The newest restoration project for Pennsylvania Railcar Restorations, Lehigh Valley SW1 112, arrived on Black River & Western property on Sunday, seen here being dropped off by NS local H76, power... (more)

Helpers NS 3346 and PRR 3341 sit at MO waiting for 18N to pass so they can follow it back down the hill to Altoona. The red dashes are the EOT on the last autorack of 18N as it heads east. Fuji Fi... (more)

The Anthracite roads. The anthracite-hauling fallen flags that served northeastern Pennsylvania sat at center stage at the roundhouse during the heritage gathering in Spencer, NC. From left... (more)

Diamonds are a girl's best friend. The brick tower that stands at CP U252 guarding the former crossing of the Milwaukee Road and the Rock Island is shaken by the passing of UP Challenger 39... (more)

Southern Pacific in North Platte. UP 1996, the Southern Pacific heritage unit, sits on display at the North Platte Diesel Facility in Bailey Yard during the town's annual Rail Fest weekend.... (more)

On its way back to Ridgeley after making a transfer run to the B&O yard in Cumberland, Western Maryland 2-8-0 729 leads a caboose hop over the basin at the western end of the Chesapeake & Ohio Can... (more)

A few minutes after midnight, PRR 2-10-0 cools its heels on a siding near the Hamburg station. Now, if only we had some smoke... Where's Pete Lerro and his smoke effects when you need him?

The Valley Railroad's workhorse 2-8-2s. 40, the veteran, and recently rebuilt 3025 (lettered "New Haven") pose for a company photo next to the Essex station on a cold but clear December day... (more)

A broadside view of Livonia Avon & Lakeville's ex-GBW C424 320. The 320 sits at the head of a line of locomotives beside the railroad's main shops.

On my way to Florida for Space Shuttle Atlantis' final launch, I spent a few minutes at New Jersey Transit's Newark International Airport station, where I caught a set of doubleheaded HHP-8s (650 ... (more)

Crazy driver! Even in rural Ohio, railroads have to deal with drivers speeding through crossings. In actuality, the train was still boarding and this buggy didn't have anything to worry abo... (more)

Stopping traffic. A busy rural road in central Michigan comes to a halt as Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 crosses with hotshot freight. In reality, a handful of classic cars gathered at the Ferd... (more)

Tight squeeze. BDRV GP9 1850 leads Susquehanna 2-8-2 142 through a couple of abandoned industrial buildings on the return trip to Phillipsburg, NJ. The Mikado had spent the past few months ... (more)

One of the pieces of visiting equipment on display during Conrail Days at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania was Norfolk Southern BP-4 999. The battery powered unit was constructed at the Juniata... (more)

And they're off! Shoving the rear of the train, Winchester & Western GP9 732 has just cleared West Boulevard and the two lanes of traffic are ready to go. Once the GP9 clears the switch, th... (more)