Leaving Town. On the outskirts of Ely, #40 climbs up towards Tunnel 1, heading for the mine at Keystone. Near this spot is where the original main line, later downgraded to a branc... (more)

No Longer Worth Stopping. While Lawrence was once a large industrial center, its glory days are long gone and today the city no longer even merits an Amtrak stop, evidenced by Bosto... (more)

Running cab-end forward against the hazy backdrop of Moat Mountain, 1055 pinch-hits for CSRX's steam loco, which was kept in the barn by ongoing boiler work.

As a fellow RP'er lines up his shot from down in the inspection pit, one of MBTA's 25 converted GP40s waits for attention that will come with the start of Monday morning's shift. My thanks to our... (more)

To The Canyon! Although GCRY 4960 will be making plenty of photo stops on her way to the South Rim, she's certainly wasting no time here as she hustles north through the desert just... (more)

Noisy Neighbor. One of the P&W's annual Polar Express excursions tiptoes between a couple of houses in Uxbridge, on the way back to Woonsocket. Hopefully the residents on Hartford ... (more)

Eastbound with NS President/CEO and "Trains" editor, among others, aboard.

While Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts shoot video for tomorrow's show inside the station, Good Morning America's chartered train holds the main outside.

The Loadout. Returning downhill from Keystone to Ely, #40 leads her passenger train past an old loading platform. Small mines in the area, not large enough to have their own tipple... (more)

Tucked Away. Its Sunday afternoon, and the Nevada Northern Railway's engine crews have completed their switching. With all of the line's restored rolling stock safely stashed away,... (more)

Crossing over Moat Brook, Extra 573 treats the caboose passengers to a view of the Mount Washington Valley on the way to Conway.

Fading Away. With the use of steam power fading fast on Mount Washington, #9 is determined to go out in style. Although steam still held down one daily trip to the summit in 2010, ... (more)