From Thessaloniki on the way to Drama depot, a small stop for water, at Gallikos station. The small size and the bad quality of coal cause instantly internal fire to the steam locomotive.
The fireman of BCL Mining & Smelter's 4-8-2 class LO #807 cleans his firebox grates at Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana (Africa) on a hot May 31, 2011. The camera could feel the heat.
This was part of the making of the movie "Stay Tuned" using Fillmore & Western's 2-8-0 on the Copper Basin near Florence. This scene is at "Hellhole" as the Devil's Engine 666 hits a dynamite wago... (more)
Passengers on the Empire Builder are about to be treated to the sight of a trackside hobo camp at dinnertime in the Cascade Mountains under a crescent moon
This was the result of a broken rail - the chip cars were not very rugged and usually did not survive a derailment. For some reason the woodchips caught fire - likely from the torches used to cut... (more)