Just before sunset, another CN train crosses the Rainy River between Ranier, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario as it leaves the U.S. and enters Canada.

CN 3233, Salute to Veterans, rounds the corner after just entering the U.S. at Ranier, MN on a frost covering everything morning while a northbound waits for a crew before crossing and heading int... (more)

Delivery To Scrap? The newest Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA NYCT Subway Kawasaki R-211A set (4180-4184) was delivered overnight and is seen at the South Brooklyn Marine Termin... (more)

Fresh Paint. NYNJ Rail 1197 (née-MP 1197, SW1200, EMD, 3/1963) sits basking in the sun after being recently repainted at the company's offices in Jersey City, New Jersey on the afternoon o... (more)

Stainless Steel Special. New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) R11 car no. 8013 (Budd, 1949) is seen on display at the New York Transit Museum in the former Court St Station in Downto... (more)

Red No More. On Sunday, February 25, 2024, recently rebuilt and repainted South Brooklyn Railway General Electric 47T R-47 N2 was assigned to a work train, seen at the MTA NYCT Subway Atlan... (more)

Early On Ideas. A visit to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, New York is always fun. In addition to the gift shop and numerous exhibits on the m... (more)

Fresh Paint. On February 23, 2020, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron #30 (DS4-4-660, Baldwin, 9/1948) sits in its long time home at the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. This locomotive is not... (more)

Lots Of Models. On the afternoon of February 23, 2012, the New York Susquehanna, and Western Railway engine terminal in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey hosted a wide assortment of power. In the... (more)

Hammerhead: Looking down from the observation balcony in the Steamtown roundhouse, it's hard to miss the feedwater heater on this GTW Mountain.

The Classic Insull Style. The sole survivor on an active railroad of the eleven Mediterranean Revival style stations constructed during Samuel Insull's ownership of the area interurbans can... (more)

Unusual Loco, Unusual Angle: During a brief moment while equipment was being moved around the B&O roundhouse, this normally-obstructed broadside view of B&O "Camel" No. 305 became... (more)

The Smallest Century: The museum in Lancaster provides an opportunity to observe an example of the switcher Century, Alco's C415.

Centuries in the Sunset: Always a fan of the big, blocky lines of MLW's original "safety cab", it was nice to see M420W No. 2045 during my time in Scranton visiting the D-L.

The crew has finished loading 145 ore cars up at Minntac has called for signals to depart and head back towards Two Harbors. RTC has given them the lights to proceed.