An Air Products heat exchanger bound for Fairless for export slowly heads down the Lehighton Branch.

"Third Track Phase One Opening Ceremony"

On the afternoon of August 15th, 2022, New York's Governor, Kathy Hochul, speaks to guests during the Long Island Rail Road Third ... (more)

"Third Track Press Train"

On the afternoon of August 15th, 2022, Long Island Rail Road's Media Extra carrying the Governor of New York, members of the media and other dignitaries, a... (more)

Reading 2102 simmers in Port Clinton while a re-enactor poses on the Port Clinton Turntable with a lantern and cigar. NOTE: This shot was obtained with permission of the railroad during a priva... (more)

Southern Pacific MP15DC 2690 was rebuilt by National Railway Equipment into a "Truck Engine Switcher" (TES), or GS14B. A pair of Cummins 700hp truck engines are under the hoods of this ... (more)

"Bordentown Relic"
Conrail BU20 idles under Farnsworth Avenue during the early morning hours of November 7th,2020. This historic tunnel was constructed in 1831 for the Camden... (more)

Bursol is a shallow salt lake. Its main feature is that the color of the water changes depending on the weather. Therefore, the lake is called Pink and even Crimson. In the middle of the lake ther... (more)

The chance of me seeing the same locomotive on two different trains within an hour of each other going over and then under are zero, but the chance of me seeing the same locomotive on the same tra... (more)

Arrival of the newly minted steam locomotive from China, JS 8419 is destine for Iowa and the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Note the damaged cab. © 1989 Steve Crise.

A Union Pacific mechanic has a look at the turbo housing of UP 5627 (AC44CCTE) as it sits outside at the North Yard maintenance shops in Denver, Colorado.

Guilford Rail System - Maine Central 500 sits at the Larry's Truck and Electric facility in Lordstown, Ohio. This particular locomotive has sat in this spot for many years. I was granted special... (more)

Got Alcos? The Nevada Northern Railway certainly does. You are looking at NN Locomotives #109 (closest), a 1950 Alco RS-3, and #201, a recently-repatriated 1951 Alco RSD-4. In addition ... (more)

A passenger train on the Pacific Harbor Line!

As a terminal railroad, the Pacific Harbor Line isn’t normally thought of as an operator of passenger trains. So it was quite a s... (more)

NS 8723 sits at Cresson Steel, along with 3 other top hats, all awaiting an uncertain future...

Re-Strung. Scranton Snow Sweeper 107 (C&JER, 1910) has recently had its broom replaced on one end. It was brought out for the night shoot and posed next to Johnstown car 311 (Wason, 1922) o... (more)