Against a backdrop of typical eastern Free State mountain scenery, some local passersby stop and wave at the crew of 35-250 as it nears the top of the climb from Kommandonek to Ionia. 35-250 is te... (more)

Sheltam no.4 (ex-SAR class 34-200, EMD 1971) loading ore from the bins at Cooke 3 shaft. From here this train will run 12km (8 miles) to Cooke Reduction Plant.

Only five of the intended one hundred class 39-000 diesels were rebuilt by Transnet Rail Engineering from class 34-600 and 34-800 locomotives, before the project was abandoned in favour of buildin... (more)

The swirling fog gives way to beautiful early morning light as an eastbound 100 wagon coal train waits at a red signal for a fresh crew to arrive from Ermelo by road. The nicely clean quartet of 1... (more)

New York City received its first snowfall of the season on a Saturday, well timed for the least disruption to the city. In the thick of it all, an inbound Metro-North New Haven line train is arriv... (more)

A giant Eucalyptus tree towers over this pair of class 34's heading east to Krugersdorp with a freight (mostly containers) from Mafikeng.

Early on a sunny spring morning, the northbound Blue Train from Cape Town to Pretoria is 45 minutes ahead of schedule, heading towards its next stop at Klerksdorp as it passes the Senwes Grainlink... (more)

Between Bonnievale and Ashton, the railway twists and turns through the foothills of the Langeberge (long mountains) on 1 in 40 grades and sharp curves. Known as the Bonnievale bank, this section ... (more)

Impala Platinum has seven of these GE(SA) U10B's on its fleet, to supplement the 13 class 8E Bo-Bo electric locomotives. The early morning light catches #16 waiting for clearance to move its train... (more)

Class 34 GE U26C # 34-120, still wearing its original SAR red livery, is one of the stalwarts of the fleet that operates the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line. This veteran locomotive is basking in late... (more)

All the locomotives on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system face the same direction, which means that all loaded trains are hauled cab forward, such as this one, heading east to Waterval Plant behin... (more)

The storm bringing New York City's first decent snowfall of the season arrived in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 17th. It was still snowing when this inbound Harlem line train pulle... (more)

A block load of diesel and petrol fuel tankers at Irene, heading towards Olifantsfontein behind a pair of 6E1's in Spoornet orange livery.

Rovos Rail's "Pride of Africa" luxury train from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Pretoria, South Africa is eastbound between Koster and Derby behind a pair of class 34 GE's, which are more than enough... (more)

The browns, reds and golds of winter in the bushveld are lit by the early morning sun, as four class 34's climb the long grade out of Groot Marico with an eastbound freight.