Privately owned ex- Birmingham & S.E.R.R. No.97 (Alco-Cooke 1923) working a passenger train from Chester to Essex on a beautiful fall afternoon, during the CVRM's 1986 Railfan Day and Train Meet.

At least a dozen passenger trains ran from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - Sout... (more)

At least a dozen special trains operated from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - S... (more)

The long veld grass in the foreground and a clump of flowering "garingbome" (literally "cotton trees" - sisal-hemp) make for a typical mid-summer scene in the Free State, as the East London - Joha... (more)

After a few hours sleep, I left home at 02:45 and drove 300 km (186 miles) to arrive at this location just before the sun began to rise over the river. There was no sign of any trains on this doub... (more)

On a day when the sun constantly battled to break through the cloud cover, this trio of class 35 diesels with 17 loaded grain hoppers is approaching the summit of Sir Lowry's Pass, the last major ... (more)

About an hour and a half after photographing this train at Peekskill heading north up the Hudson River (photo ID 383355), I caught it again on the return run to Croton-North, approaching the tunne... (more)

The first 10 units of Transnet Freight Rail's newest diesel locomotives, the Class 43 GE C30-Aci, were built in the USA (see photo ID 349791). The remaining 90 units are being built by Transnet Ra... (more)

The first 10 units of Transnet Freight Rail's newest diesel locomotives, the Class 43 GE C30-Aci, were built in the USA (see photo ID 349791). The remaining 90 units are being built by Transnet Ra... (more)

A Metro North train from New York's Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie is slowing for its station stop at Marble Hill in The Bronx, on the north bank of the Harlem River. The train is ducking ... (more)

On its first day of operation for the 2011 holiday season, the New York City Transit "Nostalgia Shopper's Special Train" is about to depart 14th Street station, as the conductor waves the "all cle... (more)

At sunset on the day after Thanksgiving, the apartment buildings on Manhattan's Upper East Side provide the backdrop for a Q local train bound for Ditmars Boulevard in Queens, as it climbs the gra... (more)

Sunrise at Summit, and an AT&SF doublestack waits in the background for Amtrak's late running Southwest Chief to overtake and continue its journey down Cajon Pass to Los Angeles. The second locomo... (more)

A single GE class 35-400, working the weekday freight from Malmesbury to De Hoek, runs into a patch of sunlight near Rust siding in the Swartland region of the Western Cape. Fellow RP contributor ... (more)

On a Saturday morning when the weather really could not decide if it should be rain or shine, the 07:05 Metrorail service from Fish Hoek to Cape Town is leaving St James station. On the beach belo... (more)