Missouri Pacific 2020 sits inside the North Platte diesel shops. My wife and I were given a special one on one tour of the diesel shops. Almost 30 years later, I ask myself, how were we so fortuna... (more)

CTRR's two SW-1's await a call to duty in the shop in Cloquet. In the far stall is the recently restored tender for steamer D&NE 28 which the shop is in the process of restoring for the Lake Super... (more)

Forge is fired to enable some manufacturing of parts to enable this, and others like it to steam again.

A beat up former Wisconsin Central GP40 3025 sits in a Montana Rail Link shop building in Livingston. Apparently, the GP40 (stenciled RIMX) was acquired by the MRL when CEECO (Coast Engine and Equ... (more)

Shay 2 in the process of receiving new boiler tubes and firebox sheets. Photo taken with permission. Thanks to everyone who made this photo oppertunity possible.

One down, one resting... Two-thirds of the Claremont Concord Railroad Alco S-4 fleet are tucked away for a 'winter's nap' at Claremont Junction, New Hampshire, with only one of the two operable a... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe EMD SD70MAC No. 9451 is in the diesel shop at Alliance, Nebraska, on July 21, 2003. There is plenty of access and light to get the job done on this former “Grinstein”-... (more)

On loan for the holidays

It's Friday after 4pm. The little red engines of the Cloquet Terminal Railroad have all been brought in for the night. The crew has all headed down to the end of the block to the Northeastern Ba... (more)

Four reflects in a nice sized pond after a day of rain. This was the first time the 4 had ran in a long time and it is only fit that a C&O engine is in the old C&O/PM roundhouse!

URR 2 sits inside the shops along with it's old prime mover as the shops crews have it torn apart for a rebuild during the first ever family days at the Hall shops. The engine now wears the yellow... (more)

Valley Railroad No 3025s trailing truck is being readied to be placed under the locomotive int he railroad's Essex, CT shops. This was during the reubild project of the former Knox & Kane Chinese... (more)

Putting the cart before the horse, so to speak. The drivers have been placed in front of the Mikado in preperation for their placement under the locomotive during the rebuilding of Valley Railroa... (more)

A rebuilt 3000-hp prime mover has just been lowered into B&LE 907 as it moves through the rebuild process at the DM&IR's shop complex. The light green primer gives the locomotive an odd glow but s... (more)