The newest arrival at Sheltam's Saaiplaas, Virginia depot is this GM (South Africa) type SW1002, built new in 1987 for the kwaZulu-Natal Finance Development Corporation and later sold to Sheltam a... (more)

Appropriately, the clouds gathering overhead signal an approaching Nor'easter, while Amtrak's North East Regional #163 from Boston to Washington DC, soars high above the Urban Farm on Randall's Is... (more)

It's just about 7:00pm on a summer evening and a few commuters are making their way home along the tracks, as the weekday Cape Town - Malmesbury train departs Klipheuwel.

At Klipheuwel station, some passengers board the Saturday afternoon Cape Town - Malmesbury train to travel further up the line, while others detrain after a morning spent shopping in Belville or C... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, Shosholoza Meyl's "Tourism" from Port Elizabeth is heading north on the Free State main line near Rooiwal, destination Johannesburg. This 6E1 is lettered for NATCOR (Natal C... (more)

With the evening peak in full swing, a pair of New York City Transit No.6 trains meet up in the heart of the Bronx, with a third train visible at the platform behind.

Rovos Rail's Victoria falls - Pretoria train swings into the curve as it passes Metz siding. When the train reaches Krugersdorp, these diesels will be replaced by one or two electric locomotives f... (more)

Friends of the Rail's class 24 moves off shed, shortly before sunrise on a cold winter morning.

In my opinion, the least attractive of all Transnet Freight Rail locomotives are the Class 38 electro-diesels, basically a long low box with a cab stuck on one end. Three of these ugly ducklings a... (more)

Impala Platinum is the worlds second largest platinum mine and operates an extensive electrified (3000v DC) rail system serving 14 shafts. On a typical winters day in the South African bushveld, o... (more)

In 2012 a batch of 30 diesel and three electric ex-Queensland Railways locomotives was imported into South Africa from Australia by three South African companies - AR&TS, RRL Grindrod and SAFLog. ... (more)

On a cold and sunny winter morning, No.2650 is silhouetted against the rising sun, as it storms out of Friends of the Rail's yard at Capital Park with a short passenger train of swing door suburba... (more)

Rolling along between Derby and Boons, this mixed freight of containers and empty petrol tankers is eastbound to Waterval Yard in Krugersdorp. The four class 34's are more than enough power for th... (more)

The San Gabriel mountains provide the backdrop for a quartet of Southern Pacific power, as they lead a freight on the climb up Cajon Pass.

The northbound "Amatola" from East London to Johannesburg is entering Heuningspruit station on the Up Main and passing the starter signals for the Down Main and Down Loop. On this particular morni... (more)