Tending the Fire Firebox glow lends a hand in casting a mood of real railroading.

Amtrak 644 is the only operable SDP40F in existence, owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic preservation efforts, it's not easy to ... (more)

View to the boiler, fire door, controls and instruments in the cab of the steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic, built in 1904.

Fireman Bruno U. of the association steam group Zürich (VDZ) throws another shovel coal into the firebox of the 4-6-0 expresstrain steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic on the trip from Rom... (more)

With the long stoker, fireman Bruno U. prepares the fire on the four-cylinder compound expresstrain steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic for the return trip from Romanshorn to Brugg AG. The... (more)

View of the Hasler type speedometer in the cab of the express train steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 running at 93 km/h on the main line through the Thur valley. The precise patented measuring instrume... (more)

Engineer Sämi B. takes a critical look at the boiler pressure gauge of the express steam locomotive A 3/5 # 705, which shows a little more than 13 bar/188,5 psi (with a maximum pressure of 15 bar... (more)

Fireman Bruno U. on the 4-6-0 fourcylinder compound express train steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic, built in 1904 by the SLM in Winterthur. The locomotive runs extremely smoothly at an ... (more)

Fireman Bruno U. throws another full shovel of coal into the firebox of the four-cylinder compound express steam locomotive A 3/5 # 705 from SBB Historic, on the return trip over the Thurtal mainl... (more)

Engineer Sämi B. on the controls of the fourcylinder compound express train steamlocomotive A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Historic, ready for the return trip from Romanshorn to Brugg AG. The locomotive was ... (more)

In 1992-93, Amtrak tested the Swedish-built X2000. The train was designed and built by Kalmar Verkstad (later merged with Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.) for the Swedish State Railways (SJ), and leased t... (more)

Remembering Joe "Eggy" Eggleston. This afternoon, as I prepared to continue my recent series of photos on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway, I heard some absolutely devastating news.... (more)

A view from the Second Unit of Q 116 as it rolls through Lansing, Michigan. In Deadhead status you get to enjoy the scenery passing by. Out the Right Hand side of the cab is the now retired coal b... (more)

Deadhead status in the CN 2508. This day I had to Pilot the Flat Rock crew from west of Battle Creek as the previous train expired. After Battle Creek it was an Amtrack Ride to the "Level Peb... (more)

I am in the cab of Union Pacific SD40 3035, looking out at the various power in the diesel service area at the UP North Platte yard. It was quite an experience for my wife and I to get a VIP tour ... (more)