The Steam Railroading Institute Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 is seen departing Owosso, MI amid steadily falling snow on December 18. The train is running as the third-last North Pole Express for the... (more)

The Christmas Miracle? Vermont Rail System has found itself short of motive power this winter and gone to the bullpen to bring in the veteran reliever, Alco RS-1 405, normally reserved for excurs... (more)

The Steam Railroading Institute's North Pole Express is well on its way to the arctic North Pole on December 18, as snow had just recently stopped falling but blanketed the ground nicely. The Per... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is rounding Helmstetter’s Curv... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is leading the test run from Rid... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is seen rounding Helmstetter’s... (more)

Owing to an overall shortage of motive power, Vermont Rail System has brought veteran Alco RS-1 405 out of winter hibernation to perform switching duties at Bellows Falls, Vermont. The sound was ... (more)

Under wrap, the Amtrak 662 displays a Phase III look that was once the image of the AEM-7 fleet that plied the Northeast Corridor, with a twist. The wrap is a rather well-conceived ad for the Dov... (more)

The CSXT P00115 executive business train rolls is southbound over the Ohio River as it rolls from Sciotoville, OH into South Shore, Kentucky, with the trio of B&O-heritage inspired F40s leading th... (more)

Following an extended tour of the Russell, Kentucky yard facilities on November 16, the CSXT P00115 executive business train rolls eastbound through Ashland, Kentucky, with the trio of B&O-heritag... (more)

Taking advantage of multiple night runs on October 23 and 24, Strasburg Rail Road train No. 2 is seen westbound with the 2-6-0 No. 89 leading a four-car Sleepy Hollow Express as it works through a... (more)

With foliage abound, the Reading & Northern steam-powered Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, PA trip rolls across the Hometown, PA trestle with 4-6-2 425 leading the way. The 17-car train requi... (more)

The American Association of Private Car Owners convention train is currently touring the Vermont Rail System and on Monday morning, September 27, for a few brief moments, we were treated to an ama... (more)

On Sunday, September 26, Canadian Pacific Railway's Royal Canadian Pacific train was sent south from Montreal to Saratoga Springs for positioning for a charter trip. The odd consist of CP SD70ACU... (more)

Vermont Rail System is hosting two private rail car groups this fall, the first being a RailExeco Charter that is touring the Green Mountain Bellows Falls Subdivision, as well as the VTR Northern ... (more)