The Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line – where the beach reaches the rails. Keeping Mother Nature at bay is a full time job for the crews of the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway.

At their final resting place, 2 Ex Norfolk Southern High Hood EMD GP38s sit at the Housatonic engine shops baking in the sun, these units have been here for years and have not moved since, the 2 u... (more)

The railfan's gold mine of odd and rare engines sit at LTEX as they await their fate of being restored or used as parts.

On the last day of 2015 we see Portland & Western 1852 which was built over 60 years ago on 06/1955, as SP 5438. The unit has been patched twice over the years, initially by the Willamette & Pacif... (more)

Central Maine and Quebec B23-7s 2001 and 2003 parked in Farnham Yard.

Spray paint....cardboard....anything to make sure that this locomotive is "sold and do not remove parts." The former BNSF 6964 is now owned by one of the many branches of the Helm Financial Leasi... (more)

Apparently Rail America subsidiary Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway buys into the ''paint doesn't make a locomotive run any better'' mantra, as a Westbound local works the Union Pacific interchang... (more)

Under threatening skies MMA 2002 works the top end of Farnham Yard.

DRGW + Rocky Mountains = Perfection! Even though the longhood has seen its share of mindless vandalism, the Rio Grande speed lettering has stood its ground. Only 8 of these units remain in their... (more)

What are the chances of seeing a consist like this in 2010! 5/7th's of the Hartwell Roster is seen here in Bowersville ready to lug a very heavy hopper to Lavonia. Really only the first tw... (more)

Not exaclty the pride of the WSOR fleet. WSOR 3810 has the honors of leading the Horicon to Milwaukee local on this day. It's not what it looks like on the outside, but what's in the inside that c... (more)

NECR 608 working in Franklin with three different engines. NECR 4047 a GP40, RMPX 9426 a GP40-2LW and NECR 3849 a GP38.

SP/UP 1485 patch job.