Diesel mechanics Cash and Ross bolt a new power assembly to a crane arm so they can install it in SP SD40-2M No. 8676.

Early on the morning of November 29, 1968, two freight trains collided head on just south of Hale Center, Texas, on the Plainview District. As a result, the 213L broke completely in half just behi... (more)

Roberto Verascal fuels an EMD at SP's "Cape Canaveral" engine facility.

New Haven Fireman; Eric Steinberg. bw

Man and his machine: veteran Cass engineer Danny Seldomridge checks over his charge prior to a trip up the mountain.

Taking her medicine. The crew of Valley Railroad Locomotive 3025 prepares her for a few days of "cold" storage by injecting water treatment chemicals directly into her boiler. These chemic... (more)

Haulin' "Big Joe". After a productive day of lining and tamping the track north of Alna Center, WW&F Road Foreman Dana Deering (green hat) takes his MOW Extra and crew south toward Sheepsco... (more)

The bitter cold can play havoc on track. Here, two Wisconsin Central trackmen fix broken track bolts that were sheared off by the contracting rail in a “pull apart.” A kerosene-soaked rope is ... (more)

Mrs. Olivia W. Pennington, station agent for the T&NO (SP), goes about her chores at Yorktown. She is looking over some train orders, which were rarely issued at Yorktown. Her husband was also a T... (more)

This historic photo was secured from my good friend Pete Vowell, of Loyall, KY. The shot depicts the roundhouse crew (probably at shift change) at Loyall about 1928. The men are decked out all ove... (more)

Just after clearing the draw bridge which gives CP-Draw its namesake, Q004 picked the switch which divides the NS Bison Runner from CSX's 2 Main.

A "dummy" wheelset is being installed to replace a bad set that had a burned out bearing.

Railroad diamonds take quite a beating and require frequent maintenance. On Dec. 12, 2011, CSX welders were working on the CSX/BBRR diamond at Doswell, VA. In the background, a westbound CSX emp... (more)

On a shortline railroad crewmembers have to take on different jobs. Normally a section crew would have come through and blown out these switches. Not here in the middle of the frozen tundra. The e... (more)

The steel tire from Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #11 is removed from its wheel. The tire is heated, expanding the tire and then it is beat off of the wheel with a sledge hammer.