Sunrise on a highveld winter morning. A South African Airways Airbus A340 is on final approach to O.R.Tambo International Airport, the passengers and crew no doubt oblivious to the steam action be... (more)

Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery, teams up with a very grubby E1496 in original SAR red to work the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe".

Rovos Rail will soon withdraw its luxury safari train from the "Garden Route" in the southern Cape. With two class 35's providing the power, the second last train from George to Cape Town negotiat... (more)

In typical South African bushveld, Rovos Rail's train from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Pretoria, South Africa climbs the long grade out of Groot Marico. Two of Transnet Freight Rail's class 34 die... (more)

Rovos Rail's luxury safari train is on its second last run from George to Cape Town, seen here passing through lush farmland as it approaches the small town of Bonnievale.

Cinderella and her ugly sister! Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery, teams up with a very grubby E1496 in original SAR red to work the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier C... (more)

Eastbound coal empties, with 18E 18-138 in the lead, pass the impressive grain silos east of Kendal. There is seldom any rail traffic coming out of these silos nowadays, as most of this traffic ha... (more)

An Australian in South Africa.....this ex-Queensland Railways class 2600 Goninan/GE U22C (rebuilt as C22-MMi) now belongs to African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) and has been leased to Sheltam... (more)

Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery leads the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe" south of Boskop, heading towards Potchefstroom.

All the locomotives on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system face the same direction, which means that all empty trains are hauled long hood forward, such as this one. Ex-Sheltam C30 # 3005 is crossi... (more)

A southbound coal train behind three class 18E's crossing the Suikerbosrant (sugar bush ridge) river, between Fortuna and Spruytsrus on the Natal mainline. the third locomotive is in the new Trans... (more)

An Australian in South Africa.....this ex-Queensland Railways class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co now belongs to RRL Grindrod and is currently based at Welkom to work the Harmony Gold ore traffic. On a w... (more)

On a crisp, clear morning during the 1986 Fall railfan weekend, the first passenger train of the day heads west from Orbisonia with a full load.

Two ex- Sheltam C30-EMP's (3004 & 3005) flank African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) no. 025 at the Waterval depot of Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg Platinum Mines. The AR&TS loco has since been re... (more)

Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express from Rutland, VT to New York's Penn Station is exiting the short tunnel in Oscawana Park, a short distance from its next station stop at Croton-Harmon.