Visiting Privileges. On the afternoon of Thursday, January 7, 2021, the power for CSX B761 (CSXT 6234, née-BO 4335, GP40-2) travels through the Amtrak Albany-Rensselaer Station passing AMTK... (more)

Foreground frozen, background flying! Both Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coac... (more)

Big Nose, Big Smell. CSX 5491 (ES40DC) leads train Q627 through Randall, New York by MP NY 193 on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6, 2021. But the irony is in the details, as the mounta... (more)

It Happened. On the night of Wednesday, January 6, 2021, former Adirondack Railway Corporation 25 (Alco RSC2) (née-Seaboard Air Line # 1531 in 1949) sits on a siding adjoining the Remsen De... (more)

Just to see the floor. There were lots of pictures in memorable places from this last trip, most with geographic landmarks like bridge and signs and buildings. But one off the script choice... (more)

Rainy Night On The Grapevine. Grapevine Vintage Railroad FL9 2014 is far from its native home, but is undoubtedly a part of the set of the most frequently operated five-axles in America tod... (more)

Rare Birds. BNSF GP39-3 2517 (née-ATSF 1247 GP30) and GP39-2 2944 (née-ATSF 3654, GP39-2) work in Ardmore, Oklahoma on the morning of Tuesday, December 29, 2020. The original ATS&F Station ... (more)

The Classic (If Not Currently Used) Station. Both of Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built... (more)

Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) sit in Fort Worth, Texas o... (more)

New Kids. Siemens Amtrak/Amtrak Midwest IDTX 4629 (Siemens SC-44) rests in the yard in Chicago, Illinois on the afternoon of Sunday, December 27, 2020. Behind it sits a 10 car train of the... (more)

Shelter From The Storm. McKinney Avenue Transit Authority's former Toronto Transit Commission PCC 4614 makes the stop at Federal & Harwood on Thursday, December 31, 2020. This car has taken... (more)

Charging into 2021! Both Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045... (more)

Goodbye 2020. On the morning of August 1, 2019, CSXT GP38-3 2020 (née-BO 3820, 10/1967) sits at the CSX Ohio Street yard near Silo City in Buffalo, New York. While it is a shadow of its for... (more)

Trinity Over The Trinity (River). It was 24 years ago today, on December 30, 1996, Dallas Area Rapid Transit opened the first commuter rail line in the southwestern United States. On that f... (more)

The Illinois Railway Museum "Happy Holiday Railway: The Holiday Light Experience" included a small train lead by Lake Superior & Ishpeming 35 (2-8-0, Baldwin, 1916). With the cooperation... (more)