Constantly Changing Complex. The scene at Norfolk Southern Corp's Altoona Shops has been dynamic throughout its history. The view on Thursday, November 19, 2020 shows a variety of of motive... (more)

We usually call the outside the engine, but this is the engine. This GE 7FDL16 V16 prime mover is what makes the Amtrak P42 go! This unit sits in the Amtrak Chicago maintenance facility to ... (more)

One of many workshops where restoration work will lead to being producitve for an operating East Broad Top again, as seen on November 3, 2019 in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania.

East Broad Top Railroad 17 (2-8-2) sits by the turntable at sunset on November 2, 2019 in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania.

One of many structures planned for restoration this year at the East Broad Top Railroad is the coal dock, as seen on Novemeber 3, 2019.

Repainting back to original paint. Curt Springstead restores the board at WC Tower in Waldwick, NJ on Thursday, October 15, 2020. This includes some tracks that had been taped over after they were... (more)

The headlights of NS train 16T pierce through the night sky while it idles short of the signal at Glasgow waiting for the southbound NS train 201 to take the siding.

The West End. The furthest west semaphores on the BNSF route of the Amtrak Southwest Chief is the 850 Intermediates in Los Cerillos, NM. As BNSF appears to be working from east/north to west/south... (more)

In the years before LED displays, the Rock Island used these low-tech tail signs hung on the rear car to help commuters identify their trains at Chicago's La Salle Street station.

Deadline - The Pan Am Railways Waterville Yard and the Deadline are shown in the photograph, as many engines are seen rotting away as the days go on. Engines such as high hood GP40’s, SD40-2’s... (more)

The 1909 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Lamy, New Mexico proudly stands today and serves the daily Amtrak Southwest Chief. The Santa Fe Southern Railway, mostly inactive since 20... (more)

Taking cover. The Pikes Peak Cog Railway is in hibernation on Monday, August 31, 2020. As of February 2019, service on the railroad was temporarily suspended while a major rebuild is commenced. It... (more)

A Wisconsin Central welder has just lit off a thermite weld pot on the WC main line at Duplainville, Wisconsin, on March 23, 1996. A one-time-use form is attached to the rails surrounding the join... (more)

Pan Am Railways East Deerfield Yard from an aerial view.

The mid-morning run from Candiac approaches the island of Montreal, with CP F95 about five minutes behind him.