Great Northern 400 poses with NW-5 192 at the museum's yard in Duluth.

An incredible lineup of motive power greets visitors at the Utah State Railroad Museum. This pre-dawn view of the locomotives on exhibit includes (from left to right) UP 4-8-4 833; UP DD40AX 6916... (more)

Another lazy summer afternoon at the Murdo, South Dakota "1880 Town." The locomotive is former Great Western Sugar Co. No. 7, which was built new for GW in August 1938 as Davenport C/N 2267. It is... (more)

NP 4-6-0 328 rolls through Copas, Minnesota with a train headed for Marine on St. Croix. This was one of the last trips the engine pulled before being taken out of service. It's currently (2007)... (more)

After a decade on static display, the Fire Up 611 campaign has done its job: Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 is ready to leave the Virginia Museum of Transportation for a second rebirth, this ti... (more)

When I became a locomotive engineer in 2002, the last test was a check ride aboard Soo 6063, CP's SD60 simulator. It was nerve-racking; you had to set and release the air multiple times in order ... (more)

Boston & Maine 3713 and Canadian National 2-8-2 3254 under repair inside the Steamtown shop.

Timeless scene in Duluth as "GN 423" crosses the French River Bridge. Wisconsin Great Northern 423 was lettered GN for this special Railfan Weekend event.

D&RGW 346 drops downgrade past the roundhouse on the Colorado Railroad Museum loop.

Jupiter steams down the siding at the Golden Spike National Historic Site. Only a few hours later that pretty blue pilot would be wrecked in an unfortunate accident.

The prototype SD45 - Huscle Muscle - pulls a matching train of GN streamliners on the North Shore Scenic Railroad at Lakewood, Minnesota. The unit is owned by the Great Northern Railway Historica... (more)

Two restored GN units at Duluth - both with former GN employees at the controls!

No. 611 puts on a show for the three photographers that were trackside at Cherry Hill during the last run of the day on May 30, 2021.

First good look at the new Northstar (Metro Transit) commuter cars built by Bombardier. These cars are the first two to be delivered to the Twin Cities. Sharp!

I first visited the California State Railroad Museum as an 11-year-old back in 1986. I'll never forget the dramatic way you enter the museum. You are ushered into a theater, where you view a mov... (more)