Heavy storm clouds over Laramie never get real close to Tie siding so I didn't get wet. A freight rumbles up the line towards the city with 7877 as helper at the rear.

During the annual steam gala at Beamish museum there is plenty of action in the colliery yard. On the left there is the coffee pot waiting for its next trip. On the right Dave tends to narrow gaug... (more)

Standing in a Super 8 car park as the helpers of this BNSF freight slowly edge the train into the yard at Cheyenne.

Steam Elephant takes invited guests for a ride along the museum's short length of track.

I was able to walk around UP's shops at Wyoming during their annual open day and found this interesting contrast in the yard.

Threkeld Mining Museum is based around a working quarry and each July holds a steam gala with up to 6 guest steam locomotives making an appearance. The locomotives are used on passenger and freigh... (more)

Running through the town centre with an oil train, CPR loco passes by an interesting field!!

Cochrane leaves Andrews house station on Tanfield railway for the short journey to Sunniside

When I had a picture of Torun Poland included on the data base several, people commented on the danger of taking photographs in a communist country in 1967 and the way things are today. I hope tha... (more)

Although the weather was lousy when I visited this railroad last year I had a great time thanks mainly to an amazing man that I met. He was called Harold Borovec who was kindness itself, a mine of... (more)

A really old negative from 1967.I was on board a train heading for Warsaw from the Hook Of Holland. Trip lasted for 36 hours and 6 changes of locomotive were made. 2 steam, 2 diesel and 2 electric... (more)

Standing at the back of the shops in Cheyenne

I have been scanning some of my old transparencies recently and this one comes from a fortnight's trip in the Rockies back in 1998. Canadian National freight heads for Kamloops alongside the Frase... (more)

AMTRAK IN TROUBLE. After visiting the Columbia gorge I made my way over to Marias pass and the Glacier National Park. This Amtrak train headed East from the pass and then stopped at East Glacier. ... (more)

In the UK rescue locomotives are stationed at various strategic spots around the network and are given the name of Thunderbirds after the TV puppet series. Never did I expect to see a BNSF Thunder... (more)