Milwaukee had an interesting critter that was used as a shop switcher in Deer Lodge, MT. It operated by means of an extension cord connected to the roundhouse. During operation, they occasionall... (more)

Mead Paper Copmany Plymouth 'TorQuemobile' working at Lynchburg, VA in June 1972. Mead had these locomotives at several locations.

Special thread, usually working two jobs at once car. 7039-7040-7038-7061

It's Alive! Looking a bit like something out of a sci-fi movie, Nevada Northern's 100-Ton Wrecking Crane A swings into action at the site of a minor yard derailment, during the 2010 Winter ... (more)

Originally introduced as a Petrol Electric Rail Motor (PERM) in 1928, the first railmotor was built by the St. Louis Car Company and exported to Australia, with Victorian Railways building a furth... (more)

Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest departs Salt Lake City for it's 725 mile journey to southern California. In the train's consist today are four Fairbanks/MAN marine eng... (more)

Mead Company Plymouth Torquemobile awaiting its next work at the plant in Sylva, NC. Mead had several of these small critters at different locations. || October 1974

Two relics from the past rust away in Hinton. The fireless locomotive worked at an Appalachian Power Company plant in WV. The former C&O passenger car finished service in Maintenance of Way wor... (more)

Not your every day shipment! A pair of Soviet tanks long stored in Alaska are secured and ready for shipment south to Seattle. Their destination beyond Seattle was unknown (that's as far ... (more)

Duke Power Company #50 at Draper, NC // June 1970

This fireless steam locomotive was introduced by the DLM AG (Dampflokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik AG) to potential customers today. The 3 axle tank locomotive was built in 1987 by RAW Meiningen in... (more)

Goose #7 carries passengers around the loop track at the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Odd looking storage battery electric (built by Westinghouse?) photographed at Old Ben Coal near Paxton, IN // August 1973.

What a snow blower? This piece of equipment was used by the Erie Lackawanna [and D&H] for burning weeds in the summer and to clear snow and ice from the switches in the winter. Never saw it do a... (more)