On Independence Day 2016, the local citizens of St. Albans let off a few fireworks as a westbound empty coal train slides into the East End of St. Albans on main two. On main one, an eastbound tra... (more)

Progress continues at the Nevada Northern Railway as crews work diligently on locomotive 93 which is undergoing her 1472 inspection repairs at their shops. To donate to this worthy cause, please v... (more)

Sparks fly while working on Nevada Northern No. 93

A JS locomotive illuminates an otherwise pitch black scene as it departs the open pit at Sandaoling with another load of coal destined for the washery. Xinjiang Province, China.

Baldwin K-36 No. 482 drops the fire after a long day. The 482 will retire to the shop for overnight servicing and be ready to roll first thing in the morning.

Lightning pops out of a distant thunderhead as the prairie winds carry it across the open plains while the beautiful center of our Milky Way Galaxy rises high above the New Mexico landscape and th... (more)

A decision on the future of steam at Sandaoling will be taken during March 2017. However until then it is business as usual and coal must continue to be hauled out of the open cast pit. Following ... (more)

A small opening on the fireman's side of the smoke box reveals a welder doing more restoration work inside the big Northern. The society restoring the Santa Fe 2926 hopes to have the big Northern ... (more)

The Missouri Pacific Colorado Eagle streamlined passenger train used to split these signals at lightning speed 812.0 miles west of St. Louis. On the unused Pueblo Line today, which was known as th... (more)

Thermite weld in progress about one mile west of Williamsport, Indiana. Within seconds, the 2,000+ degree molten metal will pour into the molds below and make a hot August day even hotter. If you'... (more)

Fair Time!

The Alaska State fair is always summer's last big hurrah in the Last Frontier. To help accommodate the 300,000 visitors (equivalent to about half the state's total popu... (more)

B61 resplendent in its special Streamliners 2016 livery sits on the turntable at Goulburn, NSW surrounded by a colourful array of locomotives and lit by the brilliant Kevin Burkholder with amazing... (more)

The Australia Streamliners 2016 weekend kicked off on October 1, with a colorful array of cab units representing all classes of locomotives. The B-class locomotive B61 was painted in a special sch... (more)

Sparks fly! The Cascades-painted NPCU 90230 has left the west coast for some "vacation" time at the Beech Grove locomotive shops, which includes extensive rebuild work.

Grainbelt/Farmrail GP10 8180 and GP20 4079, EMD veterans stand in Weatherford, Oklahoma minutes before a torrential thunderstorm grips the area bringing record amounts of precipitation to the regi... (more)