After a long afternoon and night photo session, the crew of MILW 261 gather and discuss tomorrows plans. Although the moon shines now, the clouds would eventually come in and heavy rains would ens... (more)

GWR 3200 “Dukedog” Class 4-4-0 no. 9017 (visiting from the Bluebell Railway) passes Garthydwr on the 08.00 Llangollen to Carrog at the Llangollen Railway’s 6880 Bretton Grange Society's “S... (more)

Two DPUs shove on the rear of a southbound manifest through Cliff, where the tracks cling to the side of the hills carved out by the Tehachapi Creek.

Diverted onto the WP route due to track work on Donner Pass, an eastbound with loads of Toyotas from the Bay Area throttles up as it leaves the siding at Floka.

Metrolink train 608, en-route to Oceanside, prepares to stop at Fullerton, CA.

Just after sunrise, MRL's "Helena Local" passing through Lombard Canyon along the banks of the Missouri River on its way to Three Forks, MT.

The lone SD70MAC is outnumbered 3-to-1 by AC4400CWs on this southbound coal drag; a pretty remarkable feat considering the MAC holds a 7-to-1 advantage over its GE competitor on the BNSF roster! ... (more)

California Dreaming! A wonderful chase of the SP Santa Cruz local during the week of Winterail in 1997 turned up this trio of still SP lettered units, and many fine images. This one however just ... (more)

Union Pacific's Potash Turn climbs northward along the Colorado River with 24 loads. The rumble and roar of the EMD prime movers echos off the nearby sandstone cliffs of the Colorado. This is a wo... (more)

Snow in Pittsburgh is not as frequent as cities such as Buffalo or Cleveland but they do get their share each winter. Here one of photographer Joe Jessel’s charters poses as a Route 44 KNOXVILL... (more)

An Erie Alco PA-2 & PA-1 850 sit side-by-side as commuters unload in Jersey City. This was the last week of Erie ferry operation .

Angelic ALP. An ALP44 is on the rear of yet another rush hour southbound as the sun reflects off the Raritan Bay and clouds above.

Early in the morning a heavy eastbound manifest rounds a corner at Cable Crossover with its power shooting exhaust skyward.

Loaded coal train N910 starts its ascent up the winding curves of East Saugatuck hill as 5852, working as D802, brings up the rear for helper duty. A fresh 3" sticky snowfall blanketed everything... (more)

Nevada Northern steam locomotive # 93, an American Locomotive 2-8-0 Consolidation built in 1909, is seen here in the locomotive engine house at the Nevada Northern Railroad. The event was staged f... (more)