A pair of 2-8-2s, including C&TS No. 488 and Rio Grande Southern-painted No. 455 tackle Cumbers Pass with a fall excursion train for Antonito, Colo.

On 10-9-86 Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder derailed traveling through a 10mph crossover at 70mhp....12 0f the 17 cars including the two locomotives went off the rails...the rear 5 cars stayed on... (more)

While not sporting any of the Vermont Railway red, the Bellows Falls (VT) switcher, symbol DASW-11, awaits the word from customer Dead River, to spot six LPG tanks. The switcher has brought toget... (more)

Serious railway accident in the commune of Freire, in the south of Chile. FEPASA train loaded with wooden logs derails when passing through the old state railways station, overturning the leading ... (more)

Amtrak pops up out the deep Sag at West Winslow as a BNSF Q climbs up out of the next sag in the distance.

What can happen when a freight train splits a switch. Workers can be seen carrying cartons of Schlitz Beer from a damaged box car. Many a bottle of brew from Milwaukee was snatched by members of ... (more)

Credit where credit is due. Employees CSX, members of the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum and associates posed in front of Clinchfield 800 (F3A) at the end of the day on November 18, 2017. Afte... (more)

The natural light from the starry sky lights up the iconic landmark in Californian railroading. A BNSF northbound is seen painting out the right of way while descending down the mountain and the T... (more)

Annual northbound run of the James E. Strates carnival train from their headquarters in Taft to New Jersey. And beyond! Train, once again without coaches (BUT with repainted flats and a few new ex... (more)

In a wide view over Sheep Canyon, BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, snakes through through the spectacular abyss on the hot (100°F) afternoon of June 23, 2016. Two recently reactivated ... (more)

A historic 'final move' was made by Pan Am Southern on February 23, to retrieve the former Mt. Tom Power Plant ex-Boston & Maine SW-1 #1849, which was an 11th-hour save by the Berkshire Scenic Rai... (more)

CN 8915 leads a westbound CN freight, as they smash through a snow pile after a storm the day before dumped 15-20 cm of fresh goodness. Due to the time of day this train runs, shots like this are ... (more)

The "STEAM WORLD" tells part of ancient history, where most of the machines were steam powered. It is a kind of "museum" of all the steam equipment used all over the world. ... (more)

When my father would see his Uncle Rob, he would usually give my father a new Baldwin Locomotive Works Builder's Card. Robert F. McKee, Sr. worked for Baldwin as a design engineer, so Uncle Rob ha... (more)