D&S 461 heads "west" on the old D&RGW timetable on the south side of Hermosa.

D&S 107 pulls ahead to start switching out the next days 461, which it'll pull. One of the signs of the changing times on the D&S the last several years has been the introduction of road diesels-e... (more)

AT&SF train 12, The Chicagoan, is seen east of Newton Kansas on January 21st 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Lots of Firsts: NS 5642, the NS training first responders train, heads east of Roanoke in the early morning as the train pulls the brand NS Research Car NS 99 on its first test run toward Lynchbu... (more)

What a beautiful place for a railroad. GCRC 7488 make it's way through the Canadian Rockies. (Tom Ellis photo)

Sierra Railroad Genset No. 2266 crosses !0th Street in Santa Paula.

EMD SC, 2 units Blt. 2/35-3/35, as DL&W 425, 426. To P&BR, then Steelton & Highspire, back to P&BR. Repowered with derated (600 hp) 8-567B circa 1962 by P&BR.

Baldwin Locomotive works built both #801 and #81, though you couldn't tell by just looking. The two Baldwin graduates sit on display in the East Ely yard during the Winter Photoshoot weekend at th... (more)

Outward Bound for Work. After working some industries at Verona, VA, the SVRR heads toward Weyers Cave where it will work for awhile before proceeding to Pleasant Valley to interchange wit... (more)

Snow On The Scioto. CSX GP40WH-2 9969 (ex-MARC 69, née-New York Central Railroad 3051, GP40, EMD, 7/1967) led CSX W003 over the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio on February 2, 2021 with CSX ... (more)

Diesel at Steamtown: Though steam is quite literally the reason for the museum's existence, Steamtown NHS has plenty to offer to the discerning diesel fan as well. More highlights from this... (more)

CN 9523 is leading a transfer out of the Port of Montreal. At top left is the iconic Farine Five Roses sign.

Sidewalk Life. At 98 feet long, Union Pacific Railroad 6938 (DDA40X, EMD, 1970) is an impressive sight and a tribute to the "bigger is better" days of railroading. One of 47 built, this uni... (more)

CSX mixed manifest Q619 passes some parked local power in Monroe, North Carolina's ex-Deaboard ASirline yard in 2014. CSXR 7553 was a C40-8 built in 1989. It has since been retired from the active... (more)

When a snowstorm forced me to change my routing on a drive from LA to Philadelphia, I found myself in Dodge City, KS, where I found this 45t and two ex Missouri Pacific dome cars (painted for thei... (more)