UFOs on the rail! Empty nuclear rod cars enter Enola yard off the Pittsburgh line

B761 slowly lumbers into Selkirk with 3 high/wide loads.

Formerly a Rock Island boxcar, this LaSalle and Bureau county wooden transfer caboose is seen passing the distinct water tower at Pullman Junction on Chicago's south side. Tom Golden photo.

A new addition to the Avery County Museum, ET&WNC caboose 505. After being used as a fishing cabin for many years it was decided that the relic's proper home would be next to the former Linville d... (more)

It was 105 degrees on this nice arid sunny day at the Orange Empire Railway Museum. I thought this classic Santa Fe "Foreman Car" was pretty neat.

This is the first prototype of experimental Bertin Aérotrain (Skytrain). This air levitation train circulating on a monorail on December 29, 1965. This day, the prototype reaches 90 km / h on a 1... (more)

A typical boarding car often spotted in northern Ontario. These cars house maintenance of way workers during the summer months at rural camps where work projects occur. Often, several of these car... (more)

As two trains pass at speed the conductor performs a rollby inspection from the rear platform of an ex PRR cabin car on the former NYC Michigan Central Porter Branch. The Wabash 4th District and t... (more)

To show switching crews as well as shippers and customers how damaging coupling impacts at higher speeds can be, Canadian National rebuilt a 40-ft. box car with plexiglass and equipped with a big ... (more)

Following National Train Day, these museum collection pieces were moved from Santa Maria to the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum.

CN 527 had two dimensional loads on their way to Taschereau Yard. For more train photos, click here.

Every now and then you can find a special paint scheme in the rail yards, such as this UP veteran box car which still carries the 1960's slogan Automated Railway. Although a bit faded, it is amaz... (more)

CP in an urban setting. This ex-CP heavyweight is preserved at the John Street Roundhouse park in downtown Toronto. It was built by Canadian Car & Foundry in Montreal in 1931 as a 14-sectio... (more)

A former Grainbelt covered hopper damaged in a derailment several years ago now serves as an overhead feed bin on a farm West of Ringwood, OK. A closer inspection of what seems to be an otherwis... (more)

CR 21313 an ex Conrail N21 Bay Window Caboose was released back into active service with Norfolk Southern. While that may not seem too interesting, the Caboose was refurbished and repainted into a... (more)