Rails worn by heavy tonnage, the late afternoon sun glints off the diamonds of Burlington Northern’s crossing of Soo Line’s former Milwaukee Road main line at Savanna, Illinois, on September 1... (more)

Bringing up the rear of HRR 400 is The Algonquin Park, one of 18 dome-sleeper-observation Park-series cars named for famous state & national parks in Canada, was built for Canadian Pacific in 1954... (more)

On a cold and dreary night, crossties with rails freshly pulled sit spread apart on the ROW of the former N&W Mate Creek Branch constructed off the Pocahontas District mainline to access coal mine... (more)

Transport of tanks of the Swiss army on Slmmnps cars of the SBB (owned by the Swiss army) in Ems Werk. There are 6 main battle tanks of type "Leopard" (Pz 87) and 2 armored recovery vehicles "Büf... (more)

It's a long way down..... This image, made back in 2008, gives you the view that Mt. Washington Cog Railway passengers have as they descend Cold Spring Hill, just below the Waumbek Water Ta... (more)

Once upon a time in the Emmental. Passengers change from the snout postbus to the train of the Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun Bahn (EBT). A Peter Minder photo charter scene.

The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railroad sweeps through the twists and turns of the Reading and Northern mainline through the gorge. A string of former Lehigh Valley and Reading Company coaches always mak... (more)

A Wisconsin Central welder has just lit off a thermite weld pot on the WC main line at Duplainville, Wisconsin, on March 23, 1996. A one-time-use form is attached to the rails surrounding the join... (more)

This former Family Lines caboose patiently waits under the stars for a trip with its new operator, Atlantic Railway. The Atlantic Railway is the new operator of the 11 mile stretch of railroa... (more)

Accurate positioning of the new concrete sleepers on the ballast bed during track renewal on the Rhaetian Railway near Davos Platz.

Shunting at Samedan- as trains arrive on their last duties of the day Samedan station is a hive of activity with wagons and coaches being shunted ready to form services for the morning. The shun... (more)

Alameda Speedway entrance from approach to LAX. This is apparently Butte Street Junction. Two (looks like UP) Gensets are visible in the southwestern (photo upper) section of the yard.

Chico and The Comet

Comet NEOWISE streaks behind one of the ubiquitous Santa Fe Semaphores in New Mexico..

02:05 in the AM. Crickets, other insects, animal noises keep you company as you sit at County Road 3C. Right in front of you is the intersection of Country B, 3 and 3C. Few cars pass by, the oc... (more)

Go For Launch One of the many loads on the rocket booster train cruises down the mainline in south Georgia. Neat how they added the climate control and slack sensor mechanisms to the car w... (more)