A study in running gear.

PRR 7002 is a Pennsylvania Railroad E7s 4-4-2 Atlantic steam locomotive. It is originally 8063 and was renumbered 7002 when the original was inadvertently scrapped. In 1905, the official 7002 set ... (more)

Few machines can boast of 50 plus years of service but that is what the EMD fleet of FL-9's can do. Unique for their 4 and 6 wheel trucks and dual power modes, 60 were built for the New Haven Rail... (more)

C&O 4-8-4 No. 614 was made by Lima Locomotive of Lima, Ohio in 1948 and was the last passenger steam locomotive commercially built in the USA. For three seasons in the late 1990's, it was the loco... (more)

A home-road boxed in Fairmont speeder contrasts with one of the two greatest speedsters in USA interurban history. On the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee, Electroliner MU 803-804 did 5 round trip... (more)

The New York & Greenwood Lake's RS-3 No. 935 basks in the glow of the setting sun while on the one tracks of the former Erie Railroad's turntable in Port Jervis New York. 935 was built by ALCo in ... (more)

The East Broad Top Railroad's "Silver Sightseer," a 3 foot gauge MOW motor car, was built by Fairmont with a model B engine as a stock class A6. The model B engine was replaced by a '72 Chevy Vega... (more)

The East Broad Top Railroad's "Silver Sightseer," a 3 foot gauge MOW motor car, was built by Fairmont with a model B engine as a stock class A6. The EBT added the shiny aluminum sides soon after i... (more)

These 80,000 lbs 3 foot gauge coal hopper cars are seen near the location of the East Broad Top Railroad Coal Washing Plant in Mt. Union PA. These cars, along with a hundred or so brethren, have s... (more)

A home built box car is seen near the location of the East Broad Top Railroad Coal Washing Plant in Mt Union PA. This car, along with its hundred or so brethren, has sat here since April 13, 1956 ... (more)

A 70,000 lbs coal hopper car has been shoved on it's side so that the trucks could be harvested for a now aborted 3 foot narrow gauge passenger car build. This affords a seldom seen under side vie... (more)

Owner(s): Canadian Pacific Railway 2929 Whyte System Type: 4-4-4 Class: F-1-a Builder: Canadian Locomotive Company Date Built: March 1938 Builder's Number: 1943 Cylinders (diameter x st... (more)

Owner(s): Sewell Valley Railroad (2nd) 1 Meadow River Lumber Company 1 Whyte System Type: 2-truck Shay-geared Class: 42-2 Builder: Lima Locomotive Works, Lima, Ohio Date Built: May 1910 B... (more)

CPR 2929 and CPR 1246 are on the turntable in Riverside Vermont during the Steamtown Railfan Weekend October 24, 1981. CPR 1246 is providing the steam for No. 2929 who has not run since the 1950's... (more)

Many residents in the outer boroughs of New York City refer traveling to Manhattan as "going to the City." You can see why here.

At one of the edges of this metropolis, this is the view from th... (more)