Looks like the crane operator got bored one day.
EB UP train on the Sunset Route
Oooops, someone forgot to set the derail and a handbrake on a roundhouse lead track at Santa Fe's La Junta, Colo. roundhouse. F7 247 rolled off into the turntable pit June 1, 1968, and apparentl... (more)
Wings over Tehachapi
Here is another image in the Canadian Pacific Slocan barge series. In this view of the tug Iris G and barge you can see how they arrange the load. In the foreground is the remains of the passenge... (more)
This eastbound grain train is crossing the lower Cascade bridge at Troy, MP 186 on Donner Pass
Triple Crown & Snow Extra! .. actually Its the first revenue train westbound near Irwin @ MP 330.5 With 22+ inches of heavy wet snow for the westbound RoadRailer to plow...unfortunately... (more)
Q112 swings through a curve along Brule Lake with the Miette and Brule ranges providing the back drop.
I was very lucky that time waiting at Larisa station to take the train 601 from Alexandroupoli to Athens. From the station's speakers we hear the announcement of the train arrival in the next two ... (more)
Amtrak eastbound 174 emerges from the Hudson River tunnel into a brief section of daylight before returning underground for its Penn Station stop.
Never the same from one day to the next, Santa Fe’s Fast Mail Express, train 7 and its eastbound counterpart, train 8, were obliged by contract to carry all the mail the U.S Post Office presente... (more)
Almost 20 hours after this major De-railment on NS's main line and cleanup still cannot start as cars filled with Ethanol burn off.
Laying over between runs.
Erie 1068, Norfolk Southern's thirteenth heritage unit, rests outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit www.nscorp.commore)
On December 2010 freezing rain fell on Moscow and vicinity. The glaze ice accumulation caused a number of accidents and power outages. Roads, trees, wires covered by a thick layer of ice.
Big Boy 4014 steaming right out of Heaven, Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 and 4-8-4 No. 844 double-head into Granger Junction on a cold, spring morning.
With his dung basket slung across his back, a goatherd takes a rest from tending his flock in the hills above Reshui. Meanwhile a pair of QJs are rounding the horseshoe from level 2 towards Tunnel... (more)
This picture contains a wealth of details we seldom see in the 21st century. A roundhouse, turntable, color position light signals, and second generation standard cabs are all on display in Grafto... (more)
The second of two derailments today in Tacoma. This engine was switching the yard when it ran into the side of a southbound UP stack train. Not many details yet, but the engineer was taken to the ... (more)
Just when you think you've seen it all... As Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 4014 is ferried to West Colton Yard, a number of the steam crew members and a UP police officer take advantage of the emp... (more)
Wabash 1070, Norfolk Southern's sixteenth heritage unit, poses outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit www.nscorp.commore)
UP 4767 leads a train across Lake Bushnell at 3:00 AM in the morning. Canon EOS D30, EF 24mm f/2.8, flash array using 8 GN93 strobes.
Surreal and gut-wrenching ... almost like it stopped mid-collapse. I have no idea what kept this car from plunging, unless it was still coupled to the car below.
D&RGW mike makes a fine sight as it leave Silverton with another load of tourists returning to Durango. It's October and the first falls of snow are evident, infact we drove through a short snow s... (more)
Leaving Marias Pass, and the Rocky Mountains of Glacier National Park behind, BNSF 7923 pulls up to a stop at the east end of the Browning, MT siding, for a meet with 2 westbound trains. condition... (more)
Norfolk Southern SD60E number 9-1-1 poses with a restored 1948 Mack L-85 near the main entrance to Altoona's Juniata Shop. The SD60E was recently rebuilt and painted here, and the Mack is a veter... (more)
D. Luis bridge and Oporto city overview from Serra do Pilar Monastery (Vila Nova de Gaia).
Due to heavy snowfall in the Prahova Valley, this tree is broken under the weight of snow, and falls on the electric railway network, taking fire almost immediately, due to very high voltage that ... (more)
A normally nocturnal train over the Boston Line makes a rare daylight appearance. Q140 with two GEVOs hustle across the Westfield River in Chester descending the grade out of the Berkshire Hills.
