NS exSouthern SD40 3170, Southern GP30 2601,FP7 6133, and E8A 6900 pose together at the old fuel rack area at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC following celebrations over the... (more)

As viewed from the turntable's pit: Southern Railway FP7 6133, E8 6900, GP30 2601, and SD40 3170 bask in the evening sun for a family portrait at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spenc... (more)

Gathered in front of the Bob Julian Roundhouse at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, Southern EMD locomotives 6133 (FP7), 6900 (E8), 2601 (GP30) and 3170(SD40) bask in the evenin... (more)

Reading T-1 2102 pulls into town with the Little Schuylkill Navigation RR 160th Anniversary Excursion, as noted on the sign above the pilot; R&N U33B No. 3304 is waiting in the siding to assist wi... (more)

An attempt at a slightly different angle than others were using during the 2016 "Fired Up" photo charter.

NW 611 passes the NS 911 Honoring our First Responders locomotive pulling a short frieght on the museum track.

Mixed power sit in the morning sun at 51st street yards in Chicago. In the background are the landmarks of the Chicago Skyline and my blue Maverick.

ALCOs & Baldwins! Baldwin Locomotive Works 0-6-0 #26 owned and operated by Steamtown, gives some railfans a nice blow of the whistle as it rolls into the yard to board passengers for the l... (more)

Shortly before running a unit ethanol train to Pelzer, GRLW crews are seen moving cars around the yard in Cheddar, SC while CSX motive power idles to the side awaiting future use.

8099 by a nose... Unplanned, but during the Fired Up photo charter lunch break 126, 611, and 8099 all lined up nicely on and behind the turntable for a study in nose profiles.

A lineup of Norfolk Southern Heritage beside the Spencer Shops Roundhouse including NS ES44AC 8099 Southern FP7 6133 and N&W Class J 4-8-4 611.

What does 1976 and 2016 have in common? Conrail and SD45's! April 1, 2016 marks the 40th anniversary for the beginning of operations of Conrail. Although a General Electric ES44AC was not in any... (more)

D&RGW 5371 recently got a facelift at the Ogden Railroad Museum.

National Train Day

New Arrivals

Last week, four newly acquired ex-NJT P40's were delivered to New Haven, Conn to join the ranks of CDOT Shoreline East and future Hartford Commuter service. They w... (more)