In the late 1960's the Upper Canada Railway Society ran a number of excursions with CN 6218. This one was from Toronto to Gravenhurst (on the line to North Bay). Northbound the train traversed th... (more)

The part of the GyQ between Duran and Yaguachi is hardly the scenic part of the railroad, but Baldwin class of 1900 No. 11 and its matching train certainly provide some color. The boxcars have be... (more)

Rotary OY made it to Cumbres, but that was enough for the first day and it backed away for an overnight rest. There have been a couple of questions about the"layering" of the snow. This was just... (more)

The lead units of a northbound BNSF train catch the late afternoon sun between two of the "honeymoon" tunnels on UP's Canyon sub.

Mitch Goldman, Michael Allen, and Andrew Blaszczyk (and my apologies to anyone I missed) have posted some great images of the runbys made here, all very different. Here is my version. I like it,... (more)

It is late afternoon and the shadows are getting long as the 484 with its helper cut in ahead of the caboose pulls a Cumbres turn into the small yard at the top. It is the crew's second trip up t... (more)

Oh what the heck, one more from Pete's 7470 charter. Here's your basic steam through a typical New England village in the middle of the Winter kind of shot. One of the pleasant surprises on the C... (more)

Pete Lerro's charter on the Conway Scenic enjoyed spectacular weather for pictures of steam railroading in the woods.

What I like about this picture are the three guys on the caboose platform. They just look like the quintessential switchmen that I worked with 50 years ago. Speaking of 50 years ago, can anyone ... (more)

In its final weeks of operation before Amtrak, SP's Del Monte passes its namesake station outside of Monterey. The Del Monte Hotel had once been a luxurious destination for passengers, but during... (more)

It is early morning and the temps are somewhere below freezing. The sun has yet to make it all the way above the horizon. Semaphores guard the interlocking as doubleheaded 2-10-2's approach the su... (more)

Thanks to the folks who identified this location as "Bryn Mawr from the North Merion Avenue bridge, looking west". Sounds about right to me.

Following its visit to the Grand Canyon Railroad, ATSF 3751 heads back to Los Angeles via the ex-Santa Fe Phoenix line and Arizona and California Railroad.

By January 1966 the DRGW "Royal Gorge" that once ran from Denver to Salt Lake was down to a Salida stub train. Out of Denver it handled a through coach, slumbercoach and sleeper off the Denver Ze... (more)

My visit to the Mount Washington Railway was very much influenced by the great pictures of the operation I saw here. And I was not disappointed. "The Cog" is a fascinating steam operation, and I... (more)