Still in service after 40+ years, one of ConnDOT's remaining Budd-built type M2 EMU's makes an unexpected Sunday evening appearance (for this photographer anyway) at Harlem-125th Street, on its wa... (more)

Just to prove that it can happen, the Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" is running 30 minutes ahead of schedule, as it approaches the R501 road bridge between Frederikstad and Gatsrand.

My first shot of 2015 produced an unexpected surprise in the form of a late running local freight from Kroonstad to Sasolburg, departing Rooiwal early on a beautiful summer morning. A pair of Kroo... (more)

Lost and Found. This little 0-4-0 Funkey diesel shunter was previously owned by South African Breweries in Cape Town and was thought to have been scrapped, when they replaced it with a new Funkey ... (more)

Early on a sunny spring morning, the northbound Blue Train from Cape Town to Pretoria is 45 minutes ahead of schedule, as it runs alongside the R502 between Leeudoringstad and Orkney, heading towa... (more)

On the last leg of its journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg, the "Premier Classe" train is occasionally routed via Westonaria and Suurbekom, instead of Randfontein. After crossing a Metrorail EM... (more)

African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) have a number of locomotives on hire to Anglo Platinum for their Rustenburg system. Here no.055, an ex-Mozambique Railways (CFM) U20C built by GE (Brazil),... (more)

A late running Algoa from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg provides a rare daylight photo opportunity between Edenburg and Bloemfontein, near Tierpoort.

These three 6E1's, running light loco to Ogies, are moving away from the camera as they pass a westbound mixed freight on the adjacent track. The blue 6E1 (E1585) is one of only a handful that wer... (more)

This westbound train of grain hoppers loaded with wheat, is seen working upgrade through the village of Houhoek, on its journey from Caledon to Belville (Cape Town). Three TFR class 35 GE's are ha... (more)

Heuningspruit (Honey Creek) is one of the five stations on the Free State mainline that still have operating semaphore signals. A pair of 6E1's in Spoornet orange livery are about to pass the star... (more)

At the 2:00pm shift change, these Anglo Platinum locomotives are lined up at Waterval yard, waiting for their new crews to begin the afternoon shift, while storm clouds gather overhead.

Forty five of the class 11E Co-Co 25kV AC locomotives were built between 1985 and 1987 by General Motors South Africa. They have a single cab and were specifically designed to operate over the Erm... (more)

After several weeks of curtailed services, passenger operator Shosholoza Meyl ran a limited number of trains over the Heritage Day long weekend. This special from Johannesburg to East London is ap... (more)

Class 18E's 18 693 (series 2) and 18 064 (series 1) are teamed up to haul Rovos Rail over the 3kV DC section from Beaufort West to Cape Town. The train is seen here passing through Artois, with th... (more)