Surfliner Veterans No More. It's a warm, spring afternoon in Los Angeles as AMTK 460 and companion AMTK 456 bask in the afternoon light at Amtrak's Redondo Junction locomotive maintenance f... (more)

On a chilly morning in Ely, Nevada Northern No. 93 departs the engine house for the day's work as No. 40 builds pressure in the warm confines of the steam-era structure.

The Sun Will Soon Set For Pacific Surfliner F59's As a passing storm system continues to blow over Southern California, the clouds briefly part and allow a diluted sunlight to spill onto th... (more)

Ready to rock the Mott Lake area. With the steam pressure almost ready to lift the pops and all of her appliances up and running, US 152, the little Alaskan 10-wheeler begins to move in the... (more)

Huckleberry Dawn. The first rays of the cold January sunrise filter through the trees surrounding the Huckleberry Railroad shops as the steam crew brings Locomotives 464 and 152 up to opera... (more)

1980 found me in eastern Nevada doing my usual geologic work. Equipment problems on the drilling rig gave me a couple of days of free time, so I spent some of it checking out the Nevada Northern R... (more)

The train has finally switched ends and is now making its way east towards the switch to Stewart. Leading the way is KBSR 701 as they slowly move through a drift that has formed over the rails.

In a state of disrepair, LTEX 1506 is trying to hold it together inside the S&I Locomotive Service shop in Opelousas, Louisiana. LTEX 1506 was built as Southern Railway 2232 in 1968 and later beca... (more)

The Old Soldier. Valley Railroad Consolidation #97 emerges from the Essex Locomotive Servicing Facility on a late fall afternoon in 2018, as her crew prepares her to make 3 North Pole Expre... (more)

A mish-mash of power is seen this morning at the diesel shops at Proctor, still primarily dominated by EMD's SD40 class. In this view we have SD40-2W, SD45T-2, SD40u, and the standard, SD40-2. How... (more)

On a sunny September day, Norfolk Southern's executive F-Units sit in Altoona awaiting their next assignment. Photo was taken from NS property with an escort and proper PPE.

UP 1011 awaits its next call to duty at Oxnard as Amtrak 782 highballs past the aging unit and yard office with a sharp looking F59PHI on the rear. With the ever dwindling number of patched UP mot... (more)

Tim L. (left) of the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society's 3751 steam crew speaks with a father and son next to the big 4-8-4's drive wheels as the locomotive simmers quietly at Union Stati... (more)

Built by Davenport, Iowa Ironworks Company, the Mary Jane Steam Engine was a wood-burner and, at its best speed, traveled 25 miles per hour. Records indicate the train was used for at least 50 yea... (more)

Carrying the well worn paint of the Missouri & Northern Arkansas, AEX 100002 rests at the shops of S&I Locomotive Services in Opelousas, Louisiana. Before running the White River Route this unit s... (more)