In celebration of its 150th anniversary, Union Pacific is running a special train around its system led by the famed trio of E9s. This morning the train departed Spokane after another successful ... (more)

Something different, double frog switches, for small yards without a lot of space, not sure how many of these are around anymore.

Looking down. Horizon unlevel, indeed.

Metre gauge 2915 heads another train of pilgrims returning from the Biswa Ijtema festival at Tongi.

Engineer Owen Hawkins Jr. lights up a cigar while N&W 1218 simmers quietly, awaiting her next assignment. A Lerro Productions event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

"Carroll Gardens/Manhattan.” No. 1 World Trade and it’s skyscraper friends shake off yet another New York storm and stand behind the much more modest homes of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Threa... (more)

Railfanning can be a solitary, misunderstood, and frustrating hobby. It can also be extremely rewarding with good companionship, wonderful scenery, and great photographic rewards. Those days that ... (more)

"What the heck is that!?" A very interesting load sitting on the siding in Talkeetna, Alaska. This load must be going up to the northern part of Alaska where there is a lot of snow. This load must... (more)

Wreck crews from Hulcher wave to Amtrak train 311, ''The Loop'', as it rolls slowly past derailed South Local at the elevator track lead in McLean, Illinois. Steve Smedley photo

After striking a over-sized truck at a crossing along US 301 in Halifax, NC, Amtrak P080 of March 9th, is seen in the recovery phase while crews work to re-rail the P42 Engine #185. The Engine (F... (more)

At 03:30 hrs on the 23rd of May Q194 rammed a stopped Q618 virtually destroying both units of Q194 and the containers he carried.

Happy Birthday, USA! 237 years ago, the United States of America declared its independence. Norfolk Southern is honored to recognize the service of our country's military members, past and prese... (more)

490 was built for the streamlined "Chessie."

A freshly outshopped stimulus-rebuild P40 leads the Hoosier State past a set of Monon semaphores in downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana. The semaphores are slated to come down by the end of summer.

1 - I want to inform you all, friends of Railnet, about some picutures realized by a soldier German photographer: Walter Hollnagel. During German occupation in Italy he supplied documents about am... (more)