On the first day of spring I can't help but reflect on a winter that, in the New York area at least, was somewhat underwhelming, in contrast to many parts of the USA that really got hammered.... p... (more)

During the golden hour on a late winter afternoon, billboards and buildings provide the backdrop for this Long Island Rail Road EMD DE30AC, leading its train out of Long Island City yard to its fi... (more)

F is for First. At dusk on the first day of 2019, a Coney Island-bound IND Culver Line F train is approaching Smith-9th Street in Brooklyn, with the skyline of Lower Manhattan in the background. C... (more)

There are still traces of snow on the ground from the previous weekend's storms, as a Long Island Rail Road EMD DE30AC is caught by the setting sun leading its train out of Long Island City yard t... (more)

In the shadow of the Bear Mountain bridge, two Conrail SD50's exit Fort Montgomery tunnel and cross Popolopen Creek, as they head down the River Line to New Jersey with a K-Line doublestack. By sp... (more)

The first new class 15E Co-Co electric, 15-001, being moved to the test bay for electrical testing. 32 of these 50kv AC single cab locomotives are being built for the 860km Sishen - Saldanha iron ... (more)

A broadside view of the first Class 15E built for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), as it sits on the transverser at The UCW Partnership factory. The recessed roof section is necessary to accommodate t... (more)

On a Saturday morning when the weather really could not decide if it should be rain or shine, the 07:05 Metrorail service from Fish Hoek to Cape Town is leaving St James station. On the beach belo... (more)

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited from Chicago has entered third rail electric territory and is stopped at the signal bridge just north of Croton-Harmon station to allow the F40 to uncouple and pull for... (more)

Brand new class 19E Bo-Bo electric has been signed off by the factory and is ready for delivery to its new owner, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). The first five of these single cab dual voltage locom... (more)

On what had been an overcast and rainy day, a beautiful sunset began to look really promising. So I made a mad dash from my home in Manhattan to Queens in time to catch this Flushing-bound No.7 Ex... (more)

The rising sun has just broken the horizon in Queens, New York, as an early morning A train running from Far Rockaway to Manhattan, crosses the North Channel of Jamaica Bay and heads to its next s... (more)

Transnet Freight Rail's first new diesels in 30-odd years are being built at Transnet Rail Engineering's Koedoespoort workshops, in conjunction with EMD. They are 6-axle, 3200hp locomotives, EMD m... (more)

Three of the class 6E1's allocated for use on passenger trains, E1397, E1464 and E1654, were repainted at Koedoespoort workshops in the Shosholoza Meyl livery and released back into service this w... (more)

At sunrise on a cool winter morning, Friends of the Rail's ex- South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 no. 2650 is shrouded in steam at the club's Capital Park depot.