A Mass Central local arrives in Palmer after making its daily run to Ware. The GP38-2 is painted in a Boston & Maine inspired paint job.

A visit to Seashore Trolley Museum during some downtime for a weekend wedding in Maine brought me to this interesting piece of equipment. As I knew nothing about this locomotive, I referenced the ... (more)

This is a scene that will soon be a page in railroad history. Orange and chocolate brown locomotives bring a cut of cars South through Worcester before reversing direction to head North to Gardner... (more)

In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)

A local CSX freight does some shoving while putting his train together just off the main in Palmer.

The conductor makes a call to the dispatcher to find out the next assignment for GP7 #573, a 1950 product of EMD that served the Maine Central. Lumedyne lighting by Fred Jones and John Tully.

Mass Coastal Railroad recently acquired two FL9m locomotives. Sixty of these units were originally built for the New Haven Railroad between 1956 and 1959. Mass Coastal utilized the first of the tw... (more)

An Eastbound intermodal train is seen coming into Winslow. The 12,633 foot San Francisco Mountain is partially obscured due to residual smoke from the wildfires burning in California.

Pan Am freight PORU (Portland to Rumford) is seen crossing the old Maine Central Bridge across the Great Falls of the Androscoggin River. The train is crossing from Auburn into Lewiston.

Intermodal train 23K heads West from Ayer, MA to Mohawk, NY passing Watchusett Station in Fitchburg. The two leading BNSF units contrast nicely with the snow.

CSX Manifest train Q427 rumbles through West Warren passing the Mill Pond Dam. A recent snowstorm blanketed the area the day before and the temperate at the time of the photo was four degrees with... (more)

An Eastbound empty coal drag exits the East portal of the Allegheny Tunnel in Gallitzin, PA. The railroad park is decorated with American flags for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Around 70 tr... (more)

Mount Washington Cog Railway is one of the most unique railroads in the world. The 3 mile stretch of track to the Summit of the 6288' Mount Washington is the second steepest railroad in the world ... (more)

A set of SD40E helpers based out of Cresson shoves train 16G through the Horseshoe Curve ignites before arriving in Altoona for crew change. There the helpers will be cut off the train and proceed... (more)

Pan AM Railways train SALO leaves Everett with a four engine lashup of GP40s. The train is crossing the Mystic River with 29 loads of contaminated soil from the construction site of the new Wynn C... (more)