At milepost 1: The conductor of NS U47 rides the caboose (essentially a shoving platform) as the train backs past milepost 1 of the former Interstate Railroad in Stonega, VA. The train of empty ... (more)

The BN train to Eugene on the former Oregon Electric passes below Willamette & Pacific's ex-SP Toledo Branch. Today, both lines are united as part of Portland & Western.

Recently arrived at Steamtown

A well weathered Norfolk Southern caboose rests in downtown Appalachia, VA. The caboose was built in November of 1969 by International Car Company for the Norfolk and Western Railway as N&W 51859... (more)

Hoop 'Em Up!: There are some things in railroading that have been lost to time. Hooping train orders to crews is one. With nothing to date this shot, this could have been the late 70's, a c... (more)

NS mine run U44 is making a reverse move on the Big Toms Creek Branch at Coeburn, VA. An NS caboose brings up the rear of the train as it is being used as a shoving platform. The empty coal train... (more)

McCloud Railway's "Hill Job" has arrived at the Signal Butte switchback. It has empty cars from Union Pacific at Mount Shasta City. Once the train is clear of the turnout, the conductor ... (more)

CGW (CNW) 10534 rests in Butler Yard in May of 1995. It was always good to see CGW reporting marks several decades after being acquired by the CNW.

An ex-Chessie caboose is on the rear of a welded rail train on the controlled siding in Chili, NY

BNSF’s Cody local passes through Garland, Wyoming, on June 24, 2016. The four-car train is led by a pair of former Burlington Northern EMD SD70MACs and trailed by BN caboose No. 12540, and is head... (more)

Add this to the list of railroad equipment I never thought I'd see out in the open. The Palmetto RR Caboose is formerly of the Port Royal RR. Palmetto repainted it into their colors recently and... (more)

A Modoc Northern train enters Alturas, CA on the former SP Lakeview Branch. The caboose was ex-DRGW.

After shooting westbound Rio Grande train 197 in cloudy light at Cotopaxi, Colorado, we chased it to the vicinity of Salida,... (more)

With the weekend visit of the Schnabel Car and massive steam generator for VC Summers, all hands were on deck to make sure this expensive piece of equipment got moved safely. Here they have passe... (more)

With the weekend visit of the Schnabel Car and massive steam generator for VC Summers, all hands were on deck to make sure this expensive piece of equipment got moved safely. Here they are roundi... (more)