On Swiss National Day, first of august, there were special instructions for kids on the Gotthard locomotives Ae 6/6. A group of young girls is just learning what is hidden behind the flapps on the... (more)

765 Barrels East across Sunnyside Road in Vermilion. Bystanders all down the line - both prepared for the event, or taken totally by surprise - all react in different ways. These boys and their fa... (more)

Father and Son kneel down to discuss and have a look at the 611 and freshly painted 3170 Southern High Hood in the yard, at North Carolina's Transportation Museum.

Father and Son kneel down to discuss and have a look at the 611 and freshly painted 3170 Southern High Hood in the yard, at North Carolina's Transportation Museum, Saturday May 9th, 2015

The giant DMIR 227 Yellowstone and the original EF1 electric MILW 10200 stand in the afternoon sun under the trainshed in Duluth, but it's trains of the wooden variety that have my children's atte... (more)

My son visiting one of the new chinese locomotives just before departure from Chascomus.

Dedicated on July 12, 1978, the Amtrak station in Rochester, NY was the first Amtrak designed station in the country. Numerous other examples cropped up around the system when Amtrak needed a new... (more)

The children of the Mariquina town, greet the slow arrival of the steam train "Tren de la Araucanía" in special service Antilhue - Temuco.

One of the next generations of rail lovers, looks on as the holiday train rolls towards the end of the yard.

The Milwaukee Road 261 slowly walks down the siding in Cambridge, preparing to meet a northbound BNSF freight. A small group of onlookers have gathered to witness it's passage, including the youn... (more)

CSX 608, CSX 281 and CSX 447 came into Newport News as trailing units with loads of coal. On this day they sit at the West end of the yard waiting for their turn to lead empties back to the coal ... (more)

My oldest prepares to depart North Platte with a westbound hotshot behind Centennial UP 6922 as Challenger UP 3977 stands nearby. The railroad display at Cody Park is a lot of fun!

The driver and responsible person of steamlocomotive # 9 got help from his two children in polishing the gem for the next duty. The locomotive is standing in the shed in Gletsch and will soon pull... (more)

Dad, what's Conrail?

My sons Mike and Jeff tagged along with their railfan Dad about ninety percent of the time when they were young, and I enjoyed every minute. They're both avid railfans to this day. Seen here at th... (more)