Fresh Paint. On February 23, 2020, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron #30 (DS4-4-660, Baldwin, 9/1948) sits in its long time home at the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. This locomotive is not... (more)

Lots Of Models. On the afternoon of February 23, 2012, the New York Susquehanna, and Western Railway engine terminal in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey hosted a wide assortment of power. In the... (more)

Hammerhead: Looking down from the observation balcony in the Steamtown roundhouse, it's hard to miss the feedwater heater on this GTW Mountain.

The Classic Insull Style. The sole survivor on an active railroad of the eleven Mediterranean Revival style stations constructed during Samuel Insull's ownership of the area interurbans can... (more)

Unusual Loco, Unusual Angle: During a brief moment while equipment was being moved around the B&O roundhouse, this normally-obstructed broadside view of B&O "Camel" No. 305 became... (more)

The Smallest Century: The museum in Lancaster provides an opportunity to observe an example of the switcher Century, Alco's C415.

Centuries in the Sunset: Always a fan of the big, blocky lines of MLW's original "safety cab", it was nice to see M420W No. 2045 during my time in Scranton visiting the D-L.

The crew has finished loading 145 ore cars up at Minntac has called for signals to depart and head back towards Two Harbors. RTC has given them the lights to proceed.

Working After the Snow. As an overnight snow begins to melt away, the crew works Houff before heading north to Pleasant Valley to interchange with NS.

Mountain Monsters: As an Alco fan, few things compare to hunting the big Centuries. Alas, they are far rarer these days than they have ever been. The one place where you know you will encou... (more)

“Mud on the Tarz”
EBT 2-ton freight truck No. 4, a 1953 Chevrolet 6400, poses in front of the turntable at the Rockhill Furnace shop complex during East Broad Top’s 60^th... (more)

PA and PA in PA: An N-scale NKP PA poses next to the real thing at Steamtown.

Seaboard Air Line SDP35 1114 sits on display in downtown Hamlet next to the Seaboard era depot.

A quiet and foggy Saturday morning finds newly placed Great Northern caboose X-259 (built 1948) sitting on rails beside the city of Bemidji’s Great Northern Depot which was James J. Hill’s las... (more)

Flatback Electric. When the Pennsylvania Railroad was seeking to replace its P5a electric freight motor fleet, they looked at a number of options. The order for 66 of the General Electric E... (more)