BEDT #16 was the last steam locomotive to operate in New York in revenue, running at the docks in Brooklyn until the fall of 1963. Today, she is undergoing a lengthy cosmetic restoration in River... (more)
The Polar Express pulls to a stop before changing ends to head back to Phillipsburg.
The 425 simmers patiently several minutes before the day's first train, as the crew of CNJ 113 finish some last minute tasks. The two would only doublehead for a round trip and a half, as the 113... (more)
A late night Montauk bound train crosses over the Shinnecock Canal, the site of one of the more prolific bridges on the LIRR. The canal, opened in 1892, provides a shortcut between Peconic Bay an... (more)
Fallen leaves can pose a serious traction and braking problem on the railroad, particularly when wet. In order to combat this issue, the LIRR, like many other railroads, applies sandite to the ra... (more)
While the Valley RR is famous for their steam power, the popular dinner trains are typically hauled by one of two slightly less glamorous GE switchers, which actually predate the Chinese-built ste... (more)
What you're looking at here is the cab of former New Haven FA1 #0402, known today as the "World's Fair Cab". The locomotive was built by ALCO in 1947, and served on the New Haven until the early ... (more)
Autumn on the LIRR! For reasons unknown, the trees along the railroad ROW through Pinelawn always seem to hit their peak foliage about three weeks before the rest of the trees on Long Island. He... (more)
2013 has been a good year for Long Island's two surviving G5 steamers. In Riverhead, the Railroad Museum of Long Island has entered into an agreement with the Strasburg Railroad to operate #39 on... (more)
Hidden inside the shops of the Boothbay Railway Village, we find the boiler of the Maine Narrow Gauge RR's current restoration project, Bridgton & Saco River #7. While the boiler work is taking p... (more)
#60 leads a mixed train back towards Ringoes.
The photo freight makes a brief pit stop in Flemington on the return trip to Ringoes. The lumber car behind the locomotive was switched onto the train at Three Bridges, after two empties were dro... (more)
Steam hauled revenue freight in 2013, and it's not on the Strasburg.
Southbound stack train in the last light of day.
Wrecked power from the Fonda derailment awaiting attention in Selkirk.
