NR-2 rolls west around the edge of Niantic Bay at high tide. This scene will soon change, as Amtrak has recently secured the necessary permits and retained a contractor to begin building the repla... (more)

A Rainy Night In...Massachusetts. Rained-soaked power off Q264 spends the night in Framingham, waiting for a Q293 crew to come on duty and begin their westbound trip.

Ladies In Waiting. Nevada Northern locomotives 40 and 93 lie in wait inside the enginehouse. I arrived before sunrise to photograph the engines, and their crews were on duty long b... (more)

Q134 coming out of the fog at Hyndman, just south (RR east) of the Wills Creek Bridge

To most in the Boston area, Wachusett means "Mountain Skiing, Minutes Away." To the railfans, however, Wachusett means a good spot to photograph westbounds climbing the hill to Gardner. Those of... (more)

Vermont Icons. Dropping downhill behind two brightly-painted VRS units, the Bellows Falls local rolls by the covered bridge as a motorist waits to pass.

Heading For Home. The annual shopper's special from Woonsocket to the outlet stores of Putnam, Connecticut, heads for home across the Mumford River in Uxbridge. The state line and ... (more)

Under gloomy skies, NKP 765 rolls towards Alma. The light drizzle wasn't enough to keep about 60 photographers, a few Carland residents, and a sheriff's deputy from assembling at the crossing

RJ Corman 2756 waiting to hitch a ride to Kentucky

I can't wait to go back!

The 1 PM train pulling past the shops on its way into the station