Fillmore & Western's Pacific Railway Society excursion climbs up a hill between Fillmore and Santa Paula, passing the mountains that border the Santa Clara River Valley.

How many thousands of trains has this stately station seen pass by?

The first train of the morning crosses Glenfinnan Viaduct on its eastbound journey from the coastal village of Mallaig to Fort William. A dusting of fresh May snow coats the higher elevations of t... (more)

Louisville & Nashville K2A Pacific number 152 roars "south" (railroad direction, that is--but east in actual direction) from Corbin to Loyall, KY with an excursion train. This was the second of fi... (more)

A heavy snow squall falls upon the nation's capital in early March.

A Star 200BC White Strobe is caught flashing on this AEM-7AC... These strobes were once a distinguishing and common feature of Amtrak road power, but are now only found on their AEM-7s. So with ... (more)

Steam puts on a show as a crowd looks on at Horseshoe Curve.

NS 8102 leads the NS 958 Employee Appreciation Excursion Train back into the Allegheny Tunnel under a thick blanket of fog that just would not burn off.

Nothing says 'PENNSY' better than Tuscan Red and Gold, a keystone logo, and an old PRR signal Tower...if only there were some Position Light Signals... Canon EOS 60D

The 2:30 return trip begins its decent into Horseshoe Curve with NS 8102 pulling the train back to Altoona. Canon EOS 60D

The 2:30PM trip on Saturday climbs up through the Horseshoe Curve. The echo of the 765 through the valley makes you wonder what it was like when steam was king on the PRR...if only you could turn ... (more)

Passengers look in awe as NKP 765 pulls into Altoona Station for the 10:30AM Excursion on Sunday. Canon EOS 60D

IC 543 intercity train from Lisbon to Covilhã.

A pair of Budd RDCs roll off of the service tracks 30 minutes late. The train will cross onto the north track and load passengers, canoes and kayaks for the ten hour journey north.

MILW #261 arrives into Duluth, MN, only minutes away from its destination at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in brilliant sunshine while a nasty storm heads across Lake Superior. Those clouds d... (more)