Two PC GG-1 electrics rush a Flexi-Van mail train (with caboose) northbound just before sunset. Deans is about halfway between Princeton Junction and New Brunswick (Kodachrome X, significant cro... (more)
Destroyed autoracks rest in a field in Wytheville, VA in the aftermath of 23G's derailment here on July 15th, 2014.
The EMDX 1608 along with its twin the EMDX 1607, lead the NS 64M south over the Mayo River on the Winston-Salem District.
A pair of Pennsy RS-3's shove a coal drag eastbound at Silver Creek, NY in the summer of 1967.
CN ET44AC 3237 is lifted high in the air for a wheel replacement after being involved in a small derailment.
Ghost Town You would never think this to be the busy town of Gainesville, Ga by looking at this still, quiet, ghostly scene. It looks like an abandoned town out in the countryside. But no... (more)
Border Gate - The steel border gate at the North Portal to Tunnel 4 next to Campo Creek.
A former CNW plow sits in the weeds outside the RAILROAD MEMORIES MUSEUM in Spooner, WI. The museum is housed in the former Chicago & Northwestern Railway depot and has been transformed into a m... (more)
Taken from the Roosevelt Road overpass.
A K4 hustles down the high iron with a commuter train.
The Patriot, mostly a mail train, at 800 PM doing one of the many great things the New Haven Railroad did for America. At every major stop between Boston and New York City this train picked up mai... (more)
Now that's a photo opportunity! (50th Anniversary celebration at LAUPT)
Morning mists off the Flathead River drift through the swaying grasses, impartial to the passing of Montana Rail Link's "Day Gas."
I don't remember the exact date but the derailment happened on the weekend that Princess Diana died
Shop forces install a new master retarder and switches at NS deButts Yard.
After meeting a westbound Santa Fe manifest, a hot 991 train continues its climb up the pass as it departs Woodford siding.
The sun begins to set over the horizon, as this B&O rail veteran stays in place, as it will tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. Every day, until it's fixed, or scrapped.
Devastating flooding in Montana almost took out this bridge in June 2022. Completed in 1909, Shields River Valley Railway built this 22-mile line north from a connection on the Northern Pacific at... (more)
Amtrak is over a year old, but 1446 - which would become Amtrak 202 - still wears its B&O dress. The Floridian would grow to a point where 2 SDP40Fs would be required, but then would be discontin... (more)
Engineer Tyson with locomotives standing by – East Ely depot, February 3rd, 2012, Ely Nevada. For more details on the Winter Photo Shoots at the Nevada Northern Railway, plus many more events he... (more)
The "Twentieth Century Limited" gets underway westbound behind diesel power at Harmon, after exchanging the P-motor electric that brought it out of Grand Central Terminal for a pair of E... (more)
Brand new trainset ABe 8/12 3501 "ALLEGRA" from Stadler Rail for the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) on a test run between Samedan and Pontresina. RhB will get 15 of these dual system (11000 V 16,7 Hz AC/1... (more)
Seen from the observation saloon on rear of the 0555 Colombo to Badulla near Nanu Oya. A track gang hitch a ride on a passenger train. This seems a very dangerous way to travel!
Muncie built SD70ACe's in route to Progress-Mayfield for additional work. Seen here at the P&L yard in Louisville after interchange from NS. BNSF 8504, 8500, 8503, 8502, 8501, 8505.
Re-routed VIA Malahat crosses the Trans-Canada Highway on its way to the station in Nanaimo. VIA trains between Nanaimo and Victoria where cancelled after SRY closed the Esquimalt Sub south of Dun... (more)
Where the wounded locomotives go for care, we see one that’s in the process of being repaired back to service at Norfolk Southerns Juniata shop.
Dawn on the NS Reading Line, a loaded oil train lead by NS 6959 SD60E and a CP 8630 AC4400CW head east on a peaceful Summer morning.
C&O #614 barrels into the town of Port Jervis, NY on an Iron Horse Enterprises Fall Foliage Excursion.
Newly built by Colorado Railcar, this lounge car has bench seats and tables.
A special meeting at internacional airport of Athens.The subway and an iron bird.
