coal mine south of Fairbanks roll across the glacier-fed waters of Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska on a beautiful late summer day.

Derailment in the Feather River Canyon. Just after 3am on November 25th, 2014, a westbound grain train derailed near Rich Bar, California in the Feather River Canyon. The train carrying co... (more)

Kerry/Edwards Campaign Train on the high plains of New Mexico running at 80mph

The northbound empty rock train led by SD39 #4027 and GP50's #2512 and #2513 cross over the Big Sioux River and the falls for which this beautiful city is named. The photo is shot from the observ... (more)

Five prototype “DC to AC” rebuild locomotives gathered together on the circle tracks in front of Juniata Locomotive Shop’s newly installed turntable for a family portrait in Altoona, PA, on ... (more)

FCCA no. 1008 and 1009 cross a bridge between San Mateo and Rio Blanco. The steel bridge underneath is an old road bridge.

BNSF 4801's Final ride involved in a derailment in which it was the 4th loco in line with northbound csx 7672. No injuries reported in this derailment