With a load of Western Pacific Historical Society Convention attendees on board, venerable McKeen Motor Car #22 backs out onto one leg of the wye at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. With the sho... (more)

On a beautifully sunny Nevada day, Virginia & Truckee McKeen Car #22 (Not to be confused with Baldwin #22, "Inyo") trundles along the line at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. With repairs from ... (more)

With its assault of the Sierra Nevada behind it, the first section of Union Pacific's "Salad Shooter" speeds eastbound to Sparks. There, it will pick up another block of refrigerated boxcars and ... (more)

Running a bit late on its eastbound trip across Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr is about to duck into the snowshed at Norden. Trailing is Budd observation car "Dagny Taggart", formerly NYC... (more)

Exiting the brief dark of the Norden snowshed, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr (with a heritage unit trailing) continues its westbound trek after the long climb out of Truckee.

Uncle Pete's fleet of GEVOs isn't just limited to the head end of trains- here we see #5275 trailing as DPU on a westbound stack train over Donner Pass. The unit is ducking under the last Souther... (more)

"Bricks", "Bongas", "Espee Heritage Units"... Call them what you will, but Union Pacific's dirty fleet of ES44ACs has certainly proved its worth. Here #5256 leads two more ES44ACs and two SD70s o... (more)

I guess you could say Norfolk Southern's prototype DC to AC conversion locomotives are rather outstanding in their field! NS AC44C6M #4001 rests in a farm field after being righted following a der... (more)

If you believe the Rev. W. Awdry's theory that locomotives can talk to each other, I'm sure the conversation between 4001 and 1036 and passing trains on the main line is rather entertaining! Wait... (more)

Usually locomotives stay on the rails and pull trains, earning revenue for their owners. Sometimes, they try to leave their steel lifelines and explore the world of farming. Consequently, locomo... (more)

Looking rather worse for wear, the fireman's side of NS 1036 bears the scars of a derailment caused by a sun kink. Now sitting upright in a farmer's field, 1036 awaits a return to the rails for a... (more)

On a snow-covered, frigid Warren winter morning, 3001 trails another Buffalo & Pittsburgh Geep on its way across the Allegheny River to United Refining. This single-track truss bridge once carrie... (more)

Working upgrade past the Carpenters Cemetery, former Great Western 90 has the 11am train on its rear knuckle on this dreary Spring day.

Standing over fifteen feet tall, a shiny ES44AC is a commanding presence trackside. Place those tracks in the middle of a busy Kentucky city street, and an already-imposing locomotive takes on a ... (more)

In the midst of an extensive 1472-day overhaul, Grapevine Vintage Railroad's weary ex-Southern Pacific ten-wheeler looks rather naked. Currently the locomotive is awaiting a new welded boiler bar... (more)