DM&IR 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" Locomotive. In the early 1940s, numerous US railroads went looking for ultra-heavy freight locomotives to assist in the war effort. As a result severa... (more)

Bed time for 7470. The crew of CN 7470 prepare to return their locomotive to its stall in the historic North Conway Roundhouse, after a full day of railfan activities. The final act for 74... (more)

IAIS 6988 pulls a freight train over the Grinnell diamond

UP 4014 pulls out of its overnight stop of Sidney on its way to North Platte. At the same time, BNSF sent a Southbound over the 4014 on its own line. Talk about perfect timing.

Much has changed since Big Boys last roamed the mainlines of the Union Pacific, one thing that has not is the often severe afternoon thunderstorms that build up over Wyoming and Nebraska. Shortly ... (more)

Passing through the northwest end of the former Lackawanna Railroad yard complex and by the Delaware & Lackawanna dispatching tower, #26 makes her way up the main line with a "Yard Shuttle&qu... (more)

Conway Scenic 7470 (ex-CN 0-6-0) leads a special on the former Maine Central Mountain Division at Drew Road in Intervale, NH. The special is running from North Conway to an airshow in Hazens and r... (more)

The Great Race has begun as the Big Boy and 844 Lift their train out of Cheyenne, and up Sherman Hill in the #3 Track Harriman Line.

After a viewing stop at this tiny but historic high plains town the special starts up heading to Evanston.

While I poked around the yard during a visit to Ely for a Nevada Northern Railway Museum winter photo shoot they had their Baldwin ten wheeler out near the water tower moving through the yard trac... (more)

Big steam in the shadow of the Wasatch. Union Pacific's mighty Northern #844 steams in the yard at Ogden's Union Station on the eve of the sesquicentennial of the Transcontinental Railroad,... (more)

The Great Race to Ogden! Union Pacific "Big Boy" steam locomotive 4-8-8-4 #4014 & "Living Legend" 4-8-4 #844 with the special train to Ogden, UT through the impressive Echo Can... (more)

Artwork on wheels. With morning servicing complete, the Central Pacific Jupiter replica gives me not only a dark, smoky plume, but a boiler blow-down as well, as she heads down the east leg... (more)

Celebrating the 150th Golden Spike anniversary with Central Pacific 4-4-0 "Jupiter" and Union Pacific 4-4-0 "Rogers" steam locomotives face to face.