It’s a cold rainy January night in Marion, and AC tower is looking mighty nice and warm inside. It’s been 13 years since Conrail vacated AC tower in favor of a dispatching desk in Indianapolis... (more)

765 is letting off a little steam before the day is done.

The day is ending for 110 while pulling the Holiday express, making it one less day the kids aboard have to wait until Christmas comes!

The Christmas locomotive springs along, while pulling the polar express.

Nothing evokes the romance of railroading ever more so than seeing a steam engine simmering on a cold winters day.

In the shadows of the steel mills in Cleveland lays the Midwest Railway Preservation Society. The society has quite an interesting collection including former GTW 4070 and Pullman car “Mt. Baxte... (more)

In a pan shot at night CSX 756 screams through track three hauling piggybacks.

A nice diversion from the average wide cabs you might find on the CSX system is some roadslugs, especially the ones made from ex-GP30’s and ex-GP35’s, which have bodies and frames that are ove... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 simmers at the Steam Railroading Institute’s yard in Owosso. For the past 10 months she has gone for extensive repairs, today she is ready for the inspection for the FRA man ... (more)

L&WV 101 has a pretty good retirement. No longer does this ex-C&NW E unit have to push and pull bi-levels in windy city every day. The only task now is to push and pull two cars from Wellington to... (more)

Ohio Central 1293 is ready for a nap, tomorrow she will power another round of fall trips under the expert hands of the OC steam crew.

This is what railroading is for me, Ohio Central 1293 trots along the Byesville Scenic Railroad in the late afternoon light.

Byesville 386 pulls the train south, her consist is a little bit odd today since, she has a 150 ton “boat anchor” (a term used a by a few diesel people to describe a steamer.) on the other en... (more)

Looking at photos such as this I can see why many railfans call CSX’s New Castle sub, “The Antique” line. But, for me old signals and power along with great scenery can only add charm to th... (more)

Looking as if it was coming out of the pages of a Lucius Beebe book. Little River 110 pulls a mixed train of tourist through the Michigan countryside.