Even though it says "City of Brookings," this elevator switcher resides farther north in Selby. Ex DME 551 was built for the Milwaukee Road in 1954 as an SD9, and rebuilt later on as an ... (more)

SNEX 5015, in the one off-either love it or not so much scheme, and once Lehigh & Hudson River 10 are in the to do line. I did see newish looking radiators near by. Hoping that is good news for 5... (more)

FCA GP8 #1096 still wearing its Conrail paint and IBCX SD18 #7309 are seen resting along BNSF's Ravenna Sub in Tamora, NE. waiting for their next switching move at Central Valley AG Grain Elevator... (more)

A walk along a public bike path next to the Seminole Gulf Railroad yard in Fort Myers revealed all that remains of SGRL 501. I don't know if it is going to be rebuilt or if it is being used for p... (more)

Paralleling BNSFs Copper City mainline, the Butte Anaconda & Pacific sees similar seldom volume, but has an upgrade for power with two very unique GP9s still operational. Heres one of the two, alo... (more)

A417's conductor guides his power back onto their pickup in Jasper's south yard. CP engines are fairly uncommon in these parts.

Looking like a MAC daddy on display at Fairbanks Railroad Day is SD70MAC # 4328 in a special scheme influenced by Alaska Railroad's first blue and yellow locomotives of the 1950s. This year, 2023... (more)

A Fort Eustis Military Railway train enters the Range Complex on Mulberry Island. The 8 mile Mulberry Island Division makes a loop around the world's first military heliport (Felker Army Airfield)... (more)

Camo Geeps. Both UP 1373 (née-Southern Pacific 3198, EMD, GP40P-2, 11/1974) and UP 1394 (née-SSW 7638, EMD, GP40-2, 1/1979) were sitting in J Yard near East 25th Street on the morning of ... (more)

Trips to the North Pole took on a different look this season, with ex-ESWR #602 specially painted for the trips. This is paint, not a wrap. All three ex-ESWR units now have individual schemes. ... (more)

The deadline at Schellville as 2021 comes to an end. What a sight for 1st generation and SP fans after so many years.

Royal Gorge Route Railroad recently purchased the trio of former B&O EMD SD40-3 locomotives that were owned by Escalante Western Railway and used on coal trains operating from Lee Ranch Mine to Pl... (more)

A lucky find on a siding east of Pueblo, Colorado is this Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad boxcar DRGW 63770. It was built in 1963 and is all the more spectacular that it has survived in the ... (more)

In the consist of the BN-CP Transfer on this hot August evening are Keokuk Junction Railway F9's 1761 and 1750, which are headed to their new owner in Saskatchewan. It's not very often that you s... (more)

Union Pacific DDA40X has long been a parts source for the Dakota Southern Railway. It is rumored to be heading to a rail museum in Nebraska. WATCO's Ringneck & Western is the new operator of the... (more)