Alone, unloved and unwanted. Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said that "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." That pretty well describes what's happening with this old gal. You are lo... (more)

Sunset at Trout Creek: On the eve of September 14, 2011, an eastbound BNSF coal empty with CN No. 8878 in the lead, passes over the causeway by Frog Pond west of Trout Creek, Montana.

What do you do when your employer sends everyone home in the middle of a snowstorm? . . . you go out in it! On the snowy afternoon of January 25, 1990, a Soo Line westbound dashes through the snow... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14270 from Erstfeld made a short fly today with the help of two large railway cranes back to the network. The 126 ton legend from the electrification of the Gotthard line i... (more)

Now Presenting! ATSF 316 comes into public view for the first time during an open house/unvieling event hosted by MP&ES, who were behind the project. These units belong to Galveston Railroa... (more)

A look inside one of CSXT's newest AHs, the 3066. Taken with permission using the light painting technique.

UP GP-35 762 guides two ugly-duckling GE 4500GETL 4500-hp units 60 and 60B eastward on a train into Cheyenne, Wyo yard as a C&S SD-9 crosses overhead ahead of the train.

Great Northern Railway passenger power lays over at the roundhouse next to St. Paul Union Depot in the early 1960s. The F3As and E7As pictured here were used on the GN's premier trains, including ... (more)

On December 16, 1963, Santa Fe Train No. 2, the eastbound SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF struck a cattle truck just west of Clovis, New Mexico, derailing five F-units and 10 cars. Two days later, on a cloudy... (more)

Originally built as MILW 189 in 1974, WE 7355 is currently being rebuilt by the W&LE. Several "AWVR 1206" panels from the movie Unstoppable... (more)

A westbound Z train flies over Lake Ashtabula as a small tree provides some nice shade for napping between trains.

Fresh out of the box, UP 7964 C45ACCTE wears a few banners proclaiming that it is the 5000th Evolution Series Locomotive built. This locomotive is coupled to the extra water tender that the UP 844... (more)

Rio Grande opted not to join Amtrak (but reluctantly did about 13 years later) and ran its own Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver and Salt Lake City, over one day, back the next, except on Wednesda... (more)

Illinois Terminal 1072, Norfolk Southern's nineteenth heritage unit, rests outside the shop in Muncie at sunset. For more information, visit more)

A sharp looking Builder with three units up front begins some fast running across the Hi Line. A pair of SD40-2 helpers wait on the rear of a grain load in the distance.