This little critter was ordered by the Department of Energy in the 1940s and used in the construction of the Hanford Nuclear Site. I can remember it sitting in this spot since at least the early ... (more)

Tree down! On the last run with freight cars in tow for the Elk River railroad, crews were faced with several obstacles to complete the work. After gathering a siding of storage cars, they were st... (more)

The last run with freight cars being done by the Elk River railroad is seen as there on the move to Gilmer for interchange with the A&O railroad. Crews spent the day gathering up leftover storage ... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 1 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1937, is shoving car B # 8 of 1873 as train CC 1109 up the mountain above Rigi Staffel, with the Felchlin hotel in the background. Car B #... (more)

Steam locomotive Nr 1, ex Tasmanian Government Railways K class, is the world's first Garratt locomotive. The engine was built in 1909 by the English railway locomotive manufacturer Beyer, Peacock... (more)

Steam locomotive Nr 1, ex Tasmanian Government Railways K class, is the world's first Garratt locomotive. Together with the Garratt 2-6-2+2-6-2 Nr 87 ex South African Railways NGG 16 Class, both l... (more)

Steam locomotive Nr 1, ex Tasmanian Government Railways K class, is the world's first Garratt locomotive. Together with the Garratt 2-6-2+2-6-2 Nr 87 ex South African Railways NGG 16 Class, both l... (more)

The locomotive "Santa Teresa" No.1 was built by Baldwin of Philadelphia in 1897 (No 15511) as a 2-6-0 tender locomotive for the Mogyana Railway in Brazil. "Santa Teresa" was pu... (more)

The locomotive "Santa Teresa" No.1 was built by Baldwin of Philadelphia in 1897 (No 15511) as a 2-6-0 tender locomotive for the Mogyana Railway in Brazil. "Santa Teresa" was pu... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 1 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1937 for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (then it was called the Rigi Bahn), is runnig up the mountain as train 1127 from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm and h... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 1 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1937 when the line was electrified, is running up the mountain as first train CC 1115 from Vitznau, between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm, pa... (more)

In 1847, the first swiss railway (completly in Switzerland) was inaugurated between Zürich and Baden (23 kilometer), built by the Schweizerische Nordbahn (SNB). Soon it was nicknamed "Spanis... (more)

The train of the "Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn" with steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat", a replica from 1947 of the original vehicle dating from 1847, is crossing the river Reuss between Brugg AG and Tur... (more)