It's not so often that you can see a 4-8-4 hauling freight tonnage on the same R.O.W. it did back in the 1940's and 1950's!

A crewless train waits on the passing track on Union Pacific's shoreline subdivision. This is Wyoming coal heading for Sheboygan's coal power plant.

L507 snakes its way upgrade with this Monday morning local on a snowy Wisconsin morning. It was cold, and the wind was blowing at 8:00 AM.

Sun warms the gap between 133# ribbon and 115# jointed on a late afternoon. I know I will sure miss the jointed rail when it's gone.

Locomotive 52 3654 squeals around a curve with her whistle blaring on the way to Beekbergen Station. Since there is no way to turn the locomotive in Apeldoorn, it runs backwards towards Dieren (w... (more)

Locomotive 52 3879 sits in VSM's locomotive shop. This railroad museum has 10 operating steam locomtives. This type of locomotive, capable of 1600 hp, was built during and after WWII in huge num... (more)

Steam locomotive 50 8139 sits on display on VSM's turntable. This locomotive was built in 1943 by Jung Locomotive Company in Germany and developes 1600 hp.

Locomotive 610 rolls towards the other end of her train after being rotated on TVRM's 80 ft. turntable.

An intercity train from Utrecht winds its way into Centraal Station.

610 rides gingerly atop the 1916 built, 80 ft. turntable in TVRM's East Chattanooga Yard.

A close-up of the rail on CNW's abandoned Airline Sub. Note: This was the young rail on the bridge; on the regular ballast, the rail read "1937"

The unique bridge ties on what remains of Chicago and North Western's Airline heading North form Milwaukee. Nikon D70 300mm.

Rolling off of the KK River drawbridge, this Milwaukee bound excursion was a welcome sight in a world dominated by freights and a shrinking number of Amtrak trains! Nikon D70 1/320 sec. F9 18MM

The switchman walks around 1829 as she awaits her boarding onto the East Chatanooga Turntable.

Tram 810 wheels around the tight "S"-curve leading out of their shop facility and yard area.