One of Kentucky's coolest short line operations is the Transkentucky Transportation Railroad out of Paris, Kentucky. The railroad mainly hauled coal to Maysville to be loaded onto barges on the Oh... (more)

We are inside the control room at America West Resources, Wildcat, Utah loadout. Loader operator Jennifer is in charge of loading this Utah Railway unit coal train which will deliver its load to t... (more)

The Reserve Mining Company lives on as the #1223 is prepped for service inside the ancient E&LS roundhouse. I know this has become overkill and annoying, but I cannot emphasis enough that this ... (more)

Was out hunting trains, specifically this new GP38-3, but instead was also able to hunt this fella. He paused for a while, but moved when the locomotive got closer.

Molten slag fills a cauldron car while the standard light Mikado goes about some switching chores in the giant Anshan mill, which, at the time, had steam, diesel and electric power. I was given f... (more)

MILW Dynamometer Car X5000 rests in the Milwaukee Depot in March of 1987. I believe this went to the Illinois RR Museum.

Venice IL Aug 6 1976 -- Union Electric Lines 7 (left) and 4 are examples of fireless cookers. No 7 has already lost its headlight but still has its generator.

We're on the ex-MILW Skytop 187 Coon Rapids on a special train from Escanaba to Channing,MI.. The owner of the car Dave Vannes (left seated facing rear) chats about his private car with patrons of... (more)

GARDEN CITY KS Sept 16 1980 -- Garden Ciity Western Ry. SW1 202 is missing its traction trucks and up on blocks.

CP 7075 was built by Baldwin in 1948 and was retired by CP in October 1979. Here, a year prior to retirement, it would appear the mechanic has his work cut out for him getting the switcher put bac... (more)

Need a facelift? CNW 402 needs a crane and a forklift to re-rail the front truck after a minor derailment near the enginehouse in Marshalltown, IA in May of 1985.

CNW 8042 has really dug up the gravel because of a derailment in June of 1992. The derailment occurred at the junction of CNW's Old Line and New Line in St. Francis, WI. That bent rail looks like ... (more)

RBMN Geeps layover at Jim Thorpe for the weekend passenger trains.

Norfolk Southern Intermodal 290 roars East through Choccolocco, AL. With one of the NS D8.5 rebuild Locomotives on the point, this units Cab is still in primer Paint

TOFC? Tanker on flat car? GCTX 413115 rides a JTTX flatcar after a derailment in a photo taken in Caledonia, WI on the C&NW New Line in November of 1988.