Coming west into the yard at Bluefield is a manifest led by a CN Cowl unit.
CB&Q #9911-A E5(A) "Silver Pilot" built in 1940 by EMD charges East with it's articulated stainless steel "Train of the Goddesses" consist. Better known as "the Nebraska Zephyr. This amazing eng... (more)
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company (NKP) number 587 runs East through traffic on S. 8th Street enroute to Hobbs Station in Noblesville, IN, home of the Indiana Transportation Museum.
Train 103 near Newtonville Ont
"On The Ground": BNSF Railway employees arrive at the scene of a derailment of an empty coal train in Olney, Montana on March 1, 2014. According to railroad officials, 45 cars derailed and ... (more)
I could have been much worse. On a rainy Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, the driver turned right as the train was approaching and missed the road, turning instead too soon and ending up on the... (more)
The North Coast Limited is westbound in this view crossing a high bridge on Homestake Pass near Butte, MT with former Northern Pacific locomotives renumbered into the BN series.
SP Alco RSD-5 at locomotive service facility awaiting its next call to duty
Two former Deutsche Bundesbahn "racehorses" are starting their 8 car train from Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg up over the "Schiefe Ebene" with a grade of 2.5 % to Marktschorgast. 01 202 of association "Paci... (more)
A BNSF oil train rumbles along the basalt cliffs above Crater Lake on the climb out of the Columbia River basin between Trinidad and Quincy, Washington, on September 21, 2016.
Amtrak Heritage engine #156 leads the Eastbound California Zephyr between Cameo and Tunnel sidings in De Beque Canyon.
On a beautiful August evening, a monster-sized stack train drops downgrade through some fantastic Sierra Nevada scenery at Yuba Gap, passing through Tunnels 36 and 35. This train lost power from t... (more)
The inaugural run of former Southern 154 on the Three Rivers Rambler.
Where it all began. This was the last tunnel before the N&W reached the promised land to begin accessing the rich coal fields of Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia. Near here is where ... (more)
What a mess. An eastbound Utah Ry. empty coal train derailed in Utah's Price River Canyon while passing a westbound Union Pacific loaded coal train and loaded cars from the westbound derailed into... (more)
A trio of class units, F7 800, GP38 2000, and U36C 3600 sit under the sanding tower in the Erwin yard on the Clinchfield RR. Its evident that a journey 50 yards to the south to the wash rack would... (more)
Close up view of the maintenance building complex in the Coney Island Yard. The Coney Island Yard is the largest rapid transit yard in the world. Visible in the center is a collection of historic... (more)
Easter Sunday brings business as usual on BNSF's thronged Barstow to Needles mainline. A pair of BNSF "land barges" meet a few miles east of Siberia. Amboy Crater can be seen in the background.
In an absolutely gorgeous setting, No. 820 drops downgrade through Kumis, Va., with a heavy coal drag bound for the ports at Norfolk, as the whine of dynamics disrupt the tranquility of the scene.... (more)
At Plummer junction, the hot eastbound is seen passing another eastbound waiting at the junction
An eastbound Union Pacific freight train has just exited one of the Hermosa tunnels on Wyoming's Sherman Hill on August 17, 1957. Road power is 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" no. 4019, assisted by 4-8-4 no. 82... (more)
A loaded coal train derailed eightteen cars, seven of them hit the Crain Ave bridge.
CSX's Sewell Valley Shifter eases downgrade past Meadow Creek Falls with 34 loads of coal to drop off in the small yard at Meadow Creek, West Virginia, junction with the New River Subdivision main... (more)
After Milwaukee Road abandoned its western electrification and took down the catenary, Extra 21 East with four SD-40-2s recharges the brake line after making a pick-up at Avery, Idaho on July 19, ... (more)
Four C420s take Apollo on last leg from Bethlehem to North Jersey on miserable rainy day
METER GAUGE
Neither rain, sleet, or snow can stop the mailman but seeing a massive locomotive being taken from the tracks and placed on the highway? That seems to do the trick here as the college in Waycross ... (more)
Another trick pulled out of my bag of magic. It seems as though every time I come to this location, nature has always something spectacular to show me. Around this time 2 years ago, I captured t... (more)
Well it is official, the Iowa Northern now has their railroad back in one piece. Here is the 1st revenue train across the rebuilt bridge. This line has been out of service since the floods in June... (more)
Disregarding that PRR eye candy on the right, the purpose of this view was to demonstrate how the Santa Fe engines were accomodated on the turntable. They were so lengthy (123'+) special extender... (more)
With temperatures hovering around 40 degrees on a crystal clear night in western North Carolina, Norfolk Southern train P60 negotiates the famous loops of the Southern Railway between Old Fort and... (more)
Steamtown's Railfest 2014 had a few pieces of visiting equipment, including Norfolk Southern 2423, a rebuilt MP15E.
