Summertime Steam. Strasburg Rail Road (SRR) 2-6-0 no. 89 is seen approaching Esbenshade Road as it brings the day's excursion train back from Paradise.

The great survivor. I saw this unit on an N&W local around 1966 and have followed it for years in the press. I had seen it rusting away and covered with vines. I'd been to Staunton several time... (more)

New York Central wrapped P32AC-DM 211 heading north to Poughkeepsie.

The BNSF E-PAMNAM waits at Union Depot Interlocking for an ethanol train to clear.

The day crew has brought cars down to Mason from the day's work in Lansing and the night crew climbs aboard to head down to Jackson for interchange to NS. The locomotive on the right is a recent p... (more)

Hudson Terminal Railroad's SD40-2 motors build a stack train in the terminal at Hudson, Colorado.

BNSF 8998 (SD70ACe) leads the Coors Beer Train out of the North Yard and heads for Golden, Colorado, home of the Coors Brewery.

BNSF 8998 (SD70ACe) leads the return Beer Train out of the Denver Yard and heads for Golden, Colorado.

UP 1507 (GP40M-2) works the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.

UP 1957 (SD40N) works the North Yard in Denver, Colorado, sorting a line of freight cars.

Metro North's newest heritage unit MNCR 203 painted (not wrapped) in the 1979 "Blue M Central" scheme shoves its train towards Grand Central while MNCR 217 the Penn Central heritage unit... (more)

With the conductor back on the train it's time to tone up RTC and get signals for the trip north to Ranier, MN with the rest of the transfer from Proctor yard.

The R901 job is tasked with spotting cars on a section of track that is still vintage Missabe complete with DM&IR date nails from the 40's, 50, and 60's evident in the ties along with jointed rail... (more)

Leaving Keenan yard on the way to spot hoppers at Gross-Nelson to be loaded with crushed rock.

In the pouring rain BB's daily train is roaring up the steep grade, generating that Run 8 EMD sound that shakes the earth and vibrates the ambient air. The second and third career locomotives, in... (more)