First of 12 former NS SD40-2's to be patched and prepared for service on CSX. And yes, the number boards will be changed.
The Spencer local pushes thru a decent drift near MP 163, just west of Sexton. With the train traveling 10 mph the snow begins to pile up on the front of the locomotive. This train was loaded at H... (more)
Thalys 4536 and intercity train collide on each other in Gouda various men lift wounded
Head-on collision on single track mainline.
Seen here just west of Fredericks Hall Road Crossing, CSX 3181 west hit an empty logging truck around 16:00 today. All people involved are fine, and the driver went for the ride of a lifetime befo... (more)
Getting the handbrake tonight might be a chore for this engineer. 14 inches of snow and 3 days of wind has caused decent snow drifts to build on the Cherokee Sub.
Aftermath of a collision with a gravel truck along US Highway 2 west of Bainville. Four GEs were involved; all were eventually shipped away. See photo 395279 for a view of the front of the 1123.
Southern Railway 1380 one of the only streamlined 4-6-2's on the Southern pauses at Atlanta Yard
The passengers on the Royal Canadian Pacific are treated to spectacular scenery and gorgeous weather as they roll north along CP's Windermere Subdivision.
Ms. Julianna Moats, a railway engineer (as in the engineering department) poses in retro dress with Doyle MacCormack's restored Alco PA.
An Alaska work train crosses Riley Creek Trestle just inside the boundaries of Denali National Park. Fall comes early in Alaska and the fall colors are at their peak around Denali.
No, not a novel car washer but rather an embarrassing remnant of a derailment higher up on the mountainside and empty covered hopper 98326 rolled down into Saint Joe River near Kyle, Idaho. Sinc... (more)
The First 100 Yards of the Journey Home - UP 4014 sits in full sun for the first time in 51 years as it starts it's journey home to Cheyenne Wyoming to join the UP steam fleet. The pan... (more)
Northbound Capitol Corridor train "pushing" its way to Sacramento.
This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The unit was leading the Red Rock coal train when it collided with a UP local, taking impacts ... (more)
Oups ! Something went wrong...
"Henschel Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive" Thailand Flood 2011. See more : www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftPBz0a9FJg
Taken on a typical dreary Oregon day from the overlook at Ruthton Park. There is lots of poison oak up there. The wait in the rain was worth it for this shot. Awaking early, I was hoping for blue ... (more)
The sun came out just long enough to get a picture of one of the two GG1's stored and rotting away at Cooperstown Jct. NY.
D&H 251 blasts through snowdrifts north of Rouses Point N.Y
Cold, cold day...These units were not running, standing very silent
Streamliners at Spencer... Displaying a variety of diverse paint schemes of fallen railroads, current Class I's, and short-line equipment, 15 cab-units idle outside of the Bob Julian Roundh... (more)
Larry's Truck and Electric Service is full of historical railroad equipment. It is amazing to walk around through the scrapyard and just the sheer amount of old locomotives overwhelms you and leav... (more)
The weather was all over the place on this June morning as the eastbound California Zephyr heads east through the Utah Desert. While I'd like to say the lightning was planned, I didn't even know I... (more)
Illinois Terminal 1072, Norfolk Southern's nineteenth heritage unit, poses in the morning sunshine outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit more)
E7A 9922B was subsequently scrapped. She was 19 years old and obviously not worth the repair expense. E9A 9987A at the right however was returned to service. For the details of this CB&Q/CRI&P wr... (more)
One of the most popular places to photograph trains in North Dakota is from this hill in the Bad Lands. The story behind this photo is a little more involved than I walked up the hill and waited f... (more)
Both CN and CP change sides in the Fraser River canyon at Cisco BC..Westbound CN on home rails crosses above the CP bridge..Directional running has CN line for westbounds and CP for eastbounds
CN's Santa train passes by the historic farm elevator in Bellevue, MI., on the way to its next stop in Battle Creek. An overnight snowfall of 9 inches provided a wintry scene as the train created... (more)
Destined to Brazil, but will first head to Mimico to be painted up
"Right in her own front yard". Rock Island train bound for Columbus Junction with former CRIP #1247 on the point.
