Built in 1931 this 12-ton Mack is used as the shop switcher at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Known as the "flying outhouse" this little diesel was restored for the museum by Reserve Mining an... (more)

To negotiate the numerous curves found on today’s rails, innovative holding mechanisms were created and attached to these 89 foot flatcars which allow the large blades to pivot their way around ... (more)

A new (2013) Harsco spreader-ditcher is getting good use winging back heavy snow on Marias Pass. Tied down for the weekend, the plow and its work train power will be back at it on Monday.

Spare wheels for various forms of rolling stock ,stored at the former Ministry of Defence site,Long Marston,Warwickshire.

Besides the BNSF Swoosh, this recently repainted nose of an EMD SD40-2 displays other new hardware the unit has received such as remote control equipment, “SmartStart” parts as well as a high-... (more)

Trans-Global Solutions, Inc. (ECRX) SD40-2's 3009 and 3008, two recent additions to Global 4, shove a heavy train back into the yard. In the distance, a trio of brand new UP SD70AH's wait to depar... (more)

Two new Class 20E electric locomotives, 20 006 & 20 007, make their way on to the pier at O Shed in Durban Harbour via the floating crane "Indlovu". They have just arrived in Durban from China ab... (more)

On July 3rd, 1972, Clinchfield RR. GP7 906 was involved in a crash in the yard in Elkhorn City, KY. when a cut of hoppers got loose in the yard and crashed into the locomotive servicing area on th... (more)

Southbound BNSF train HAMADEN is on the ground stopped at Sedalia CO. Preliminary inspection appears to be a locked axle on the trailing 9746 shown with more than a foot long flat spots which appa... (more)

What a mess, no one was hurt and nothing leaked.

HLS's newest rebuilds, GP40-3 #6500 and GP38-3 #2000 are seen here coupled to freshly painted GP38-2 #2507 at Huntington.

The Builders plate reads " OF Jordan CO. Spreader, Flanger, Scraper, Bank Builder, and Snow Plow." It was bought new by the NN in 1917, I think originally the cab was wooden and the railroad built... (more)

Normally stored during the winter, a mechanical issue with the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Missabe SD18 193 forced Soo 2500A into service. Here the stunning FP7A leads ex-Missabe 316 south wit... (more)

Go West, and so NS 8105 did, about as far west as you can get on the U.S. "interstate" rail system. The NS Heritage unit is being re-fueled after leading the STPTAC over Steven's Pass and on to ... (more)

Just when you think you've seen it all... As Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 is ferried to West Colton Yard, a number of the steam crew members and a UP police officer take advantage of the emp... (more)