Light power drifts downgrade past an observer after shoving a westbound up the mountain. The curve is 100% steam-free this day.
The one that got away... Most folks are surprised to know that an Amtrak Pacific Parlour car was sold and has been in private hands for years. This was a necessary measure to pay for the ... (more)
Thanks for the memories!. With the conclusion of the 2012 Railfest Event in Durango today, we may well have seen the final revenue run of the iconic Eureka & Palisade #4; the last wood-burn... (more)
The bitter cold can play havoc on track. Here, two Wisconsin Central trackmen fix broken track bolts that were sheared off by the contracting rail in a “pull apart.” A kerosene-soaked rope is ... (more)
VIA 6457 leads the very last eastbound Canadian scheduled on the CP prior to the cuts of January 1990 through Morant's Curve.
Colorado & Southern - C&S - (CB&Q Subsidiary) crossing over Pueblo Jct, the MOP crossing and the Arkansas River, 78 starts up Minnequa Hill - then on the D&RGW-C&S joint line to Walsenburg - desti... (more)
It takes a lot to pull people's attention away from a DQ Blizzard, but 2 nights a week, the return of the Staley Local usually does the trick. This warm summer evening is no exception as a solo GP... (more)
Those familiar with the B&O Magnolia Cut Off will recognize this location as Concrete Wall. When B&O constructed the Cut Off in 1913-1914, they were faced with an obstacle at a bend in the Potoma... (more)
Union Pacific EMD SD70ACe No. 4141 sits partially uncovered at UP’s Downing B. Jenks Shop at North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 8, 2014. No. 4141 is specially-painted to honor the 41st presiden... (more)
First time I saw her in steam. What a first impression!
A eastbound frieght is seen at Stockton Tower. The F7 is still proudly wearing it's "Black Widow" color scheme
Amtrak's California Zephyr charges eastbound at the Benicia Bridge with Amtrak #301 leading three new ACS-64 locomotives towards Sacramento and points east to Chicago. This is the first time one o... (more)
The culmination of a text message received on November 19, requesting a paint scheme adaptation for a pair of GE AC4400CWs for the Central Maine & Quebec, came to fruition on February 9, when the ... (more)
temp was about -5 degrees Farenheit
A set of Trona power was heading west away from Trona
Spreading out across the northwest Ohio flat lands, the new CSX yard at North Baltimore, Ohio is impressive, even at an altitude of 4500'.
Shortly before dusk, 630 brings an Arosa to Chur train over the Langwieser viaduct on the metre gauge Rhätische Bahn
No. 4174 and a car nearly have a cornfield meet. Fortunately the car stopped before the train crossed. Train is an empty stone train on its way to a lime plant near Pleasant Gap.
Florida East Coast Railway crews begin to assess the damage done to FEC 433, which derailed along with four double stack cars as train 226 came out of the siding at Pineda. The FEC 419 and five d... (more)
Five F-units head back to Superior with their caboose after having delivered a loaded grain train to Duluth.
Final ride... The cab and electrical cabinet from NS 9413 catches a final ride to a local scrap yard. The rest of the locomotive remains at NS's Juanita Locomotive shop undergoing a full rebuild.... (more)
A round end observation car brings up the rear of a fan trip going west on the Dundas Subdivision at York Road near Bayview Junction in 1965. The engine is CNR 6218. The tail end car is ex Milwa... (more)
Vermont Rail System is undertaking the rebirth of the old Montpelier & Wells River Railroad right-of-way after nearly 75 years of abandonment. Having seen the last revenue train in 1956, the line... (more)
Battle of Light. The signals at Noimi Jct. battle to protect the CN Minntac Sub from an oncoming train. The signals won and the train headed up the CN Missabe Sub.
