A Ray of Light - Sun shines in through the windows of the old ticket counter at the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) Los Angeles California.

Almost eight years have passed since this photo was made, and to see Conrail blue at the shop now is very rare. Back then it was common, and fun, as it added a lot variety to the locomotives there

A group of folks have made a museum out of the old Western Maryland Depot in Westernport, and this well kept WM "northeastern" caboose sets in a park across the street. Note the neat old watchman'... (more)

Railfans - They're Like a Box of Chocolates - The wonderful thing about the train station in Fullerton California is that you never know what you will see there on any given day. In the ... (more)

A conductor prepares to board his caboose for his trip south from Danville.

Bathed in an Emerald Light - Officially opened on July 15, 1918, and built in the Mission Revival Style to replace the original wooden structure that was destroyed by a fire on November 16, 1916, ... (more)

"Seven hundred tons of metal a day..." The pour. With only a matter of weeks left before the blast furnaces at Bethlehem Steel would fall silent and cold, I was fortunate enough to see this monume... (more)

A faded green locomotive sand hopper occupies the C&IM's facility at Taylorville. An office building, one stall enginehouse and sanding tower complete the scene at the east/south end of the railr... (more)

A view from within the 1911 ex NH interlocking tower U416 featuring the original 1930s era pneumatic US&S interlocking machine that controlled the signals and derails for the bridge as well as the... (more)

Looking down from over 200 ft in the air at the state owned former New York New Haven and Hartford Cape Mainline. This view was shot from the cat walk near the top of the 271 ft west tower of the... (more)

While riding the Harley through the Mojave, I made the Kelso Depot one of my stops along the way.

San Diego Santa Fe Station – The catenary wires for the red car trolleys frame the front of the former AT&SF railroad station in downtown San Diego.

Sunset on the old NYC Water Level Route a few hundred yards from the causeway over Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie.

The final days for a veterans touch. Les Hancock, after nearly 35 years as a clerk for BN, BNSF, Watco, and finally, the Washington & Idaho Railway, takes the last count of cars for his career. BN... (more)

In between the hourly trains, the WW&F Museum's little 2-Foot Hand Car has become a major source of enjoyment for some of the younger patrons. The diminutive size of the narrow gauge equipment m... (more)