Don't sit under that apple tree with anyone else but me.

Like a restless bull, she waits for the highball in the snow, rain, and steam.

There are no easy days, except days off, but a few tricks are quieter than others and a few nights cooler than some.

The future looks a little like the past as visitors inspect the looming spectre of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis steam locomotive No. 576. A little movie magic and imagination go a long way d... (more)

6AM smiles warmly upon a Nickel Plate 700.

"Train No. 68 for Cherry Hills, Willoughby, Carpenters, and Riley Crossing departing at 8PM. If you're not going to any of those places, ladies and gentlemen, you're on the wrong train. 'BOARD!"

A young student peers into the cab of 3751 during the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society's Education Outreach Program in San Pedro, California.

Following an early morning wash, water slips off the 6325's eccentric rod.

Panned and silhouetted, the 1225 charges through double crossings and shatters the frost-bitten silence of a Sunday morning.

For some of us, perhaps it started this way.

A passing vintage Chevrolet meets the 765 and NS heritage unit no. 8100 at the lead to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's shop after a successful test run between Fort Wayne and Muncie, ... (more)

October, 1947. In years previous 3,000 people daily passed through the concourse of Baker Street station, which simmers here during a rare afternoon lull. Soon the quiet will become common place, ... (more)

It's time to go to work. No. 765 meets her first passenger train in sixteen years. Tickets for her inaugural excursions in Northwest Indiana are on sale now at www.765.org

The mechanical overhaul of Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotive no. 358 has entered a dramatic new phase as Progress Rail has transformed it to its as-built 1957 appearance. After six years of work... (more)

Riding horseback through the Cuyahoga Valley.