All is quiet on the Pass tonight. SP MW Spreader #4030, stands on call, still free of UP markings and greets me on this cool Winter night in January. This soldier has greeted many railfans in t... (more)
Four flangers sit at Roseville Yard. Two appear to be brand new and leading the pack is SPMW 324 "Snow Fighters".
SRS 144 is tied down in Brunswick Yard as CSX M416 in the background, with the newly released CSX 1973 Chessie scheme locomotive, makes its way west towards Cumberland, Maryland.
Laying over at Rook Yard, SRS #123 sits near the yard office.
The rail flaw detector car soaks up the evening sun in the CSX Dewitt Yard.
Crew washing the car down
The business end of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) rail grinding train manufactured by Speno is seen at Coney Island Yard on June 12, 1966. Unknown photographer, Matt Csenge colle... (more)
Speno rail grinder resting at Oinoi....Some days ago before this shot taken it worked at Kalampaka-Paleofarsalos line...There is a video "in action" from PanosN... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... (more)
Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Tucked away at Blue Mountain Energy's Deserado Mine, the east end of the Deseret Power Railway, is this old speeder used by maintenance-of-way forces. The logo on the flank remains that of Wes... (more)
Some interesting equipment watches the parade of coal train along the old N&W at crew.
A speeder rests near the depot as the DGVR crane awaits the call to duty in the little railroad's cluttered yard. For the crew's sake, hopefully the speeder will see action sooner than the crane!
Perhaps the most unusual speeder of all time! This is a live steam speeder! A 4-6-2(?) propane-fired live steam loco mounted on the speeder frame drives the standard gauge axles via a chain drive.... (more)
The Morristown and Erie Speeder was used for MOW & Track Inspection, back in 1994.
GE electric switcher built in 1917 and used at the C&O locomotive shop in Huntington, WV, with the proud crew. This unit has since been sent to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
DODX special car for carrying a reactor for a submarine or aircraft carrier. It is in the yard at Shaffers Crossing near Bridge Street. If the car were carrying atomic particles, it would be a... (more)
A lady employee who's new to SP's Roseville engine facility turns to say something funny to her supervisor as she fuels SD9E No. 4403.
With a pall of dark clouds to the southeast, SP SD9E No. 4401 sits in front of one of the old hump towers in Roseville Yard. After UP took over here, it completely tore out this part of the yard, ... (more)
On a beautiful afternoon on the California coast, SP's Davenport Local switches the yard at its namesake town. In the background stands Davenport Cement, which used coal off the Rio Grande to help... (more)
You can find various types of rolling stock in the Denver Yard carrying the logos of fallen flags. This gondola's Southern Pacific logo has survived the merger, the elements and some rough handli... (more)
A pair of Southern operated Class 377 units appraoch Brighton with a service from London Victoria, while a third example is stabled on nearby Lovers Walk Depot.
Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. A Southern Railway employee tends the journal boxes prior to the departure of an early morning local freight in Knoxville. A Histo... (more)
The highlight of the jear 2010 was the great steam Nightshow at the roundhouse in Gerolstein. Celebrating 175 Aniversery of Railway in Germany.
Well it is winter! BN rotary snowplow is enjoying some time off from winter as it rests in BN's Whitefish, MT yard in May of 1990.
A nice collection of snowsplows and cabs sit along the old C&O in Quinnimont WVa.
This 64 year old ex. CN double ended snowplow still looks good.
This snow plow was origanally built for the US Army.
Built in 1936 at CP's Angus shops in Montreal.
WNYP Snow Plow Extra at Falconer Yard.
Depot of BLM is in conversion for the new trainsets , planed to go in Service 2022/2023. So some Service vehicles are stored outside, for example the Snowplough and Snowblower in the Station of MÃ... (more)
Snow plow , Type "Klima" (named after the constuctor Rudolf Klima, an austrian engineer) is presented in the Bavarian Railroad Meseum.
Aquired in 1923 and rebuilt in 1923 ,Canadian Pacific snow plow and spreader 400762 bask in the summer sun waiting for winter.
WSOR's snow plow is looking great in what looks to be a new paint job.
Waiting for the next big snow.
