Back on December 8, 1982 Conrail had an industrial spur that served local industries in Herkimer, NY part of the old main line, now long gone. During a shove move, Caboose 18651 picked a switch an... (more)
Union pacific GE U50C 5010 gets some work done on it as it rests in the service tracks at UPs huge North Platte Yard. these units Had short lives. and by this time were mostly kept on the east en... (more)
Drama at Cresco. A afternoon's worth, or perhaps multiple afternoons worth, of drama continues to unfold after today's wood-burner double header has come to a halt just below the Cresco wat... (more)
Parts of some Milwaukee Road woodchip cars, rebuilt from old rib-sided boxcars, still lives on today—donating their car sides long ago for an unique retaining wall built alongside the St. Maries... (more)
The far eastern end of the St. Maries River Railroad ends abruptly on a sweeping curve at Milltown, east of St. Maries, Idaho. This was once the main line of the Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extensi... (more)
Couldnt pass through the Upper Penninsula of Michigan without stopping in to check in on the Escanaa and Lake Superior's shops at Wells. Although this visit was different as I had the drone with m... (more)
Some Assembly Required: As a companion to the much rarer and more significant H-16-66 acquired by the TVRM, TVA Alco switcher #F3061 also needed to be disassembled so it could be trucked ac... (more)
Plans are taking shape for a park to built around the Bruce Mine headframe near Chisholm, MN. CN donated a quad set of cars to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum after one car in the pack suffered... (more)
Oops! Tow trucks are being called as the Belfast & Moosehead Lake excursion train heads towards Unity Pond, Maine. This incident was in no way caused by the train. Be careful turning around on ... (more)
"The Big Lift"
On the morning of October 9th, 2021, vintage boxcar "SHOP 100" was unloaded at its new home at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. In this frame, the bo... (more)
"Arrival at the Unloading Spot"
On the morning of October 9th, 2021, vintage boxcar "SHOP 100" has just arrived at the unloading spot next to its new home at the O... (more)
A side view of the electric steeplecab preserved in a park in Cornwall.
NKP 757 and 765 trade stories from days past at the Mad River & NKP RR Museum located in Bellevue, OH.
SMNR on the ex MOP at Ordway, CO.
Having rolled off the end of Pit 20, C&O 3888 is lifted back onto the track as neighbors look on and shop foreman Fred Lawyer (white hat at left) supervises. Fred was a great guy and allowed me on... (more)
