A Chessie System SD40 waits under the coaling tower in the yard in Hinton, W.Va.

Hump power rests at the East Hump at Bailey Yard in North Platte.

Union Pacific "Challenger" No. 3977 and DDA40X "Centennial" No. 6922 share the display at Cody Park in North Platte, Neb. No. 3977 is the only Challenger on public display -- t... (more)

A westbound UP freight passes the elevator switcher in downtown North Platte. The switcher started life as Pennsylvania Railroad GP9 No. 7810 and eventually wound up in Conrail before being rebuil... (more)

The sun is barely up as a Union Pacific stack train heads east out of North Platte, Neb.

Union Pacific power is worked on at the massive engine facility at Bailey Yard in North Platte, Neb.

The famous three-train race kicks off Sunday morning at the Cass Scenic Railroad. Class Shay No. 4 is joined by Western Maryland Shay No. 6 and Cass Heisler No. 6.

An engineer is his own brakeman as he walks ahead in the rain to throw a switch so his 45-tonner can proceed. The life of a small industrial operation....

A Union Pacific westbound train crosses the North Platte River as it approaches the town of the same name.

A pair of Western Maryland F units lead a train across the Shavers Fork on the West Virginia Central as part of the Cass Railfan Weekend.

Joe Gonzales uses his bullhorn to give instructions to Christopher Brang during the night photo session at the Cass Scenic Railroad during the annual Railfan Weekend. Western Maryland No. 6, the l... (more)

Cass Scenic's Heisler No. 6 smokes around a curve near the Cass interchange on the West Virginia Central's ex-Western Maryland during the annual Railfan Weekend.

Cass Scenic's Heisler No. 6 crosses the Shavers Fork with a freight train on the West Virginia Central's ex-Western Maryland during the annual Railfan Weekend.

Liberty Liner "Independence Hall" returns from the end of the line heading back to the Rockhill Trolley Museum on the former Shade Gap Branch of the East Broad Top.

It's an all-Red Arrow reunion as Liberty Liner "Independence Hall" is joined by Brill Bullet car No. 205 for a night scene at the Rockhill Trolley Museum. Both cars operated on the Norri... (more)