Heavy fuel oil fired 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R 1244 (former French Railways SNCF, now owned and operated by association "Mikado 1244" in Brugg/Switzerland) is pulling her train of 4... (more)

As seen from the center of the turntable, both switchers and road power are seen awaiting outside the EJ&E's Joliet roundhouse. Tom Golden photo.

Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11407 "Aargau" of SBB Historic, on long term loan to association Mikado 1244 at Brugg (AG), is on the way from Sissach to Brugg (AG) with a short baggage car... (more)

.Former CN switcher 1337 and the D45 local pose briefly side by side while switching Momentive Plastics at Bells Lane off the Colonie Main on a warm Friday the 13th morning.

The Mount Lahaska Cog-less Railway, or...
Cogs? We don't need to stinking cogs, lol.

This is the view from the top of the crest at Lahaska, PA, the steepest grade along the former Reading... (more)

On a warm April morning, BNSF 7167 leads a southbound empty grain train through the famous Tehachapi Loop, an engineering marvel built to help trains climb the grade at an easier pace.

It's the last call for South Shore Line train 508 as it prepares to rocket west down the middle of 11th Street toward Chicago. Being Sunday evening, traffic (at least for 11th street) was somewhat... (more)

Early morning greets Southern 3170 and 2594 as passengers begin to show up at the TVRR Museum Grand Junction Station for a trip on the Summerville Steam Special.

CN MLW M636 2307 (2300-2339) Fort Erie, Ontario September 28, 1984.

Southern Pacific caboose 4360 on display in downtown Benson next to the Union Pacific main line. Note that the number and most of the markings have been painted over, leaving just SP and Southern... (more)

CSX autorack train Q241 and a mixed freight, both powered by single locomotives, meet under the C&O signals at CP Turnpike and the entrance to the yard in Walbridge.

As the sun rises on October 3, 2014, three Montana Rail Link EMD SD45s cross the bridge at Tuscor, Montana, with a westbound BNSF freight. In the silence of an autumn morning along the Clark Fork,... (more)

The day is almost over as the Provo-Lincoln manifest races through the small town of Roggen, Colorado on March 30, 2018. This is the second of four eastbounds that the westbound coal load in the b... (more)

While the regular train crew uses Baldwin S12 #301 to pull inbound cars off the Conrail Interchange, an Extra crew is utilizing B23-7 #4211 to dump ballast on one of the many tracks recently built... (more)