Rolling out of Union Station, two bald PRR E8s 4255 and 4297 leading train 22 the Manhattan Limited on its journey to New York on June 19, 1968. Photo by photographer's name not listed, from my... (more)
150 years Railway in Germany
A few weeks before the end of Newark Phila service on the Trenton line
Four Metrolinks are tied down, while one is being loaded. The BNSF 4840 is waiting on the K SBDSBD1 09 to clear ahead of it.
A deadhead move of Rocky Mountaineer Railtours passenger equipment is eastbound running along the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The Ca... (more)
Today's version of a plow extra on the CN? Not really, as this light engine move is actually Thunder Bay-Winnipeg train 437. With the port shutdown during the winter season, little to no traffic i... (more)
These Herzog hoopers are being pushed from Victorville to Oro Grande. I didn't envy the brakeman on the front hopper!
For many years, railfans could only dream of CP heritage units; they have finally become a reality. Here are CP 7010 and CP 7015 sitting idle in Bensenville Yard, gleaming under a great evening sk... (more)
A lot of stored power sit and await their fate including SD70's, C44-9W's, B40-8's, GP38-2's, SD60's, C40-8's, SD60M's, C40-9's and SD40-2's.
Heritage in it's simplest form.
Amtrak 600 heads north for Boston with a short three-car consist after appearing at a "launch event" at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station earlier in the day. The unit is scheduled to lead the fi... (more)
Rio Grande eastbound California Zephyr behind PA1 6001, PB-1 6002 and PA-1 6003 at Glenwood Canyon on August 23, 1958. Photo from my slide collection, no photographer listed on slide.
An overhead view of the diesel racks in Richmond. As you can tell, you don't get a big variety of power, it's either a SD40-2, a hybrid thingy, or a Dash 9. Yay.
Old but a hard worker - Ernakulam Shed's 18420, though more than 30 years old, still remains a work horse for the Indian Railways. Seen here coupled with another oldie 18413 banking a curve with ... (more)
Kodachrome II, Yashica TL
Invited to the cab by KCS staff. It smelled as clean as it looks!
The ArcelorMittal owns quite the collection of switch locomotives. SW1500 #304 leads a "bottle train" out of the shadows of the East Chicago, IN plant, as it makes way for IHB's Lakefront Yard. Ev... (more)
SP "Kodachrome" paint scheme. Wrecked January 1999, retired 1999
A local on the Santa Fe Clarkdale branch exits a tunnel on a very tight curve/ This is now the Verde canyon railway. Taken from our family friends airplane
A '68 Mustang along with a lot of other classic cars on display momentarily take a back seat as EMDX's 1609 and 1610 lead CSX Q574 down the middle of LaGrange.
UP 2010, the Boy Scouts of America engine, is on its second run as it leads MNLAS 04 northbound to Valley Junction. Enjoy a close up, detailed view of the locomotive in this shot.
This unit had a new paint job with a very deep Navy Blue much darker then standard B&O insignia blue. I thought at the time this was new B&O standard. However, it was the only unit I ever saw in t... (more)
Canton Viaduct bridges a small valley and has been in contiuous uses sine 1848. Tody Acela trains cross it at speeds over 100 MPH
A grain load heading westbound crossing through the Crows Nest Pass east of Sparwood. This is actually the Pusher engine on the tail end. The head end consisted of CP AC4400 9770, CEFX SD-90 113, ... (more)
Two dont go into one!, Westfeild loco.
After two days with about one meter of fresh snow, a wonderful day breaks. Shortly after seven in the morning the first train from Poschiavo just has reached Alp Grüm on 2091 meter above sea leve... (more)
NS 8462 scrapped @ Chattanooga Tn in 2020
There was still some operating steam on the NYC in late 1955 but a person had to go to the west end of the system to find it. One place was under the Eads Bridge in the era before Interstates. It ... (more)
Waiting at a railway crossing at sunset, hoping to get that one shot in beautiful evening light. It was really a surprise that we were able to photograph two trains. One of them the California Zep... (more)
The lightning stripe applied to the RF-16 gave a different appearance to the Shark nose, a very dignified look. Eighteen "A" units and eight "B" units built by Baldwin-Lim... (more)
Pure class... Ontario Northland train 308-19 is crossing the Frederick House River at Connaught (Timmins), Ontario, on March 19, 2019, with the company's heritage-painted SD40-2 #1730 leading the... (more)
A pair of CSX's de-rated AC6000s lead a Brice empty limestone train (and a rare daylight move) over the former Clinchfield trestle at Marion, NC crossing the Catawba river (and Lake James).
