Oliver Mining survivor sits out of the elements in the Lake Superior Transportation Museum.

The weathered nose logo of Rio Grande EMD SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” No. 5371 at Helper, Utah, on May 6, 2004.

Drumheads were once part of many passenger trains, and like the great trains they adorned, most have disappeared, never to be seen again. The Green Bay RR museum has a nice selection of drumheads ... (more)

The faded logos of two fallen flags.

Rio Grande GP60 No. 3155 is about to enter the west portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park, Colorado, on August 1, 1998. after 6.21 miles of darkness, the locomotive will emerge into daylight ... (more)

Interlocking rings help to visually convey the message of how important the B&O railroad was to the growing nation when it began construction in 1828. This nation's first railroad would help lead... (more)

EMD styling combines wonderfully with classic warbonnet colors as seen on the nose of Santa Fe EMD F7A No. 347C in Old Sacramento at the California State Railroad Museum on March 11, 2001. AT&SF N... (more)

The classy Southern Pacific sign on the Davis, California, Amtrak station gives accurate milage to San Francisco and Ogden, as well as elevation in fractions of a foot!

Even after 60 years of service, former Illinois Central GP10 No. 8396 continues a life of revenue service as power on the Athens Line railroad alongside an ex-Conrail GP38

One of the B23-7s that CMQR purchased from MMA during bankruptcy was working in a freezing rain storm. The Logo on the front with a moose is really fitting since CMQR runs in Maine, Vermont and Q... (more)

The famous Missouri Pacific "screaming eagle" logo, as seen on the side of a covered hopper on a UP grain train earlier this week.

Close Enough
The BNSF 783 shows off an interesting take of the 'BNSF' letters on the long hood of this Dash 9. At least they got a corresponding “N” to place in this location.

How many railroads have their own manhole covers? At the crossing of the MILW and the EJ&E in Rondout.

D&H crest adorns a Jordan Spreader at the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad.