Amtrak bringing the brand new Cascades Siemens Airo train through the bend in Palmer Lake on its way to Pueblo, Colorado.

Southern Pacific, SP Plasser American Track Stabilizer on the Sunset Route on March 22, 1996 at Picachio, AZ. Roster shot.

A surprised find off the BNSF mainline at Ottawa, KS.

Alternative Power. A San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) truck is seen pulling California cable car 58 up Jackson St as it returns to the cable car barn. An issue with the Hyde cable... (more)

Norfolk Southern Wabtec/RELCO MOW 992801MW sits at Chattanooga Tn after arriving on train 167.

Metro North Commuter Railway getting a couple new power units delivered via CSX in the form of Siemens SC42-DM.

"The Neighborly Grinder"

On March 16, 2025, Loram’s Möser Road/Rail Grinder RO-V 149 “MRG-1” works its way down Essex Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, performing rail grindin... (more)

As BNSF train F-T216-2-24T ("Foreign Train operating on BNSF Track", pulling this Department of Transportation test car, DOTX 216, from San Diego to Los Angeles), arrived in Fullerton, a... (more)

VIA Rails newest Seimens set is seen on delivery at Milton Ont. Lead by CN’s GTW heritage unit.

Not What It Seems. At the Derailment Training Center, CN 2412 drew the short end of the stick. Retired from mainline service, it found a way to escape the scrapper in the form of what you s... (more)

A somewhat unusual view of the rear of an ALC-42 "Charger" locomotive is seen as AMTK 340 runs light from Apex to Raleigh. This engine suffered a locked axle two weeks prior, and was set... (more)

Aluminum rough car body (body-shell) # 614 (end car) for one of the 19 7-car double-deck EMUs ordered for CalTrain in California. The 27-meter-long body, welded at Stadler Rheintal's Altenrhein pl... (more)

Unscheduled Stop Amtrak Coast Starlight #14 slowly approaches the cantilever signal at CP VP 580 in preparation to stop at Oakridge where the city police will assist with removing... (more)