Former Amtrak F40PHR #231 at Nevada State Railroad Museum's locomotive shop in Boulder City, NV undergoing preparations for stripping the old red and orange paint scheme. A model painted up by the... (more)

The Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway is the highest crossing of the Alps by a railroad and is largely an open line. The highest station is Ospizio Bernina at 2253 meters above sea level. In he... (more)

After my arrival I was thrilled to be living near famous Cajon Pass. This WB mixed freight is one of the first of many pictures or fine railfanning day, even with a ubiquitous -2.

Evidence of some work on the Excel Energy transmission lines sits nearby as an eastbound train slowly makes its way along the Minnesota Prairie Line east of Franklin, MN on a breezy but mild Febru... (more)

Back when there seemed to be nothing but SD40-2s this consist is a little different but the real story is the first cut of cars. Livestock on the hoof. Probably one of the last such movements. ... (more)

Gordonsville Grain: CSXT 1850, the L&N heritage unit, leads empty grain train CSX G820 westbound along the Buckingham branch through the small town of Gordonsville, Virginia.

Cabin Climbers: CSXT 1850, the L&N Heritage Unit, slowly leads empty grain train CSX G820 westbound along the Buckingham Branch through the Gordonsville, as the train passes the old G Cabin.

The 470 Railroad Club's annual excursion snakes through the Gateway in Crawford Notch State Park in Carroll, NH. Leading the train is the 470's own former B&M F7s 4266 and 4268. The train is on it... (more)

I had just completed the southbound excursion behind N&W's 1218 to Chattanooga from Lexington Kentucky. Soon the 1218 will be removed for preparation for the northbound run back the next day. Two ... (more)

A double header steam with 33-248 and 33-503 is leaving Dubrave mine with a coal train

Santa Fe could always put on a show on their Chicago mainline to Kansas City and California. Here a quartet of Superfleet power led by ATSF GP60M 142 leads a quartet of Yellow/blue power on a west... (more)

The Central of Georgia leads loaded coal train NS 762 east through Narrows, VA at the start of the Whitethorne district.

#5690 was built at Crewe in March 1936 and named Leander after HMS Leander, which in turn was named after the Greek hero Leander. From March 1936 it was based at Crewe North shed where it remained... (more)

SBB diesellocomotive Bm 6/6 # 18505 (Bm 860 # 505), built in 1958 by SLM, BBC, SAAS and Sulzer and delivered in 1960, shunting in Brig in behalf of SBB infrastructure. In 2016, the locomotive was ... (more)