Exit at Mont-Louis-La Cabanasse station in the direction of La Tour-de-Carol on the 63 kilometer line of the SNCF's Train Jaune (Yellow train). The line in 1-meter gauge is equipped with side cond... (more)

The HL Gladstone gets loaded with the finest black diamonds in the world by NS’s famous Coal Pier Six.

Huge spanish-french border station building of Canfranc between high mountains in the Pyrenees on 1141 meter a.s.l.. West side of the building, where the spanish broad gauge tracks layed once. The... (more)

Wind, rain, snow and whatever else mother nature could dish out over the years has taken its toll on this old AT&SF reefer as it sits next to the Transcon on the Texas panhandle. One can only imag... (more)

1 meter gauge switch with the Strub cogwheel system in the depot of the La Rhune Railway, about 300 meter from the valley station Col de Saint-Ignace. New built in 2022 by TensolRail and Sersa fro... (more)

Station hall of the huge Canfranc border station between Spain and France in the Pyrenees on 1194 meter a.s.l. Now, it is the reception hall of the luxury hotel "Canfranc Estación" of the Royal H... (more)

Huge spanish-french border station building of Canfranc between high mountains in the Pyrenees on 1141 meter a.s.l.. The railway line from Zaragoza in Spain to Pau in France was inaugurated in 192... (more)

Middle part of the huge spanish-french border station of Canfranc between high mountains in the Pyrenees on 1141 meter a.s.l.. The railway line from Zaragoza in Spain to Pau in France was inaugura... (more)

Overview to the site of the huge spanish-french border station of Canfranc between high mountains in the Pyrenees on 1141 meter a.s.l.. The railway line from Zaragoza in Spain to Pau in France was... (more)

Respite at sunset: At sunset on May 4, 2011, East Hump at the sprawling Union Pacific Bailey Yard at North Platte, Nebraska, has a lull between trains. The double crossover and diamond between, ar... (more)

As freight cars roll over East Hump utilizing the north track, a track gang works on south track on May 3, 2011. Union Pacific’s massive North Platte Yard in Nebraska is always busy and has to k... (more)

A Union Pacific train gets sorted outside the windows of East Hump tower while East Hump Foreman R.C. McKain supervises the operation in the lower level of the tower at North Platte, Nebraska, on ... (more)

Jake Linderman, second trick operator on the second floor of East Hump tower, talks to a switch crew on the radio at Union Pacific’s big yard at North Platte, Nebraska, on May 3, 2011.

Railroad zip ties
Used to keep the air hoses together during transit, heavy-duty zip ties litter the tracks over the hump where cars are separated while being classified at East Hump, in... (more)

Pin puller
In the old days of hump yard operation, men manually pulled the pin and uncouple cars as they slowly topped the hump. It’s still done that way today, only the pin puller is... (more)