Meet The Smurfs. On one of only a handful of occasions that these two units were paired together, 511 and 505 sit under the School Street bridge in Lowell as the crew goes off duty.... (more)

Logging Lokie. The former East Branch & Lincoln Baldwin 2-4-2 #5 sits in front of Clark's Trading Post, a roadside attraction w... (more)

A (typical) dog's breakfast of power waits out the long weekend at Rigby Yard. From L-R are an ex-CSX SD45-2 (rebuilt to SD40-2 specs), the only ex-NKP GP35, and an ex-N&W GP40.

Not Long For This World. Acela Express Trainset 2, delivered on 4/19/2002, glides over the 1907-vintage Niantic River movable bridge. Work on the replacement bridge will reportedly begin i... (more)

1055 steals the limelight from 7470 during the annual night photo shoot. Last year we posed 7470 on the table, but ongoing boiler work kept her in the barn this year. Lumedyne lighting by Fred J... (more)

Boston is not a city normally associated with carload freight operations. But just across the Mystic River, a spur in Everett features tight curves, warehouses, 18-wheelers, cars parked close to ... (more)

The Waiting Game. Even though AYMO has his train together and air test completed, he still must sit and wait as MBTA 421 sneaks by on the other track. Inbound counterpart 422 will also ge... (more)

Clipped Wings. UP 7860's winged shield is covered with a liberal coating of white paint, leaving her somewhat reminiscent of a Bud Light commercial involving a massive paint ball dropped f... (more)

All Quiet On The Western Front. After dark on Sunday night, things have started to quiet down at Steamtown. Even though the telltale smoke plume from the roundhouse means steam wil... (more)

Jumping The Gap. Leaving New York's Capitol District in a hurry, a westbound CSX stack train leaps over the outfall from the Watervliet Reservoir on a warm July morning.

Leavin' Town. Leaving Boston in its wake on a holiday Friday, MBTA 333 accelerates through Somerville with a trainload of commuters headed toward their homes in the northern suburbs.

Before The Sisters. Before Pan Am traded two Geeps to Conway Scenic for the now-familiar FP9s, widecabs 516 and 517 were the regular power for the OCS. Here Extra 517 heads south at... (more)