Norfolk Southern SD60E number 6920 has been painted in a special scheme in honor of our Nations' Veterans and members of all branches of the Armed Services. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more i... (more)

45045, Coldstream Guardsman, had a heavy collision with Saltley viaduct while shunting the nearby Lawley Street freightliner terminal. The loco was withdrawn following this.

"Old Rivets" in her Golden Years

PRR #4800 is located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg, PA. The engine itself was purchased from Conrail by the Lancaster Chapter of the N... (more)

Shave and a haircut--two bits. Inside the Cloquet Terminal Railroad's shop a little wheel work is taking place to remove some "slight imperfections" and this wheel set will be returned to service... (more)

An old Sante Fe hopper seems to have derailed and found a new home at the same time. Note the other hopper that is now part of the facility.

A trio of CN units is pulling uphill toward the Palmer Divide passing the often-photographed barn at Greenland.

National Railways of Zimbabawe Garratt steam locomotive #512 leads a special as it crosses the Zimbabawe River from Zimbabwe to Zambia, Africa. The mist from the famous Victoria Falls behind the c... (more)

The Missabe was always known for having very well maintained rail and ballast. After the CN takeover, things went downhill. Just a few weeks ago an engineer remarked that he was amazed the Missabe... (more)

After a hard push up Mullan Pass, A helper set with four SD70ACe's and a tag-along SD45 roll light down the grade at Austin Montana. Before the rehabilitation of Mullan Tunnel, the helper locomoti... (more)

Stranded. After record rain hit in June this year BNSF tracks both east and west of the Tate & Lyle chemical plant in western Duluth were washed out stranding 6 tank cars. Also washed out was the... (more)

While traveling down highway 70/84 between Texico and Lubbock, Texas, I hoped to see some BNSF trains along the route. Never did I expect to see Santa Fe hoppers that at first glance appeared to b... (more)

Merry Christmas, everyone! A westbound Union Pacific coal train led by EMD SD90MAC-H No. 8202 and two more SD9043MACs approaches Crescent, Colorado, on a very snowy April 23, 1999. Union Pacific 8... (more)

EMDX SD70M demonstrators 7002, 7001, and 7000 along with an EMD test car drag U14415 up the hill into Manchester during a test run in May 1993, before the 70M was an everyday sight. For an update... (more)

It sure would be nice for this rotary to see some action before winter is through. Our last major snowfall a week and a half ago brought it out of Northtown to Willmar in anticipation of plowing ... (more)

A sliver of light illuminates the 261 passenger train as it is turned at Rice's Point. The 261 would be wyed the following day.