With newly rebuilt AC44C6M locomotives being added to the roster with numbers in the 4000 series, the Norfolk Southern Executive units had to be renumbered and repainted. Here, in Altoona, the F ... (more)

Under threatening weather, a solo EMD SD60E leads an eastbound manifest train from Fort Wayne on the Fostoria District.

Nickel Plate 765 leads the Joliet Rocket into Chicago's La Salle Street Station with a head of steam. The modern glass building really clashes with 765, and about 50 years separate the two.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1309 is photographed inside of Brush Tunnel. 1309 is the second largest operating locomotive in the United States, and the largest in regular service. This 2-6... (more)

A Chesapeake and Ohio Mallet runs again! WMSR / C&O 1309 is fired up and takes its first steps outside of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's shops in Ridgeley. Constructed in 1949, C&O 1309 ... (more)

Amtrak's newest locomotive, ACS-64 642, has received the Veteran's scheme much akin to Amtrak 42.

Norfolk Southern poses five of its specially painted DC to AC rebuilds outside of the Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. These prototypes represent Norfolk Southern's commitment to recycle ol... (more)

Say goodbye to the former UP widecab! This cab is about to be cut up in the Cresson scrapyard. The locomotive itself is in Altoona and will become the first SD70ACU locomotive. It will receive ... (more)

A Norfolk Southern intermodal train charges up the West Slope of the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line as a spectator watches.

Pittsburgh's Mount Washington provides a great vantage point over the downtown area.

The Juniata Shops in Altoona Pennsylvania is known for heavy repairs and overhauls. One of such projects is the re-cabbing of former Southern high hooded locomotives with short hood "Admiral... (more)

The Queen of Altoona is back where she belongs, well, her boiler that is. The ARRM hopes to restore the locomotive inside of its newly constructed round house. In the background, 1361's tender c... (more)

A Norfolk Southern intermodal train heads west through the woods just outside of Cresson. The bridge in the distance carries US Route 22. Using a variable ND filter, I was able to drop the shu... (more)

Norfolk Southern acquired 100 ex Union Pacific SD90MACs from EMD. The purpose: to rebuild the aging and problematic locomotives into reliable engines. This particular unit, NS SD90MAC 7299, will... (more)

A specially designed flatcar for the transportation of switches glides past the Wabtec plant.