These commuters seem blissfully unaware of this train arriving at Harajuku station on JR East's Yamanote Line. But there's no reason to panic......if they don't make it on, there'll be another one... (more)

The E653 series EMU's were first introduced in 1997 and are dual voltage 1 500vDC / 20kV AC units. They operated "Fresh Hitachi Limited Express" services between Ueno in Tokyo and Iwaki via the Jo... (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)

The Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" is running 30 minutes late this morning and this pair of 6E1's are doing their best to make up time, as they sweep through a curve between Safarcamp a... (more)

Soon after leaving Frankfort, the 16-car Phelophepa health care train snakes its way downgrade towards the Wilge River with two Class 35-200's in charge. The train has spent a week serving the loc... (more)

ex- Sheltam Grindrod GE C30 no.3008 backs its train of 20 loaded hoppers out of the Thembelani Shaft onto the Rustenburg Platinum Mines main line, for the run to Waterval Plant. In the background,... (more)

As late summer storm clouds build up in the background, a quartet of class 10E's in Spoornet orange and blue liveries is heading east through Argent with a 100-wagon coal train.

On a day when the sun constantly battled to break through the cloud cover, this trio of class 35 diesels with 17 loaded grain hoppers is approaching the summit of Sir Lowry's Pass, the last major ... (more)

On Thanksgiving Friday, the late afternoon sun highlights MNCR train 8837 to Poughkeepsie, as it runs along the north bank of the Harlem River, approaching Marble Hill station in the Bronx. A myri... (more)

Friends of the Rail's driver Tony Atwell cleans the fire of No.2650, as preparation for working a passenger train around Pretoria later in the day.

African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) have their own fleet of locomotives which are leased to various industrial users, but they also undertake complete overhauls, rebuilds and repainting at th... (more)

From Swartruggens to Koster, eastbound trains are faced with a climb of 339 metres (1112 feet) over a distance of 37km (23 miles). These two class 34's have a light load of only 11 coaches in tow,... (more)

C is for Crossover.... weekend maintenance has resulted in C train service rerouted to terminate at Second Avenue on the IND Sixth Avenue line. An arriving C train is crossing over to the Uptown e... (more)

On the 26th June 2013 the PPC (Pretoria Portland Cement) factory at Slurry, 20km east of Mafikeng, celebrated its 100th year of production. The factory is linked by rail to the Transnet Freight Ra... (more)

Early on a clear and sunny summer morning, Transnet's Phelophepa health care train is reflected in the waters of the Schoonspruit, as it heads south from Bothaville towards Allanridge and Welkom. ... (more)