These two East Broad Top hopper car couplers have been frozen in this position for every winter, spring, summer and fall since 1956.

When I look back on the panoply of life I have experienced i... (more)

Many residents in the outer boroughs of New York City refer traveling to Manhattan as "going to the City." You can see why here.

At one of the edges of this metropolis, this is the view from th... (more)

Everything in this shot is Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the locomotive paint, the rails, the concrete tower, the land. THIS is historic railroad preservation and it warms the cockles of the hea... (more)

CNJ 113 patiently waiting her call to work while sitting next to the former Reading station in Minersville PA. Hopefully, it will steam this year.

I'm standing atop the new "Walkway Over The Hudson," the "longest foot bridge in the world," the 40 million dollar conversion of what we railfans know as the Central New England/New Haven Railroad... (more)

Owner(s): Canadian Pacific Railway 2929 Whyte System Type: 4-4-4 Class: F-1-a Builder: Canadian Locomotive Company Date Built: March 1938 Builder's Number: 1943 Cylinders (diameter x st... (more)

This is Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 No. 6039's restored backhead which is one result of Steamtown's multi locomotive asbestos abatement project. The piping and jacketing were removed so the underly... (more)

You may not believe it, but you are looking at a genuine World War II war machine. Three foot narrow gauge Combine No. 36 (built circa 1900 by the railroad, weighing 11.5 tons, and 42' 10" long) c... (more)

MTA's New York City Transit's brand new $1.4 billion Fulton Center shows off it's awe-inspiring view. This is the center piece of the building, a skylight known as the oculus. This will bring welc... (more)

I have read the tales of Richard Steinheimer in the mountains, chasing elusive trains in unbearable weather. Well, I had some adventure today, even if it was in Queens, New York, where the only ... (more)

"Sorry, the official count is 6,289 rivets..."

Thermit welding is not something you see very often and certainly not in the tight confines of the New York City Subway. This process is used to weld two pieces of very hard metal such as steel ra... (more)

The No. 4 train and Yankee Stadium. Yankees won.

Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 parts under reconstruction at Steamtown's Scranton shop. Here you see eight rods, polished and ready for mounting. Hopefully soon that cab will feel the heat of a b... (more)

Engineer Gary does a check on his BR&W SW 1200 at the end of day of drilling cars.