Approaching at about 10 MPH, the daily local running east from New Bern takes a good sized train today down 5 blocks of Hancock Street, seen at a distance passing through the Broad Street intersec... (more)

Old Shay 5 celebrates her 100th Birthday and becomes the official steam locomotive of West Virginia. #5 is an 80-ton model Shay but actually weighs closer to 90 tons. This location was the junct... (more)

The Royal Gorge Route! While not as lofty as the road Royal Gorge Bridge, the "hanging bridge" of the RR is perhaps more unique from an engineering perspective. When the Santa Fe buil... (more)

Sandwiched in the middle of a westbound 48 car CLNA freight, NCYR 2313 was picked up at Chocowinity from NS and will be handed off to CSX at Wilson for the trip up to the NCYR. This unit was built... (more)

The whine of turbo-567's fills the air as the Carolina Coastal's only pair of matching units lopes along through rural eastern NC. Even though - like almost all CLNA's power - they don't wear CLNA... (more)

The undeniable eclectic charm that turns many of us into shortline fans makes the AC&W yard at Star a must see location. Once a junction on the old NS, the little yard is now home to a great mix o... (more)

ARR 2001 runs light along Ship Creep while doing some switching on a beautiful fall morning. Looking across, Cook Inlet, the mountain in the center of the background is Mount Susitna (4396 ft high... (more)

When this little dude showed up to the Mountain State night photo shoot all done up in his conductor outfit for the occasion, we just couldn't help but include him in a shot. Amazingly this guy pu... (more)

A crane and an old FM sit on static display as part of the KY Railway Museum's collection of defunct equipment.

Oh Deer! ...sorry, couldn't avoid the pun. On a damp, hazy morning several light footed creatures dash across the tracks in front of a descending passenger train. Fortunately the furry guys wer... (more)

Crossing the Cheat River.

I'm always impressed by the engineering masterpiece of the old Southern Rwy loops. Here 2 big motors blast up the grade with just 10 loaded chip hoppers in tow. In just a couple minutes they will ... (more)

Beggars can't be choosers! While she may be tiny, NHVR 17 is the only operating standard gauge steam loco in the Carolinas these days. In a busy work day at Bonsal, 17 undergoes a 245 psi. hydro t... (more)

ARC 6 tackles yet another short, steep hill on this twisting undulating line. Notice that the unit is not MU equipped. While much of the ARC's traffic originates near the NS interchange in State... (more)

Apparently there's more than one way to skin a cat. I've seen engines re-coaled with wheelbarrows, conveyers, and front end loaders, but this is a first. Fortunately for the crew, 75 doesn't bur... (more)