Local A746 has been getting GEVOs for power lately. These locomotives were ordered without ditch lights on the long hood end, so to allow the train to do more than 30MPH over crossings, temporary ... (more)

After a successful first fireup, Nevada Northern 81 has just had her ashpan emptied for the first time in over half a century. The humble GE 25 tonner is a fantastic shop switcher, but did have tr... (more)

Dinner in the diner, but where are the passengers? A few months ago, this car would have been full of passengers eating fresh cooked meals. Thanks to Amtrak's "flexible dining" policy, c... (more)

The city of Elko was born a railroad town. The Central Pacific and Western Pacific both laid tracks through the heart of downtown, but in the 1980s the tracks were moved outside of town. Luckily a... (more)

Alabama Export RR crews take a Canadian National coal train from the McDuffie Coal Terminal, where it has just been unloaded for export. This is an elusive railroad operation, so seeing CN power o... (more)

For the first time in 69 years, Nevada Northern 81 is under steam, pulling a freight train. As we were turning 93 on the wye, I asked my engineer to stop next to 81 to snap a quick picture of the ... (more)

Southern 5000 sits over drained water. The color comes from boron added to the water to adjust the pH.

Just a few yards from where the Eureka and Palisade narrow gauge railroad once ran, a UP manifest thunders across the Humboldt River.

TVRM's Southern steamers sit face to face in as 4501 is readied for its trek to Georgia the following day. 630 was sidelined due to a broken leaf spring that was fixed within a day by the remarkab... (more)

Union Pacific's flanger set has just finished a run over Donner pass and has returned to the Snowfighters home base in Truckee.

Rio Grande Scenic's La Veta Mountaineer eases its way east through the town of Fort Garland, CO on a June morning. Although most of the equipment on the train wears mismatched and rough looking pa... (more)

Alabama State Docks' Genset switchers pull a 100+ car train out of the yard, passing by the Carnival Fantasy. Nobody knew at the time, but this would be one of the last voyages the ship would ever... (more)

Frisco 4018 sits at the historic Sloss Furnace steel mill. The rainbow in the background is caused by the water cooling ponds which have been restored to use as a fountain.

The biggest and smallest diesels on the railroad make quite a pair. The 204 has just had a 92-day inspection completed, and is ready for a bath. The 25 ton GE is used as a shop switcher and makes ... (more)

In 2014, two of Alabama State Docks' MP15DC switchers were rebuilt into RP14BD Gensets by Railpower. The locomotives now feature a pair of Deutz Diesel 16 liter V8s that put out 670 horsepower for... (more)