You've probably heard the tale of B&O's Tom Thumb racing a horse, but do you know where the story came from? The 1893 Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair that celebrated the 400th anniversar... (more)

Earlier in the morning at this location a locomotive hit the ground after a rail rolled under it. Here a crew from Simpson makes repairs to the crossing and trains were running again soon afterwa... (more)

Built by the CPR in 1915, Palais station is now the eastern terminus of VIA Rail's Quebec City-Windsor corridor.

IN LOVE . . . with abandoned railroads? As I explained in photo no. 435007, the "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hamp... (more)

This is what happens when rails are subjected to intense heat. The "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hampshire, is a wooden covered bridge structure typical to New England. It was built in 1896... (more)

A nice tribute to the B&O brings up the rear end of a southbound work train.

NS 117 has a clear signal at CP 145 to proceed west towards Cincinnati. This day 117 had NS's Penn Central heritage unit leading. The signals are those of PRR heritage. If you look closely, the CP... (more)

NS 15N thunders west to Elkhart with a lengthy train.

The eastward CPL signal at Grasshopper, WV stands guard after a night of heavy, wet snow.

Rail maintainers work on a crossover while being surrounded by trains that are being built in the busy and dangerous Willard Terminal

We are standing on the access road just west of Randolph Tunnel near Doe Gully, WV. Back in an oppressively hot July, eastbound No. 376 encountered a sun kink just west of Randolph Tunnel. The h... (more)

I Waited All Morning for a Train at Ken's Crossing, and I have to Show for it is a Picture of this Truck! - A contractor for BNSF sprays salt solution on the tracks and ballast to melt t... (more)

A meet on Crawford Hill.

From the precarious perch high above Little Gore Canyon an eastbound load of Colorado coal tackles the 1% grade along the Colorado River.

A SP tunnel motor leads a westbound hotshot upgrade near Granite, CO.