IN LOVE . . . with abandoned railroads? As I explained in photo no. 435007, the "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hamp... (more)

This is another more broad view of the 3 train derailment. The SF 2862 east plowed into a stopped eastbound. A westbound then hit the fouling derailed cars and containers which resulted in it's tr... (more)

Norfolk Southern #1073 sits all alone at the docks of Lake Erie awaiting its next assignment.

GTW 4-6-2 5629 sits among the ruins of the Rock Island roundhouse at Blue Island. Theories seem to vary as to what had happened to the structure (see below) -- be it demolition, tornado or fire. R... (more)

NS 9722, NS 098, pulls six export locomotives through Altoona and down to CP Works for a Recrew. These are GE CM20-EMP for Indonesia.

Do not try to beat the train, these are the consecuences....ALCo 1 - 0 GM

Here, we see W&W 58 fighting the grade into Wooddale, Delaware. This cut is basically a tunnel without a roof and is a very tight fit. Hopefully they don't have to butter up the train.

UP 8664 west has stalled out right on top of the fly over at Frost. The Cajon dispatcher is running all westbound traffic around the stalled train on main 1 as BNSF 7502 leads a solid TOFC train u... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 28 on a grade of about 48 % in the "Eselwand" (donkey wall) on the way up to Pilatus Kulm. The Pilatus Railway is the world's steepest cogwheel railway with the... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Gas Local heads east along the crystal clear Flathead River west of Perma, Montana, on MRL's 10th Subdivision. The Gas Local carries gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet or aviation ... (more)

After parading all of the H-units out in the morning, it is time to bring them all back to the roundhouse. Thank you to Roger Durfee and Steven McKay for the inspiration. Also, big thanks to the p... (more)

UP 9912 drops down across Rock Creek trestle, deep in Feather River Canyon.

Oooops, someone forgot to set the derail and a handbrake on a roundhouse lead track at Santa Fe's La Junta, Colo. roundhouse. F7 247 rolled off into the turntable pit June 1, 1968, and apparentl... (more)

If you derail and are going to crash and stop abruptly, I highly recommend hitting a soft, muddy river bank! This was a St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) work train on the Trumann Subdivisio... (more)

The northbound Nakusp wayfreight aboard barge and tug Iris G docks at Rosebery on Slocan Lake where it will unload and continue on the isolated Kaslo branch to Nakusp.