It's last light at Big Ten Curve as a loaded coal train descends toward Denver. The three mid-train helpers are moving Right to Left, while the front portion of the train is moving Left to Right b... (more)

A productive morning on the ice as evidenced by the trout pulled out of the shallow lake only moments before the train's arrival. Thanks to my tour guide for the enjoyable morning trip, and our su... (more)

Coming home from the Outer Banks on a Monday morning, we found this Carolina Coastal train finishing work at the end of the line in Plymouth.

The morning departure of the Leadville, Colorado & Southern backs out of Leadville on a perfect Colorado summer's day.

The ARC crew switches out the FlexSol plant on the outskirts of Statesville before heading toward the NS interchange

#40 is high-tailing it through the most popular photo spot on the line with the 12:30 excursion.

On the edges of the rail head, you can see the deep semi-circular marks left by the rail grinder which came through last week. In the center of the rail head presumably is a lubricant applied afte... (more)

One of several San Francisco Muni streetcars which came from Milan, Italy, the Peter Witt #1815 looks perfectly at home among the ornate edifices along Market Street.

Strasburg's venerable Baldwin decapod #90 barks through the Pennsylvania countryside on a bitterly cold and windy December day.

Big Boy under steam and under the stars

Western Maryland Scenic's workhorse #734, "Mountain Thunder," rests at the Cumberland depot after another honest day's work, over 90 years since she first rolled out of the shop.

Stepping back in time...

The temperature is rising and the clouds parting on a beautiful Saturday afternoon as NS local P20 heads slowly back to Durham, passing through a quaint Carolina farm scene.

The bright colors of autumn are still hanging on well into November in southwestern Virginia as an eastbound manifest nears Roanoke

A young railfan covers his ears as a high-hood GP50 blows for the un-gated crossing, leading a cut of 6 empty coal cars back to the main.