Round 'em up! They're not happy, but their ride to market has arrived and it's time to load up. A cow-poke cracks the whip to get his herd together prior to entering the loading chutes at ... (more)

Classic, original Boston & Maine semaphore blades and a once-commonplace B&M telephone box wait out the nighttime hours on the banks of the Winnipesaukee River in Tilton, N.H., with the sleepy lit... (more)

At it's most basic level, railroads exist to move a product from one location to another. At each end there is oft-overlooked interaction with all the men and women whose jobs are supported by fre... (more)

Stormy skys near Pipestone (siding) , Montana. Homestake Pass was Northern pacific's direct main into Butte, Montana. The line was built to expedite passenger and coal traffic into Butte. The coal... (more)

A threatening sky above the Y-track on top of Kenosha Pass. Volunteers put the track back in as as an exhibit and monument to the long gone Colorado&Southern Narrow Gauge. Thunder and Lightning ... (more)

When coal is plentiful, there is only one way to heat the shop! This series is dedicated to the under appreciated side of railroading.

Steamlocomotive E 2/2 "Chnurrli" (built by Krauss/Germany in 1907) of Feldschlösschen brewery Rheinfelden under steam befor the transfer to Brugg AG, in front of the impressive "castle" of the br... (more)

In the 1880s the CB&Q constructed a line form Midland, NE to Cheyenne, WY through the prairies of northeastern Colorado. While the land was advertised as somewhat of an agricultural paradise, the ... (more)

I thought I'd try something a bit different for my 100th rp.net photo.... A world away from the modern computerised offices of Europe and the USA, the Station Master at the big town of Kishoreganj... (more)

Its amazing how easily they break when tightened.

Day slowly turns into night as the three-track C&O cantilever stands guard over the W.E. of Vauces center siding outside of Chillicothe. As CSX's modernization of the C&O continues to progress up ... (more)

Decades after they last traveled the rails these stock cars are still at work in the cattle industry, providing some shelter on a farm within site of the Moffat Road which skirts the flatirons in ... (more)

The sun is about to rise as a southbound UP train passes underneath the signal bridge at the north end of Oakridge,OR on 12/8/06.

Miller Tower was in its final days when CSX Operator Paul Swain was "highballing" a westbound freight on the evening of July 22, 2000. I shall be forever grateful for the hospitality Paul and oth... (more)

The ornamental stonework over the main entrance to the B&O passenger station in Grafton, WV spoke of grander times on May 5, 1978.