The Magma Arizona, idle since 1997, is in use again as work trains aid in pipeline construction along the MAA ROW. Here, two Copper Basin GP9's are in charge of a port-a-potty and a crane. The c... (more)

Iowa Northern's assistant GM Bill MaGee works on changing out the headlight bulb on the 678. This will be the 1st trip out of Vinton so they are working on the finally touches before heading south... (more)

The sprawl of Pullman can be seen on the hills above. Stan sets one of many handbrakes on some 5,000 feet of new storage cars. BNSF wanted the 53' well cars that were on the line and gave back jus... (more)

The NYS&W Southern Division main is temporarily swung over to the station "house track" so 206 can be placed on display at the Maywood Station Museum. Initially a cosmetic restoration is planned ... (more)

What do you do when your train runs out of gas? Call in the local fuel distributor! CP 8512, with a faulty fuel gauge, ran dry on the Paynesville Subdivision near Kimball. The Land-O-Lakes oil ... (more)

Y190 had to stop on it's journey back to Clark Yard because a trucker parked his rig a bit too close to the tracks. The conductor had to get out and go find the trucker to move the truck. Shown he... (more)

The face of heritage railroading is rapidly changing as a new generation moves in to carry the torch. Conductor Kara calls the shots on the White Mountain Central's hourly trains. Her regular p... (more)

With advanced warning that high/wide train 058 was coming track gang JT-1 has moved some equipment off the bridge onto the Island Connecting Track while the rest is temporarily stopped and everyon... (more)

The loco's support crew shovel coal forwards ready for the climb over the Highland Main line on the "North Briton" tour.

Dropping back 48 years from my last post! I wonder if this kind of log dumping is still done. These particular logs were hauled into Tuolumne by the three-foot gauge Shays of the West Side Lumber... (more)

What began as a morning walk with my son, turned into a explosion of color, as a newly painted tamper runs east to smooth out the Greenbrier River Bridge in Lowell. Fall is finally here in full c... (more)

MOW track gang works east on track #1. Spike pullers lead the string of equipment.

The D-L's chief dispatcher writes an entry on her train sheet, as she dispatches train PT-98 and Steamtown's yard shuttles.

A westbound train passes a Thermit welding crew preheating a mold in preparation of making a rail weld.