AMTK 2013 blasts past the ex-PRR tower as it brings up the rear of a northbound Acela. In the distance, an NJT local can be seen approaching.

With the top of the grade in sight, the fireman takes a break from shoveling to look over the train as 0-6-0 7312 helps a manifest over the hills of eastern Canada.

A crewmember hitches a ride on round-end dome obs Revolstoke Park as it passes a cut of cars and is backed into Halifax station. "The Ocean" is one of the last all stainless steel lond distance tr... (more)

Three Santa trains, one day... NJT 4219 leads the 12-car Raritan Valley Line Santa train eastbound through Fanwood station. The train, sponsored by the Jersey Central Chapter of the NRHS, m... (more)

The sun glints off the side of Pere Marquette 1225 as it hustles a mile-long freight south through central Michigan. Note the farmer in the pickup at the crossing whose day's work is interrupted b... (more)

Prior to boarding, two children wander down the platform to visit with their train's fireman for a few minutes. One of the many scenes from Lerro Productions Roanoke Night Session at the Virginia ... (more)

A Sunday-only New York-Washington Acela Express flies through Princeton Junction, turning the heads of many travelers waiting for the next train north.

Merry Christmas. CP 9824 leads the Holiday Train toward its first stop of the day in Oneonta, while NS 9925 waits for the train to clear before heading south to Binghamton. Note the classic... (more)

Deep in the heart of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's main exhibit hall sits PRR H6sb 2-8-0 2846. The 1905-built Baldwin product sits at the head of a recreation of a typical short freight tr... (more)

Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 382 eases into a deep snow drift with the morning mixed train on the 55-mile Abingdon Branch. It may be a little slow-going, but the passengers and freight will make it to ... (more)

Dress blues. The main reason for our Cresson trip (besides the snow) was to see if we could find the last two blue ex-Conrail SD80MACs. When we arrived in Cresson on Saturday afternoon, we ... (more)

Canadian National 0-6-0 7470 eases past the preserved Bartlett roundhouse during the return trip of the Mass Bay RRE Steam in the Snow excursion. The roundhouse, built in 1887-88 by the Portland &... (more)

Amtrak 125 eases around the curve off of the shared NS-CSX alignment between Cary and Raleigh and approaches the platform on the north side of Cary's depot. The Page-Walker Hotel, built in 1868, b... (more)

I know I'm a day late, but in honor of Canada Day, I dug through my archives and found this shot of CN Mogul 911 departing Owen Sound, Ontario in the late 1940s...wait, sorry I meant departing Str... (more)

Surprisingly, even though this is a smoke-free facility, no one called in to complain about former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 33's smoking. The chunky Consol sits at the Sugarcreek station bo... (more)