The long CITY OF NEW ORLEANS accelerates on its southbound run.
The Semmering railway (German: Semmeringbahn) in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gau... (more)
The consist for the Denzel Washington movie "Unstoppable" is seen heading south at MP 78 on the WNYP's Buffalo Line, headed for shooting in Eldred, PA. The locomotives are lettered for the Alleghe... (more)
Some really cool graffiti on a covered hopper sitting in INRD's Van Yard in Terre Haute.
Never thought I'd see this in 2008. Three units still painted in the Santa Fe, red and silver warbonnet scheme, lead an empty grain train as it works upgrade between Caliente and Bealville.
As they say in the model world, there is a prototype for just about everything. It doesn't just happen on models but on the real thing too as this three well car ended up on both tracks after pick... (more)
This was a beautiful train.
I'm all set up for a shot I've been trying to get for several months. I can see the train, every things good. All of sudden a car screech's to a halt and out jumps this guy and he starts runnin... (more)
Fatal derailment on the B&O February 24, 1967. Pictured is the "Wabash River".
In the midst of a steady fall rain storm, the race is on as a local motorist accelerates to get out of the way of Conrail Shared Assets local YPMO-R1 returning to Morrisville Yard after working th... (more)
NS 18N has derailed and piled up within the CP Altoona interlocking fouling all mains. No injuries are being reported; however, one the autoracks has overturned onto 10th Avenue crushing a parked ... (more)
A Santa Fe F passenger unit reduced to freight service pauses with a northbound at Bellville, Texas to swap crews just after 2:00 a.m. on July 19, 1971.
Welcome to the world Central Maine & Quebec SD40-2F #9021! Ironically the 9021 was released today, on 9/21, as the first of 10 SD40-2Fs being painted this fall for the Central Maine & Quebec Rail... (more)
A northbound Hoosier State collides with a trailer containing powdered cement. Only minor injuries occurred and the passengers were bused to Chicago.
Milwaukee Road 261 departs Duluth for Minneapolis and in the process crosses over BNSF's ex-NP Grassy Point swing bridge linking Duluth and Superior.
At what first might not seem very exciting, that changes when you realize you are seeing the tender to the BIG BOY UP 4014 that is being restored behind those closed roundhouse doors. The adjacen... (more)
The South Branch Valley's Chessie-painted GP9, no. 6240, leads a short Petersburg Turn northward along the railroad's namesake river shortly after departing Petersburg, West Virginia. The water le... (more)
For my 1,000th picture on RP.net I really wanted to do something a little special. Just about every Montreal River photo I ever took on the ACR/WC had a little story to go along with it due to the... (more)
Chasing a rainbow on a blustery day
This one speaks for itself.
PRR 9604 and 9605, chair cars from the Keystone Trainset are riding ITTX flatcars on CN 382. These cars are bound for Canac in St Laurent, Quebec.
Hints of Autumn above the River Mosel as a pair of class 140 Bo-Bo electrics top & tail a Koblenz to Trier local as they leave Bullay and cross the double-deck bridge (rail above road) over the ri... (more)
Heading for Railfair, 4449 struts her stuff on the climb to Grass Lake.
Getting a load out of Claremont Paper. As the cars got heavier and the engines more tired, it was sometimes necessary to use two locomotives to get up this grade and around this tight curve. It co... (more)
A side view showing the size of the DDA40X at UP's North Little Rock Yard. That bush is a bad idea.
Speeding southbound on the Brown Line entering the Loop trackage, a CTA train slams across the diamonds at Tower 18, in the northwest corner of Chicago's Loop. This is one of the busiest junctions... (more)
The cab of the VRE MP36 are a bit different than the sister units MARC has. Click here to compare.
At the old station of Thessaloniki the storm its coming in a few minutes. The thunder was very gorgious
The best way to capture a misty moring mood is to spend all night at track side. So my friend ken and I rolled out our sleeping bags on top of a pile of ties. If we did this in our present time it... (more)
An eastbound Burlington Northern freight trailed by two cabooses slinks around the curves through the Badlands west of Sully Springs, North Dakota, on July 27, 1992.
About 75 miles east of Reno Nevada. The westbound California Zephyr was struck by a empty gravel semi. I took this photo withen 60 seconds of the train stopping. I ran to the front expecting to se... (more)
A Railrunner commuter train races evening traffic down the middle of I-25 just south of Santa Fe.
