Time for a tire change! Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's West Fork Lumber #91 is being tuned up for the fast approaching Memorial Day weekend. A couple of home built rigs, and lot of manpower is n... (more)

Fireman David Rabber throws a scoop into the inferno. The most interesting aspect of railroading to me is the human interest, for without the dedication and preservation of labor, the entire prese... (more)

Charter train Limoges-Eymoutiers

Fireman Andrew Durden heaves a scoop of coal into the firebox of the 610 as the engine powers one of TVRM's Missionary Ridge trips.

It's barbecue time on the footplate of the TCDD 56 548. Chicken steaks and onions are being roasted in the firebox of the locomotive. I must admit that the sandwich tasted very good together with ... (more)

Mebane Fire Department trucks line the street just a block from the firehouse as Mid East Railroad Service crews begin the process of getting NCDOT 1792 back on the rails following the grade cross... (more)

"A job that'd suit the devil as well..." Man-made lava on the slag dump. With only a matter of weeks left before the blast furnaces at Bethlehem Steel would fall silent and cold, I was fortunat... (more)

An outbreak of arson-ignited forest fires burned for weeks in Eastern Kentucky in early spring and threatened lives and property, including this Myra Shifter. Wind-fueled flames up to 20 feet tall... (more)

In the cab of the ex french steamlocomotive 241 A 65 (4-8-2), which is the largest fired by hand in Europe (without stoker)

The fireman in the cab of the 241 A 65 maintains the fire.

Even though New Jersey has had its fair share of drenching rain the last few weeks, the weather has since become unusually hot and dry as the rail grinder works east. Fire danger kept these worker... (more)

This CP westbound avoids the tie/ forest fire at Kam. Things have been extremely dry this spring and things are not looking good for forest fires this year. In the picture you can make out the bla... (more)

A maintenance worker just lit off the pot to initiate a weld on track 2 of the Chicago Mainline.

The weld of rails.The colliquation of steel inside the bain-marie.The fluid metal will switch the rails after 5 minutes about.

Late Saturday night (2/20/2010) BNSF's MBARSTO1 20A put 9 cars on the ground, some of which caught fire while inside Tunnel 9. The fire continued to burn well into Sunday, while crews waited for i... (more)