Cab of Amtrak 37.
The NS office car special crosses the Tennessee River bridge, known as "Tenbridge", coming into Chattanooga on a deadhead move towards Memphis.
Ms. Barstow and Teen Ms. Barstow pose in front UP's big Boy #4014 after it ran from Las Vegas, NV to Yermo, CA on its historic trip to Los Angeles, CA.
The Gibraltar Cliffs provide some of the most dramatic scenery on the Moffat Route with vertical views into South Boulder Canyon and west to the Continental Divide. An eastbound coal train complet... (more)
Chicago and North Western’s yard office at Bill, Wyoming, is where C&NW train crews report to work in Powder River Basin. It is also the workplace of two friendly lady railroaders in the corner ... (more)
One of the best remnants of the Erie Lackawanna in northern Indiana is this signal bridge about 1 mile west of Laketon, IN. Being called the RX signal bridge, it was the eastbound signal for the R... (more)
An eastbound BNSF double stack splits the left-over carnage from a recent Union Pacific derailment, just out of the west portal of tunnel 1, as it climbs out of Caliente.
The last two CNW units on UP's roster sit in Belvidere waiting for their next train.
Fall, on the Western Maryland.
Crossing the Rio Animas. Eureka & Palisade #4 leaves the dusty mining town of Silverton, Colorado behind her as she crosses the Animas River to begin her southbound journey to Durango. Th... (more)
One of SP' U50's sits on the sevice track at SP's LA area Taylor Yard engine facility. In their last years these units were used in "hauler" service between Taylor yard and West Colton in S. Calif... (more)
Well... I know this is vandalism, but whoever painted this has talent. They could definitely use their gift in other ways to express themselves but it is eye-catching. It had to take a long time ... (more)
Back in 2010, the CN was hit hard with snow in western Iowa. Here a crew works west on the Cherokee Sub with a Jordan Spreader trying to push the snow drifts back away from the mainline. While it ... (more)
The southbound Denali Star cruises through Fort Richardson on fast track and is just a few minutes from arrival at Alaska Railroad's historic downtown depot. In the background are the ever present... (more)
The operator has his train of empty ore cars well in hand as we approach the crossover at milepost 12.5. This train was following a loaded tailings train back to Babbitt and had two leased CREX GE... (more)
A southbound passenfer train passes the badly damaged 200 034
Now that's what I call a Tank Car
ACL diesel power at Florence, SC in this August 1953 view. Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink.
Boston Engine Terminal is shown in the photograph. The following engines are in the photo. F40PH-3C, F40PH-2C, GP40MC, HSP46, 3GS21B.
Trains used to run here, crossing guards dropped the gates and passengers boarded trains. Sad scene from the early days of Conrail when so much of the eastern lines were consolidated and trackage... (more)
Coal trains are mile-plus-long metal machines. Flood-loading coal silos are giant structures that tower over the surrounding landscape. Both of these human creations are utterly dwarfed by the m... (more)
Night Photo for the OC Railfan Weekend.
A trio of ore service C40-8s power a former C&NW Jordan Spreader up Steelton Hill in far western Duluth as a snowmobile passes by on a trail using an ex-Northern Pacific grade.
An A-B-A set of ex-GN Big Sky Blue F-units lead Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder by Dayton's Bluff.
One of three Alco C855 built for the UP, two A's and one B. Here is one of them handling a train through Nebraska. These units put out 5500 hp versus EMD's and GE's offering of 5000 at the time. T... (more)
A westbound military special struggles up the grade between Ludlow and Lavic.
This shot was ready to be added to my "If only there was a train" collection. Just before the colors faded, this empty grainer showed up, to add the final element to this awesome scene of a Lenti... (more)
Flag-officer of the Hűvösvölgy station exits. (Children's Railway is operated by children aged 10-14 under the supervision of adult railway attendants.) Steam hauled heritage trains are sch... (more)
A UP SD 70 ACe wears tne number once assigned to 4-8-4 844 when its orignal number was needed for a GP 30. Later the 4-8-4 got its old number back and now a diesel has it. Some things do go full ... (more)
Soo Line 700 crosses the Sucker River before it empties into Lake Superior between Duluth and Two Harbors. This ex-Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway bridge was also in the 1994 movie Iron Wil... (more)
