Soft morning light creeps over this farm house in rural Michigan as Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 pulls a freight northbound on the ex-Ann Arbor.

This 0-4-0T has seen better days, but I must say it is holding up pretty well for being exposed to the elements in upstate NY. It is now on display at The Station restaurant in Ithaca which is the... (more)

The conductor gives a friendly wave for the camera but keeps a watchful eye on the cars stopped at the crossing. With no gates at the Main Street crossing the photographer stood in the road to fla... (more)

Weed-covered doesn't begin to describe the state of the Bel-Del's tracks betwen Easton and West Easton. BDRV 1850 is towing THSX 2-8-2 #142 (cold and without main rods) as well as caboose #595 bac... (more)

The Vermonter has just completed its Bellows Falls station stop and is on the move again approaching the Bellows Falls Tunnel which runs underneath 'downtown'.

Typical rural Ohio...hardly. Lake Superior & Ishpeming 'Consolidation' 33 runs light up to Sugar Creek as a horse and buggy head the opposite direction towards Baltic.

The last time BNSF 9647 a.k.a. the ""Vomit Bonnet" showed up on RP.net, the year was 2009 and it was making its rounds in Wisconsin and Minnesota on CP. Now it's 2011 and the one-of-a-kind SD70MAC... (more)

After nearly 20 tries to perfect this shot, I have finally given up and am ready to share the only successful attempt at "the penny shot." The tiny driving wheel of the 2-foot gauge steamer at the... (more)

Westbound steam on the ex-DL&W! CN 3254 puts on a great show as she leads the Lackawanna Railfest excursion out of East Stroudsburg past one of a handful of signal bridges on the line.

The setting sun shines through the cab of the powerful Berk as she pulls a heavy freight south through rural Michigan towards Owosso.

The BR&W local returns light from Three Bridges.

The Flaming Foliage Express departs Renovo to be wyed for the return trip to Harrisburg in a few hours.

Potomac Eagle's C&O 8016 sits on display at Washington Union Station, the only F-unit in attendance. Sadly, it was tucked away on the far track away from the "stars" of the event.

OHCR's ex-Gettysburg 4-6-2 #1278 exx-CPR #1278 rusts away while awaiting her turn for restoration? During Ohio Central's steam insurance issues during 2003 all of there locomotives were at Morgan ... (more)