SNCF's CC 7100 class are part of a series of electric locomotives built by Alsthom. The prototype 'CC 7000' (7001 & 7002) were built in 1949 and the production series locomotives CC 7101-CC 7158 f... (more)

The 2D2 5516 DC electric locomotive with Büchli drive has been built in 1933 for the PO (Paris to Orleans Company). Originally delivered as PO 2D2 E 516 it later received the SNCF number 2D2 5516... (more)

The BB 9003 and 9004 locomotives were built by the MTE group (Matériel de Traction Électrique) in 1952. Their innovative aesthetics emphasised their body with their aerodynamic shaped ends which... (more)

The CC 40101 from the SNCF has been built in 1964 by Alsthom. This class of locomotive was hauling the TEE trains running between Paris Nord and Brussels. The CC 40100 locomotives were able to ope... (more)

This loco was built in Britain to an LMS design for the War Department for use overseas during WW2. Many of these locos ended up in Turkey and in 2010 this and a sister loco were bought by UK enth... (more)

The biggest steam locomotive ever to run on the CFR lines.

A trolley on the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum mainline...

C&O #490: One of my all time favorite engines - built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for... (more)

One of the highlights of the Colorado Railroad Museum's collection is this Denver and Rio Grande Western coal burning consolidation #683. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890 and i... (more)

Twice a day at the museum a demonstration is given of turning a steam locomotive on a turntable. This has fallen to 790 'Hardwicke' for some time and it is seen here as it rotates around in the ce... (more)

The City of Lowell, Massachusetts is laced with industrial canals, many of which date back to the early 19th century. These canals channeled water from the nearby Merrimack River to the inner cit... (more)

346 pauses to load passengers on a very busy Easter weekend at the Colorado Railroad Museum

The only remaining Rio Grande standard gauge steam locomotive, No. 683 as displayed at Golden.

Chicago Transit Authority 4391, the only survivor of 600 "Green Hornet" PCC streetcars built for the Windy City, sits ready to go into service for the Illinois Railway Museum's 2008 Trolley Parade... (more)

The trolley fleet at Lowell National Historical Park pretty much hibernates from late November until early March. With the city plows constantly piling snow and ice near the grade crossings, oper... (more)