Arrival in Shirley. 419 arrives in at the very small Shirley Station with a leased ex. MARC GP40WH-2 in the lead. The MBTA is getting their money's worth out of these units, as they are get... (more)

The View from Hawks Nest. Eastbound Grain G247 snakes through the New River Gorge below the iconic Hawks Nest Overlook.

Running Light Through Martinsburg. Three EMD veterans of the high iron head east, light, through the Martinsburg Depot. The signal bridge here houses the signal to protect the station track... (more)

Steam Lives on the Cog! For the most part, steam has disappeared from the Mt. Washington Cog for 2 exceptions: the early morning excursion and special trips. Today, the MBRRE is taking the ... (more)

Daylight is Fast Approaching. One of the most beautiful steam engines in the country, Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449, aka the Daylight, pokes its head across the St. Croix River at Prescott an... (more)

Orange Glow. Boston Elevated Railway Type 5 5821 basks in the lovely evening light, while sitting on the Visitor's Center Loop at Seashore Trolley Museum.

639 clear to Arundel. A special thanks to the Seashore Trolley Museum for hosting this night photo shoot!

Connecticut Company Car #1160 waits to depart for Talbot Park with the former Northampton Tower, which was once a part of the elevated station there in Boston, by its side. Special thanks to Seash... (more)

Escaping the Scrapper. While lots of people retire to Florida, these 2 former MBTA workhorses have retired to Maine. 0622, built by Hawker-Siddeley, served for 30 years on the blue line. 34... (more)

Happy National Train Day! Westbound Empire Service #283 thunders through the small Upstate New York town of Fonda, and under the old New York Central signal bridges at QC185, on National Tr... (more)

The first Valley Train of the day begins its journey as it departs North Conway Depot and heads southeast for Conway, past an old semaphore in the Conway Scenic Yard.

The Cantilever at RW. The local H792 heads south, railroad east, onto the single track at RW Cabin. Still protecting this interlocking is an old rusty cantilever, a relic of the C&O. Cantil... (more)

C&O Heritage. CSX K179 heads south on the Columbus Sub past a relic of the old C&O, the cantilever signal at RW Cabin. This relic is now slated for removal, as new "Vader" style signals hav... (more)

The local H792 heads back for Columbus through Delaware with GP40-2 6488 in the lead.

Snowed In. This post Christmas blizzard is not quite over just yet, as the snow continues to fall with over a foot already on the ground. Inbound 214 is making its stop at Melrose Highlands... (more)