C&O 614 charges through the New River Gorge during a March snow storm in 1985.
Union Pacific 4141 leads President George H. W. Bush's funeral procession across the Navasota River outside of Navasota, Texas, along the its route from Spring to College Station. Traffic was back... (more)
Wiiiiiide load! CN 527 is about to pass a clear signal with a Heavy Axle Load. Never seen that car before. The car is numbered HQEX 01. On the car, you can see a Francis turbine for ... (more)
A northbound BNSF loaded grain train works around the horseshoe curve at Caliente, CA on its trek through the Tehachapi Mountains. The train was operating nine engines total; four on the head end,... (more)
Its funny how the locomotive is facing the bridge and yet it shreaded so may stacks.
This 2-6-0 at the Woodard-Walker Lumber Company in Ada, LA had been coverted to a chain driven locomotive powered by a V8 Ford in this May 1972 scene. Any history on this locomotive prior to its c... (more)
The newest product of Stadler Rail, the "VSHST" (Very Short High Speed Train) for lines with low passenger demand ;-) No, this is a joke: 2 cab moduls with simulator of the future "... (more)
Empty oil heads north on the Santa Barbara Sub along Rincon Parkway just south of CP S. Seacliff after a day of rain.
An outbound freight train departs from the yard as a hump trim crew pulls cars from the bowl tracks in front of the trim tower at BNSF's large Galesburg Classification Yard in Galesburg, IL. more)
BNSF 5913 East cast its reflection as an empty coal train winds its way along the Clark Fork River.
CSX ES44AH's 911 and 1776 have been repainted into special schemes honoring first responders and veterans at their locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia.
Engineer and Fireman killed in the fire after locomotive plunged onto the street. Derailment caused by a loose gearcase fouling a switch.
Narrow Gauge White Pass 114 rebuilt at CEECO, after 9/3/06 derailment near Skagway Alaska, on it's way to a ship in Tacoma. Cli... (more)
SPRINGTIME STREET RUNNING! What better way to welcome in the first offical day of Spring than with a Street Running shot of blossoming trees framing NS 191 along this stretch of 6th ... (more)
A derailment of 11 grain cars at Cajon Station at the rear of the train. This train had DPU's and the train apparently tried "straight-lining" itself on the curve.
After one "normal" runby, the crew of the Photo special, showed off by exceding the speed limit (just a little) and blowing off the boiler, giving off a man made rainbow. Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Rockwood, Colorado, USALocomotive #: 478Train ID: Extra 472 WestPhoto Date: September 25, 2005
Denver (North Yard) to Grand Junction, CO manifest freight MNYGJ rolls west out of Gore Canyon along the Colorado River near the east end of Azure siding.
About an hour into its second trip over Donner finds the SPMW 209 cleaning up the leftovers of an Eastbound Spreader set up Main #1. This single Rotary set included the SPMW 8208 "snail" for elect... (more)
SP 4449 makes her way through former Great Northern territory under beautiful blue skies on a holiday weekend en route to points East.
Close call at Toltec Siding. RP viewers who have met me know how much I dislike derailment photos. While I actually have a few of them, I typically don't post them, because they show the u... (more)
Before she was famous, and the last operating Rio Grande tunnel motor, 5371 earns her keep as she leads a freight across the Utah desert in the setting sun. Sure do miss taking trips to photograph... (more)
The West Portal of State Line Tunnel plays host to CSX 4782 leading Q423-09 down the west slope of The Berkshires at 01:58. Pitch dark at night here, fine for night photos! Headlights of westbound... (more)
2 AMTK P42DCs lead the Portland section of the Empire Builder through the Columbia Rive Gorge. That's 11245 foot Mt Hood in the background. The Empire Builder is almost right on time and the sche... (more)
Power for a string of new BNSF Covered Hoppers
A westbound stack glides into one of the most dramatic scenes of the day.