Just sitting and waiting.
CFMG snow plow after a recent snowstorm ride between Mont-Joli & Rivière-du-Loup.
WC 303 waiting for the "big one" that hasn't come in many years.
Here it is folks - the Snow Jet in action, seen here clearing switches in Nevens Yard. Better use ear protection when shooting it - it is literally as loud as standing next to an idling F-15.
Note build date of 10-14, as in 1914
A pair of Snow Dozers in the Grand Forks yard. BN 972501 on the left has a build date on it of 5-70, while BN 972510 on the right says 7-57 and has some green showing through on the spreader and c... (more)
SNCF CC 14125 is leaving Charleville-Mézières with a short freight.
SNCF BB 4155 and BB 4104 shunting in Foix. These locomotives of former railroad MIDI were in their lat years mainly used for riding local freights in UM (unité multiple) or for bringing stock fro... (more)
The Laurinburg & Southern's crossing with the CSX is protected by smashboards. While the LRS is crossing the CSX's main, the stop signs are swung around over the larger road's track to alert onco... (more)
Diesel locomotive SM48-008 in new paint scheme at Bydgoszcz Glowna yard.
Diesel locomotive SM48-095
Diesel locomotive SM48-098
Diesel locomotive SM48-037
Painted in historic livery, SM42 is shunting a set of talbot cars. In a minute she will push the set into Żeran electric plant siding.
Shunting works on Warszawa Praga. "Stonka" is moving set of colorful containers in WPB region.
Diesel engine PKP class SM42 is used for shunting in Wroclav depot.
Bydgoszcz Glowna yard. Greetings for Adrianoo! :)))
SM42 switcher takes a consist of T-series, delicate bulk cargo wagons to the Gdynia harbour docks.
SM42 pulls out several T-series cars from the GPA area towards Gdynia harbour.
Empties aproach the Lodz Olechow yard
An overview of the northern part of Zajaczkowo Tczewskie Yard.
SM42-2416 (side number 57) is pushing by TEM2-053 (side number 83) to ZPNTMiU "Tabor" Debica in Sosnowiec Jezor for renovation. Silver scheme is quite rarely on Polish locomotives. Both locos are ... (more)
Busy morning for this SM42 diesel switcher.
Sunday morning at Gdansk Zaspa Towarowa. From the left: SM42-366 and ET22-818.
Polish Diesel-Electric Shunter SM42 is waiting for loaded coal train.
On overview of Gdansk Klodno cargo station.It was once part of larger siding/warehouse compound but now only one track is still used. SM42 and with self-dumping cars are the main characters of thi... (more)
A diesel switcher owned by a Rail Vehicles PESA Bydgoszcz Joint Stock Company Holding switches in the yard.
A consist of 19 empty gondolas from the heat and power plant ready to pull back from the yard.
Doubble diesel power with empty gondolas from the heat and power plant in Elblag.
Diesel switcher SM42 can be also very often seen with cargo and passengers trains.
SM42-437 has brought some self-dumping wagon loaded with stones to the Gdansk Klodno Yard. The stones are now beeing reloaded onto the trucks with a help of an excavator.
Off to the northern part of the yard with some new assignments.
An overview of Zaspa Towarowa yard with an SM42-941 during switching.
Early morning switching at Zaspa Towarowa.
Diesel shunter doing yard operations
Diesel shunter pulling freight train (gondolas with scrap-metal)
The most popular diesel shunter in Poland
SM42 during switching at Kokoszki yard. Sad to see the ruination of the switch tower. There were once two towers in this yard, but now neither of them is in use.
Diesel shunter pulling cars with scrap-metal.
The diesel switcher SM42-941 came here from Kartuzy with platform cars loaded with steel. The cars will be picked up by a local switcher and taken to Centrostal siding.
Diesel locomotive SM42-030
Diesel locomotive SM42-358
Diesel locomotive SM42-392
Diesel locomotive SM42-547.
Diesel Locomotive SM42-449.
Diesel shunter pulling freight train loaded with scrap-metal and logs
Stone reloading operation in progress at Gdansk Klodno station.
SM31 shunts gondolas at 'Lodz Olechow' yard
