Hopefully, we'll get another chance soon to see two 2-10-2s romping through Iowa on a revenue freight. Watching the QJs cross over Route 59 was an unforgettable experience.

The helper crew has taken the siding with N&W 2-6-6-4 1218 to allow 4-8-4 611 to continue eastward with an overnight passenger train. This recreation courtesy of a Lerro Productions photo shoot at... (more)

Stranded by Sandy. Two weeks after Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey Transit rail system, at least six trainsets remain stranded in Long Branch yard, due to washouts and bridge dama... (more)

Railfans and commuters mingle on the westbound platform at Princeton Junction as NJT 4011 shoves the afternoon ACES train northward, overtaking an ALP46 shoving a local east after a station stop u... (more)

The light setup at King Road provided many interesting angles, including this silhouette view of 1225 just before she headed back to Owosso for the night.

Evidence of the floods of 1999 and 2003 can be seen on both banks of the creek as WWRR 98 pulls the 1:30 excursion over the Red Clay Creek.

She lives. During Black River & Western 2-8-0 60's first test run, after shuffling back and forth in the Ringoes yard a few times, the crew decided to head up to the Toad Lane crossing to s... (more)

With American flags and bunting blowing in the wind, Wilmington & Western 0-6-0 58 begins its journey northward out of Greenbank station with the annual Fireworks Express to Hockessin on July 4th.

Departing Rutland, the crew of Vermont Railway 263 realized they had forgotten a package. After a few minutes of discussion, it was decided that it would be handed up to them at Belmont Road, seen... (more)

As the calendar flips to April, it's about time to put away the fleeces and gloves and say goodbye to winter, for a few months at least. SRC 31 leads the final train of the day into the setting su... (more)

National Train Day 2012 at Grand Central Terminal. Two of the Amtrak displays at Grand Central Terminal for National Train Day were an Acela trainset with power car 2017 (power car 2036 was... (more)

A look inside. Many thanks to the crew of the Henry Clay, who allowed to take a look inside the firebox of the narrow gauge 0-4-0T.

Only this fence and a few tiny stalks are not covered by the latest snowfall to blanket Lancaster County and bear witness to the "ghost whistle" demonstration performed by SRC 0-6-0 31.

During the first week of revenue service for NJT's new ALP-45DP dual mode locomotives, 4504 leads an afternoon westbound from Hoboken through Bloomfield. The locomotive will run in electric mode t... (more)

The steam to diesel transition reached the East Broad Top later than most other railroads. As the railroad's four Mikados were taken out of service one-by-one in the late 1990s and early 2000s, 55... (more)