Great news for this grand lady! The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced today that it will acquire #1309, a C&O 2-6-6-2 mallet, and return the locomotive to operation. The 1309, the last ... (more)

Beneath the looming skyline of Salt Lake City, a seemingly endless line of locomotives sits stored in North Yard.

What you're looking at here is the cab of former New Haven FA1 #0402, known today as the "World's Fair Cab". The locomotive was built by ALCO in 1947, and served on the New Haven until the early ... (more)

A friendly track worker reminds his colleague that trains often come through at MAS on the mainline when you least expect it.

155 is the only MP15 in New York & Atlantic's fleet that has not yet been painted in the new sheme of black and green. With all that graffiti, that could very well be changing soon.

Just west of Phoenicia is one of the worst remaining washouts on the Catskill Mountain Railroad, one which severs the line from its western end and will require major funding initiatives to repair... (more)

Abandoned far from home. These two ex Missouri Pacific cabooses were purchased several decades ago by a local contractor who wanted to use them as office space. The plan fell through after it wa... (more)

An M3 car awaits service at Hillside.

While the Valley RR is famous for their steam power, the popular dinner trains are typically hauled by one of two slightly less glamorous GE switchers, which actually predate the Chinese-built ste... (more)

Family moment on the old platform at Clinton Road as the LIRR brings Ringling Brothers into town.

2013 has been a good year for Long Island's two surviving G5 steamers. In Riverhead, the Railroad Museum of Long Island has entered into an agreement with the Strasburg Railroad to operate #39 on... (more)

BEDT #16 was the last steam locomotive to operate in New York in revenue, running at the docks in Brooklyn until the fall of 1963. Today, she is undergoing a lengthy cosmetic restoration in River... (more)

Fallen leaves can pose a serious traction and braking problem on the railroad, particularly when wet. In order to combat this issue, the LIRR, like many other railroads, applies sandite to the ra... (more)

The effects of Hurricane Sandy. Three weeks ago, much of the LIRR's Long Beach Branch was flooded by the hurricane's massive storm surge, leaving the railroad's substations and other infrastructu... (more)

Two sisters reunited after more than half a century.