A new addition to Norfolk Southern's "heritage fleet": Southern Railway SD40 #3170 was built in April of 1971 and served for Southern and Norfolk Southern until being retired in 2008. It was rece... (more)

Nevada Northern Freight pulls into East Ely yard on Valentines Day 2015.

Steamscape - Gleason Creek. Hands-down, one of the most photogenic spots on the Nevada Northern Railway is this one, on the Keystone Line west of Ely. This is Gleason Creek, near the mine... (more)

The coal and water tower complex in the East Ely Yard is the focus of activity on this sunny, and relatively mild February morning. Two very different locomotives from the Nevada Northern ... (more)

It's not typically a good sign when you see a hot steam locomotive being pushed into a machine shop by a diesel yard goat. It generally means there's a mechanical issue, and it often means... (more)

In near whiteout conditions, BNSF 2897 (GP39M) brings a freight out of the Denver Yard.

Virginia & Truckee No. 25, a Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler, sits idling at the depot of the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, NV next to one of the two pieces of equipment identified as Vir... (more)

Snippets of the glory days..... Although the Nevada Northern Railway is a working museum, and the equipment and facilities are in constant use, there are a few dusty corners in various bui... (more)

A matching trio of former BN Executive SD70MAC's lead an empty Roberts Bank coal train over the jointed rail of Montana Rail Link's 10th Subdivision on a warm, albeit wet Winter morning.

Two BNSF locomotives (still in its old Burlington Northern colours) by Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver with a load of flatcars that just came off a rail ferry. BNSF no longer serves this pier and sin... (more)

Looking as it should, at least once did. UP 1445 former DRGW 3129 rests in Colorado Springs currently attached to local duties around town. by far the best looking DRGW left at the time, sadly thi... (more)

Northbound BNSF Pikes Peak Local Palmer Lake

Pouring on the power. A pair of Nevada Northern's big horses take a heavy freight north on the mainline toward Hiline Junction on a clear, cool winter day. On the point is Baldwin #40, a ... (more)

Up the hill to McGill. Leaving Ely behind, a Nevada Northern mixed freight headed by 10-wheeler #40 crosses the big fill at Steptoe Creek, on the way north to McGill. To ensure a smooth tr... (more)

A Streetcar class Peter Witt (built under license in Milano around the late 1920) at Piazza di Porta Nuova Garibaldi.