SRY 129 (GP9) and SRY 153 (MP15DC) have the honors of pulling Dennis Washington’s newly refurbished passenger cars. This was the first trip on the mainline for the passenger cars.

Snow flying (in May!) Soo Line 2719 poses with BNSF SD70ACe 9127 for National Train Day at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Take a look at the numbers. Coincidence?

Milwaukee Road 261 and Soo Line 2719 under steam near midnight in the museum yard. Lighting by Chris Guss.

One of only three remaining GP40-2s in the as-delivered black and yellow paint leads a single hopper under the signal bridge at CP 1147 on the main line. I'm not sure what this job is called that... (more)

Few of todays' railfans know the amazing fact that from the 1900 to 1960, the mighty Southern Pacific ran a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad in the Owens Valley of California. Stock Car 163, built be... (more)

A pair of Rio Grande GP30s glide west along the Tintic Branch on the outskirts of Payson.

CN 519 blocks the traffic on the Transcanadian highway as it heads back to Saint-Hyacinthe yard with about 20 loaded grain cars.

This is another great photo by the late Jack Fravert of Louisville. This is probably about 1950, and it's most likely a section of southbound train 73 (perhaps first 73, although it could be a sec... (more)

Meter gauge brute DN-302 returns with a phosphate load from the Seldja mines. The train is just a minute away from Metlaoui yard where the train will get a rear end helper. Metlaoui is a dusty min... (more)

National Train Day 2013 brought a special trip to the seasonally used Cape May Seashore Lines. PRR 7000 is seen pulling the first train of the day to board. The URHS and VRA hosted 3 trips on form... (more)

A westbound Canadian Pacific unit sulphur train swings through Black Canyon west of Ashcroft, British Columbia, on June 24, 2006. Both CP and Canadian National main lines were built through here a... (more)

Western Pacific GE 3055 has a lot of assistance from BN units as they tug an eastbound train up the Feather River at Pulga, Calif. on June 22, 1974. In the consist headed for Klamath Falls, Orego... (more)

Brandon Kilgore's recent photo of the old"Triple Nickel" prompted a search through some slides. One year after its rebuild I had the 555 as lead unit on "the beast" Valley 272 on the Lacrosse Divi... (more)

Due to heavy snow fall, MLW A-468 was send to clean the line between the stations Agios Stefanos and Inoi, on the Athens-Thessaloniki main line. Here can be seen at Afidnes station, waiting the cr... (more)

A heavy rail rapid transit train on the Red Line passes by the iconic Cleveland skyline, including Terminal Tower, the one time home of Cleveland Union Terminal and the former offices of the Nicke... (more)