Same color! A late-1940s Ford pickup encounters NP veteran GP7 switching the Yakima Local at a sawmill in Ronald. Note tailings pile at right, a reminder of coal mines that powered NP steam locomo... (more)
"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II 14253, built by SLM and MFO in 1919 for the Gotthard line of the SBB, is operational historic locomotive based in Erstfeld since 1976. Here the mighty reptile is standing on ... (more)
The Silver Splendor's Final Ride. It was a somber moment at Redondo Junction as many of us on the crew of Santa Fe 3751 watched an old friend - the private car "Silver Splendor" take its fi... (more)
Though this Genset may be fairly new but it's looking a little rough now with damage to the front and back of the locomotive. A bulkflat split a switch and derailed into the genset and a light po... (more)
The newest retirement, 8976 joins other interesting power in the HLS deadline. Ex-CR 6665.
A graveyard for EMD's. Dozens of EMD's (mostly SD40-2's, but also some GP38-2's and SD9043MAC's) populate the deadline at Weston Yard in Winnipeg.
Dodge Ferrobus (railcar) made in 50`s stopped for few minutes at the small village of Cliza on it`s way from Cochabamba city to Aiquile in this funny narrow gauge line. The passengers leaving the ... (more)
CNR Canadian Locomotive Company A-B C-Liners wait with southbound freight 340 at Amherst. They are waiting for the steam excursion behind 2-8-0 467 to clear.
Old, Cold, and elegant. Some SP SD9Es await Christmas.
When the first train of the day from Poschiavo via the Bernina Pass to St. Moritz reached the plane of Cavaglia at about 6.50 AM, the two pantographs of the Allegra trainset, each fitted with 3 gr... (more)
She overheated so much that the frame sagged down,She caught fire on the road in NB.
Front roster showing headlight placement and new BNSF logo. The only re-used items are the trucks and traction motors from various scrapped Geeps. All pieces are new and shipped in including frame... (more)
Union Pacific's Bicentennial ... Kind Of ...While Union Pacific never painted a locomotive for the American Bicentennial, they did loan E9A 951 to the Preamble Express, a spe... (more)
Awaiting there fate, these CSX 80MAC's are gathered around the GE Mechanical shop. Word has it they will be bound for Mexico but as far as when is still a mystery.
The Orford Express crosses the trestle over Lac D'Argent high above Eastman. Consist includes FL9 484, RDC-1 6121, Dome-Diner Lounge 310 and RDC-1 6125.
Amtrak’s westbound Cardinal approaches its station stop in Hinton, West Virginia. Passenger trains on the C&O main are having their troubles today, as is evidenced by the B&O GP40-2 helping an a... (more)
Got Alcos? In the world of tourist railroading, the White Pass & Yukon is a powerhouse. In their short, May thru September operating season, this narrow gauge railroad has run as many as 4... (more)
"Do you come from the land down under?" Fresh off lease to BHP Billiton Iron Ore in Australia, 13 rusty EMD SD70ACe/Lc's are heading to Muncie, Indiana for rebuilds (and hopefully ... (more)
Built in May 1984 as CR 6745, NS 5425 was retired in August 2012 to be rebuilt as an SD40E at the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona.
CBR 1203 leads the first revenue train westbound out of Tunnel 14 on the Coos Bay Rail Link main line. Other than a work train in September 2011, this is the first train over this line since Sept... (more)
On the way back from a trip farther north, we decided to stop by Harrisonburg and check out the Chesapeake Western. Upon arriving at the yard, we found their entire roster, two T6s, coupled with ... (more)
As night falls, the crew of a westbound manifest take their orders as they are about to depart. Thanks to Peter Lerro for putting this event together.
RCT&HS's "new" trainmaster slug sits at Temple Station after being acquired from RMDI in Pittston. The trainmaster started out as Wabash, then Norfolk Western, then ended its service on Norfolk So... (more)