This type is not legal to operate on the road so if you have an old jeep laying around you might want to try this. It worked pretty well.

Test run of the Rotrac E4 road/rail shunter for the planned RailCare container train from Oensingen to Elgg. This remote controlled powerful electric vehicle for shunting of up to 500 tons is driv... (more)

An eastward signal near Klondike, CA stands guard as the moon rises on a cloudy night in the Mojave Desert.

This small 4-wheel Plymouth gas-mechanical was used by the City of Detroit to switch coal cars at the Misterky Power Plant. Today the locomotive switches cars in Greenfield Village. It has a Cl... (more)

A Southern caboose brings up the back end of another load of southern Indiana coal as it heads east.

A southbound coal train passes Camp 2 on the old Clinchfield.

Those familiar with the B&O Magnolia Cut Off will recognize this location as Concrete Wall. When B&O constructed the Cut Off in 1913-1914, they were faced with an obstacle at a bend in the Potoma... (more)

A rare perspective of Amtrak's K Tower in the Washington Terminal. Even between the commuter train lulls the tower bustles with activity from Amtrak, Marc and VRE traffic. Having spent a caree... (more)

What was no doubt state-of-the-art technology when it opened in 1979, the Minnesota Zoo Monorail now looks like an outdated throwback to the 1970s. Why did the zoo choose a monorail? They wanted... (more)

We are in Rowlesburg, WV on Aug. 17, 1975 and an eastbound coal drag has reached the bottom of Cheat River Grade and is getting a roll on things for the climb up Cranberry. Back in the days of fr... (more)

You've probably heard the tale of B&O's Tom Thumb racing a horse, but do you know where the story came from? The 1893 Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair that celebrated the 400th annivers... (more)

Earlier in the morning at this location a locomotive hit the ground after a rail rolled under it. Here a crew from Simpson makes repairs to the crossing and trains were running again soon afterwa... (more)

IN LOVE . . . with abandoned railroads? As I explained in photo no. 435007, the "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hamp... (more)

This is what happens when rails are subjected to intense heat. The "sulphite bridge" in Franklin, New Hampshire, is a wooden covered bridge structure typical to New England. It was built in 1896... (more)

A nice tribute to the B&O brings up the rear end of a southbound work train.