A little something for fans of just about anything transportation in this one. The Hartwell Railroad is just filled with relics of all sorts. Many of the railroad's locomotives are in full color... (more)

A view from a time before the BB operated a LOT less trackage than they do now. In just a few years, the BB would go from a sleepy branchline operator to the largest shortline operator in Virgini... (more)

"Toto, we're not in Utah anymore." Kyle train LISA (Limon, CO - Salina, KS) works east through Edson, KS hauling one hundred loaded grain hoppers. These former Utah Railway oddballs, w... (more)

Fortunately for this crew, the Civil War ended years ago and the cannon has long been silent. Former Algoma Central FP9 1755 stretches her legs this day on the freight, in a pre-tourist season wo... (more)

A typical busy morning on the Fairfield Southern, as remote jobs do their work shoving iron ore pellets into the steel mill. While presently commonplace on any given morning, this scene (which is... (more)

The last survivor. Santa Fe rebuilt CF7s were once a staple of shortline power, found throughout the US. Today, they are getting much harder to find. This particular example is the last operati... (more)

Oh, what could have been. OmniTrax painted a pair of GP50s in this attractive scheme, and left many of us hoping the NKCR and other OmniTrax roads would receive local or corporate paint schemes. ... (more)

The Modesto & Empire Traction kept their fleet of 70-tonners in immaculate condition, with these little switchers lasting many years beyond the point most shortlines had upgraded to much larger po... (more)

Worlds collide at the Dalton depot on a Saturday night-- railfans, prom couples, amateur photographers, and the general public. But all take a moment to enjoy the passage of a Norfolk Southern so... (more)

Carolina Coastal Railway now operates former NS trackage from Raleigh to Plymouth, NC. The Pinetown Switcher crosses a tributary of the Pamlico River on its way to the NS interchange at Chocowini... (more)

The name of the business says it all for this shortline: "The Spud Seller." The San Luis Central derives much of its business from the potato farms lining this agricultural branchline b... (more)

Reading & Northern's QARG (Tamaqua-Reading) pulls by the yard office after making a set off, led by a relatively short-lived pair of units on the roster. Within a few years of this photo being ta... (more)

A C&A local eases over the swing bridge spanning the Pasquotank River in Elizabeth City, NC. Many things came together for this photo-- a delay caused them to cross the bridge northbound in daylig... (more)

With the track gang just tied up for the day, the line is now clear for E199 to continue its journey to Sylacauga, AL with 49 cars in trail for the Imerys plant. Leading are 4 of G&W's "newis... (more)

MDDE 801 is the only operating example of the Conrail Express paint scheme, a short-lived marketing initiative between Conrail and partner shortlines. When the RS3Ms based at Massey, MD are not o... (more)