CN 5241 West has an easy time of it controlling the westbound down the Thompson River Canyon and crossing swiftly-moving waters at Cisco, B. C.

Rocks anyone? Two CN units gently lead an eastbound coal empty under the massive rock cliffs and through the Cape Horn rock sheds in appropriately named White Canyon along the Thompson River east... (more)

With No. 5437 on the point, four Draper-taper SD50F’s unique to the CN lead an eastbound coal empty by mile post 220 east of Henry House, Alta. and 15 miles from Jasper as the sun sets over the ... (more)

After meeting a westbound, CN 5090 East leaves the siding at Henry House, Alta. for the glide down to Edmonton on July 15, 1978. Ditch lights were just being adopted in Canada and hadn’t been a... (more)

Three CN MR-14c’s have completed their work to the west and are returning at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, seemingly running on sod on July 20, 1984 before the line was abandoned.

The conquerors took over steam — C&O F units at Peach Creek, W. Va. Oct. 6, 1956.

D&RGW narrow gauge K-36 480 simmers away in the roundhouse at Alamosa, Colo. before its run tomorrow to Chama, and then on to Durango. It would be the last winter D&RGW operated its narrow gauge... (more)

N&W’s regular Train 5 from Bluefield, W. Va. to Norton, Va. was double-headed with 4-6-2’s to accommodate several extra excursion cars from as far away as Washington, D.C., sponsored by the NR... (more)

Westbound N&W Y6b 2180 gets a run for Christiansburg grade at Elliston, Va

N&W 2141 with its eastbound loaded coal train waits at Bluefield, Va. to enter the Bluefield, W. Va. yard and swap crews.

Of the two Shays, Nos. 2 and 3, No. 3 was alive and simmering at Ely Thomas Lumber Co. shops at Fenwick, W. Va. on Nov. 25, 1961.

Between runs in the woods, Intermountain Lumber Co. shay No. 1 was still earning its keep on a dreary and rainy May 21, 1960 at Putney, Kentucky. Looking the worse for wear, the standard gauge 2-... (more)

Always cognizant of railfans’ love of steam locomotives, Southern Ry’s. famous 2-8-2 4501 single-handedly took enthusiasts upgrade out of Bristol, Virginia on June 15, 1985, under a former N&W... (more)

Ex-Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 Royal Hudson 2839 was leased to the Southern Ry. for a while in 1979, and on July 6, it was hustling a trainload of excursionists south of Johnson City, Tenn., headed for... (more)

Let me know when the water is hot so I can take my shower….. Who says tank cars don’t have smokestacks? Foam-insulated, heated water tank car for MofW camp cars at Jasper, Alberta, July 31,... (more)