BNSF's newest paint scheme? Maybe we should dub this the Michelin Man scheme. There obviously is a special purpose to this well disguished 70 MAC. Any one know why is it shrink wrapped?
A former Santa Fe F45 takes on a new life as Great Northern 441. Filling the next number slot of GN F45s, the 441 is heading for the Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana to become a locomotive cabin... (more)
TVRM's former Southern Rwy 2-8-0 #630 leads a southbound Norfolk Southern/TVRM public excursion train across the massive bridge over the Kentucky River at High Bridge, KY on its round trip between... (more)
Last remains of WC 3015 wait to be cut up for scrap at N. Fond du Lac. This unit was trailing 3009 on a freight coming into Green Bay when they had a head on collision with SW1500 1561 on a switch... (more)
In 1954, the Clinchfield railroad had finally made the transition from the steam era, to the diesel era. However, that left several steam locomotives, including these 4 E-2 class Challenger type l... (more)
Still earning their keep on the Western Pacific's portion of the California Zephyr, 803A and two F3B units are Eastbound just East of the townsite of Altamont. The track below is the now removed S... (more)
Passenger train desending the Brenner pass with a train from Italy
UP's "Big-Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4023, sits along Pacific Street awaiting the big move down city streets to the display at the new Kenefick Park in Omaha Nebraska.
Into the 1st drift the rotary goes, and like us, the crew is excited to get a couple photos of the snow flying. The B-unit provides power for the rotary wings. Here the B-units starts to work hard... (more)
Norfolk & Western J-Class 4-8-4 No. 611 leads Sunday's Spencer, N.C., to Asheville, N.C., and return public excursion across the Southern Railway's famous Old Fort loops during the first hint of s... (more)
Just after dark, an UP SD70ACe lights up the rocks along the Feather River deep in the canyon. This stack train is working eastbound headed for the windy city from Lathrop, CA.
Built for speed! Chicago, Burlington & Qunicy's E-5 "Silver Pilot". A pan at 1/6th by yours truly. One of my all time favorite diesel engines.
Train 80740 to Thessaloniki on the bridge of km 116 between Agras and Edessa stations
With the coal market in decline, lines of hundreds of locomotives are forming in BNSF's Donkey Creek Yard located on the north end of the Powder River Basin in Rozet, Wyoming. Mainly stored are th... (more)
The changing of the guard - A batch of BNSF Railway Dash 8-40CW diesels has been sold to Canadian National. These engines were shipped from Commerce (near Los Angeles), where they were in ... (more)
A certain Southern gentleman who we all know and love has delighted us by showing his beloved L&N in wonderfully sylvan settings. Well, y'all, I wish to present a grittier 1993 vintage view of rai... (more)
On Sunday 5 October 2014 at 1:04 pm, a north bound Union Pacific train struck a semi at about 45 mph that had been high centered on the crossing for approximately 2 minutes. The truck was carrying... (more)
On the anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, a Metro North train leaves the city behind as the new Freedom Tower rises.
It's sunset, and the Darwin Award candidates make their appearance again. This is the rear end of one of the new Class 10M Metro trains, but despite the diminished clingon possibilities these guys... (more)
Despite the watering of ore as it is dumped (visible under the train), a stiff northwest wind has whipped up quite the dust cloud. The 1000-footer James R. Barker is in the process of loading whil... (more)
UP starts the 2007 year off with a Rotary Plow on the KP line.
SP 4449 rolls past the Max mainline and Tillicum Bridge on the way to Oaks Park for the Holiday Train.
Built in 1949, C&O no. 1309 a 2-6-6-2 class Steam locomotive sits on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Interchange track. The locomotive made a lengthy journey from Baltimore, MD, the engine fi... (more)
A head on wreck caused by one train overrunning the meet at Gilchrist. I heard on the radio that "2 westbound trains collided head on" (accuracy in the media!) so I highballed across the border (I... (more)
Here's your new lawn ornament!
IAIS 513 is fresh out of the MAC shop and ready to be shipped to Iowa. Too bad it's been cloudy in KC for the past 2 weeks.
the results of a serious level crossing collision, one fatailty, the truck driver. Crew escaped with minor injuries. Note, the remains of the truck can be seen to the left of 8147
RJ Corman's Chinese QJ makes its inaugural run between Louisville and Lexington, KY.
Crossing bridge 69 on her way to White Rock just a few miles down the main line.
