A matching set. NS 8099, one of the 20 heritage units on display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, slides past a matching E8A, Southern 6900.

A yard worker pulls up in a Dodge Power Wagon to check out PRR GG-1 4877 before it heads out on its next trip. Thanks to Kevin Phalon and the URHS for arranging the night session at their yard in ... (more)

Another Lackawanna Railfest, another derailment. In what has become a sort of awful tradition, while performing some switching moves on Friday night, a switch was reportedly thrown in front of CP ... (more)

Even a train of this magnitude and importance is dwarfed by the massive Susquehanna River bridge, opened by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1906. The special that carried President-elect Barack Obama... (more)

M Class comparison. Two of Norfolk & Western's numerous M Class 4-8-0s spend the cool autumn night outside an engine house in southern Virginia. Thanks to a "pit crew" of abou... (more)

Daylight derailed. Two crew members get in position to keep an eye on 4449's lead axle, which picked a switch and derailed as she was on her way to Saturday's night photo session. Wi... (more)

A GG1, an SD45, a high-hood, a CPL and a tower. Recently repainted Norfolk & Western SD45 1776 brings up the rear of a special photo train headed from downtown Roanoke to the Virginia Muse... (more)

Testing, testing... Amtrak's newest electric locomotive model, the ACS-64, is undergoing testing runs on the Northeast Corridor. On Friday night, a test train went north to Boston, and ret... (more)

Surgery on the Island of Sodor. A problem with Thomas has necessitated emergency repairs before he can get back out on the Main Line hauling the children around the island in Annie and Clar... (more)

Close call. While the westbound empty coal train was slowly crawling by, smoke could be seen over the top. Luckily, AC4400CW 6709, the DPU of the coal train, cleared the crossing as 3985 bu... (more)

Plenty of eyes... on the ground, on board the train and even in the air carefully watch the special move as it departs Crowford Notch. CSRX 573 leads FP9s 6516 and 6506, a two-piece electri... (more)

With the Lehigh Valley main overhead, the crew of this Susquehanna freight finishes up their switching before calling it a night. Thanks to the crew for posing and Pete Lerro for putting it all to... (more)

The crew of Extra 1225 West had forgotten to drop a load at the previous station, forcing the farmer to flag down the train outside of town to pick up his package.

National Train Day 2012 at Grand Central Terminal. Guests were able to tour the brightly-lit interior of the newly refurbished Viewliner diner 8400, the Indianapolis, on display at G... (more)

Hurricane Sandy damage. Even though the Montclair-Boonton Line wasn't hit as hard as some other NJ Transit lines, Hurricane Sandy still left its mark, with at least three fallen trees visib... (more)