A former US Steel NW2 that was used at the USS Homestead plant sits in the grass at the location of the current US Steel Training Center in Duquesne, Pa.

Miracles happen here. Here's a rare look inside the Chama Shop building, where the steam locomotives that serve the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad are serviced and maintained. The railro... (more)

Trona DT6-6-2000 51 and AS-616 52 idle outside the shops at Trona, California, November 7, 1970.

One of my favorite short lines, the Iowa Traction, has just been acquired by Progressive Rail. Hopefully, the electrics will continue to run. In this photo, motors 60 and 51 switch at the shops in... (more)

The Barstow derrick and a contractor's truck crane move ice reefer NRC 19693 to a position where it can be re-trucked. The reefer was part of a multi-car derailment in the Needles Yard, July 21, 1... (more)

Santa Fe U28CG 355 stubs its toe on a switch outside the Argentine Shops on August 21, 1968. Argentine derrick 199792 comes to the rescue.

Alco FA 301 on the ready track at Hagerstown, Md., on August 14, 1965

Sandy's Aftermath: Raritan Central has the misfortune of being located adjacent to the Raritan River and Raritan Bay. The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy deposited a large amount of debri... (more)

Original Wheeling & Lake Erie searchlights still stand guard at a few locations on Norfolk Southern's Toledo District, including the E.E. Williston. It's a typical quiet night on the former Wheeli... (more)

Remarks: F7s 237 and 239 on ready tracks at Hagerstown, Maryland, on June 6, 1965.

Mudhen Kit.....some assembly required. The locomotive depicted in this photo is Denver & Rio Grande Western #463, a type K-27 Mikado built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. This loc... (more)

C&O F7A 7034 at Western Maryland yard, Hagerstown, Md., August 14, 1965.

C&O F7A 7051 and B&O F7A 4607 at Western Maryland yard, Hagerstown, Md., June 6, 1965.

M&PP's #4, an 1897 product of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, steams up the mainline on a fall afternoon at the world's highest cog railway. This locomotive is believed to be the only operating Vauc... (more)

Call them MLW Killers! BCRail took delivery of 18 General Electric C40-8's with the Draper Taper car body design starting in May of 1990 effectively spelling the end of the 6 motor MLW/Alco era o... (more)