The engineer looks over her train... In reality a CR employee's family member keeps warm in the cab of the 5290 as Santa meets with the children of Freehold.
The last wave of snow falls over the college town of Flagstaff, Arizona as CSX to BNSF interchanged stack train rumbles up the grade to the 7,335 foot high summit of the Arizona Divide along the B... (more)
CN Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its Privatization! On November 17th 1995, CN’s shares were listed on the TSX and NYSE. Since then, CN has acquired the Illinois C... (more)
An Eastbound BNSF train carrying airplane fuselages crosses over Nason Creek while descending Stevens Pass on a beautiful spring day.
All 20 Norfolk Southern heritage units at the Spencer roundhouse.
Originating at Nashua, New Hampshire, 1129 is westbound, working the branch line between there and Bennington, The train is on the Main Street grade crossing in the small New Hampshire village of ... (more)
The flanger works Eastbound on the #1 track.
Rounding out my series of wreck cleanup shots is likely LV #23, a "no name" train, westbound for Lehighton, Pa., passing the cleanup at restricted speed. Thanks to Railfan & Railroad for help ID'... (more)
To commemorate the sixty-six Union Pacific employee/reservists who were called to active duty for "Operation Desert Storm," Union Pacific painted SD40-2 3593 (ex-8084) into this distinctive camouf... (more)
Pennsylvania GG1 waits for a diesel-powered train to arrive from Bay Head Jct.. It was nice to see this electric motor in the traditional PRR livery.
BNSF coal empty goes over multiple humps as it works its way northwest to Wichita Falls.
Night time cab shot of a fairly new UP SD70M. Thanks to the friendly crew for allowing this quick shot.
Tough winter day on the Kyle—22 “Whoa,… whoa,… WHOA!,” rings out over the scanner as we pass the Kyle plow extra going through Kanorado, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. I look bac... (more)
Amtrak's northbound Pacific Surflinerer to San Luis Obispo crosses over the Gaviota Trestle on a beautiful summer evening.
The ArcelorMittal Quebec Cartier Mining Corporation's weekly employee passenger train from Port Cartier to Mount Wright, Quebec, to service all of the online camps and the Fire Lake raw ore mine a... (more)
Former CRR
"AFTERNOON DELIGHT" NS955, chased but never subdued, slips past the ruins of Chapman's Mill in Thoroughfare Gap, VA, about mp 14 on the NS B-Line at 3:20pm on 4/10/07 The mill was built in 1742 an... (more)
The hogger of a switch move powered by an old #4420 I1s waits for a hand signal from the man riding the rear end, probably breaking apart an arriving westbound. No radios being used here. John n... (more)
All four of the first group of Norfolk Southern's "heritage" SD70ACe's are seen here outside the Progress plant in Muncie. A few minutes later, everything will get a good "spring shower". From lef... (more)
The California Zephyr shines in the last sunlight of the day, highballing eastbound thru fall color in a Rocky Mountain valley.
In 1946 four 25 year old F-19 C&O Pacifics were converted by the C&O to class L-1 Hudsons (490-493). They were modernized with new cast frames, Poppet valves, roller bearings on all axles, the lat... (more)
FSRR 4421 northbound at Encinar SC, the 'new' (1985) line to overcome the Sierra Madre from Veracruz to Mexico City. FCM 1012 stands as a monument to former electrified section of this railroad, a... (more)
Two of SP's Daylight-painted diesels, SD45R 7399 and SD40E 7342, help the 4449 as it climbs to Bealville.
Freight train
Westbound BNSF mixed freight train framed by the wooden overpass at Home Valley, Washington. The overpass connects state highway 14 with a campground along the Columbia River. Originally built as ... (more)
An EMD intercity failure ends its days at age 10 downgraded to commuter service, not a good application of a train with few and narrow doors. There are actually three additional RI trains in the d... (more)
Stored in Ogden Shops, she's coming apart without any protection. Looked pretty good in 1975 when she was first stored, but since then Calgary weather has taken its toll. Because of the wear, you ... (more)
Got Steam? The Durango & Silverton sure does! In fact, a quick visit to the DSNG yard has been known to cause serious cases of "Roundhouse Envy" among officials of other tourist railroad... (more)
BN Heritage - NEW Paint. BN SD9 6234 (nee-C&S 839 b/d 4-59) has just returned from Wisconsin & Southern's Horicon, WI paint shop with a new coat of BN "Cascade" Green and retaining the BN 6... (more)
