Passenger operator PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) operates long distance services under the "Shosholoza Meyl" brand (Shosholoza Meyl = a pleasant journey). The agency has decided to... (more)

Running about six hours late, Shosholoza Meyl's "Algoa" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg is crossing the Sand River between Virginia and Hennenman, on the Free State main line. This w... (more)

A trio of 18E's climb the long grade out of Pretoria with a container train, most likely headed for the port of Durban, 600km (400 miles) away on the Indian Ocean coast.

Class 6E1's E1330, E1476 & E1416 (running dead) are headed for Coligny with a string of empties, used for transporting bagged cement. From Coligny a local diesel hauler will most likely take the ... (more)

The wheat, oats and wine-producing region of the western Cape is known as the “Swartland”, the black country, named for the colour of its rich soil. This pair of class 35’s is heading north ... (more)

At least a dozen passenger trains ran from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - Sout... (more)

A single class 35, 9 loads of coal and a shunters caboose make up a nice looking branch line train in the farmlands of the “Swartland” (the black country - named for the colour of its rich soi... (more)

What better way to spend Fathers Day than photographing (or riding behind) steam? Friends of the Rail's trusty "Dolly", class 19D 4-8-2 no. 2650, charges up the grade out of Panpoort tow... (more)

Minutes after sunrise on a crisp winter morning, four class 34 GE U26C's power up the long grade leading out of the Groot Marico valley with a block load of soda ash, heading east to Krugersdorp.

A matched set of four class 10E1 3kV DC Co-Co locomotives in the Spoornet orange livery, running through a deep cutting at Rietvleirus west of Ermelo, with a 100 wagon train of coal empties return... (more)

Barely two minutes after the herd of cattle had cleared the tracks (photo ID 302972), Class 34's 34-089 & 34-121 rolled through Battery siding with an eastbound container train, headed for Waterva... (more)

After New York City's first proper winter storm since November, swept through the area during the early hours of March 1st 2019, an inbound Metro-North Hudson line train is pulling away from Harle... (more)

Rovos Rail's ex- South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 moves away from the passenger platform at their Capital Park depot. The locomotive is named "Shaun" after owner Rohan Vos' son. Photograph t... (more)

A week long maintenance closure of the Cape main line between De Aar and Kimberley resulted in the luxury Blue Train (as well as Rovos Rail and the Premier Classe) being rerouted via Noupoort and ... (more)

A northbound container train from Durban to Johannesburg is seen passing the silent ruins of a long abandoned old farmhouse, as it heads towards the Balfour tunnel between Sprucewell and Balfour N... (more)