Brand new, on it's first run since repaint KCS 4006 leads the QSHKC NB through the S curve at Cleveland MO on a cold November day.

After serving the Black River & Western for a decade, former Jersey Central RS3 1554 was acquired by the Hawk Mountain Chapter, NRHS and restored to its original appearance. The RS3 spent some tim... (more)

The 6000-series (6000-6078), equipped with dynamic brakes, for coal service. They were designated as "SD40-2c" by Missouri Pacific. A Mike Bledsoe Photo.

GCK #7436 basks in the sunlight after a fresh coat of paint was applied at MEI in STL.

All Dressed Up……

When I last photographed Norfolk & Western RSD12 258, I did not expect to see it again, ... (more)

Restored New York Central E8 4083 is posed in front of the URHS/StarTrack restoration facility in Boonton, N.J. The 4083 was only one of three New York Central units to wear the jade green scheme.

Number plate and class lights now in place. Work on cosmetic restoration of 4-8-4 CN 6200 continues, with a number plate on the nose now and class lights now placed.

York Railway's newest locomotive, a former LTEX GP15-1 they'd been leasing-to-own for the better part of a year, shows off its fresh coat of paint as it hikes up the grade west through the city. Y... (more)

"Skookum" After years of restoration effort in the shops of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, the completed Columbia River Belt Line Locomotive #7 "Skookum" sees the light of day for the fi... (more)

Sporting a fresh paint job from NLR, UP 4109 leads a westbound stack train at Pepper Ave.

A pair of fresh CP AC44CWM rebuilds from GE lead westbound empty ethanol train K635 under an old New York Central signal bridge on the Rochester Sub.

Locomotives:
CP 8027 AC44CWM
CP ... (more)

As a passing thunderstorm drops rain outside across the Orange Empire Railroad Museum's (OERM) grounds, nice and dry inside a true gem of the Santa Fe Railway glistens as it awaits the final touch... (more)

The private car "Braddock Inn" brings up the rear of Amtrak 68 as it leaves Plattsburgh, NY, heading back to New York City. The car was recently restored, and was originally built in 194... (more)

Fresh from the shops with new paint and lettering, ready for leasing.

The latest in Norfolk Southern’s DC to AC conversion program is SD70ACC 1800, seen here fresh out of the Juniata Paint Shop in Altoona, PA. Original built in 9/1994 as EMD SD70 #2537, 1800 was r... (more)