A BNSF MoW crew stopped in the station Friday night to fix a joint which had a large gap. They are heating it up for a Thermit® weld (as best as I understand it). They had quite an audience wat... (more)

Railroad fireworks. 71-86 get carbon build-up cleaned out. The units were the power for the Arkansas Western branch local. The line had a 10 mph speed restriction.

Up in smoke - train crew attend to a hot box on a wagon.

A hot and smokey tire fire provides a dramatic background to this westbound train, sitting at the depot awaiting clearance to head to California.

Holy smoke! The UP Operation Lifesaver Train is halted in Chippewa Falls, Wis. as the crew works to extinguish the fire on 949.

Driver Mike Jaques adds a scoop of coal as 15" gauge Pacific #7 speeds along the double track main at 25 mph (scale 75 mph). Thanks to RP contributor Alan Crotty for arranging my cab ride. What ... (more)

The tour train sustains heavy fire in a pasture south of Curriers.

The glow from Shay #6 firebox lightens the face of Gary Cassell as he shovels coal into #6.

A slight touch of hidden flame is quickly extinguished as mop up operations continue on this container box that caught fire on this east bound stack.

Fire shoots out of the Crossett Western (1929 Alco 2-8-2T) #10's firebox while working hard uphill. The steam crew has since added a "fire guard" onto the firebox making shots like this a thing o... (more)

At around 5:30pm in sacramento, the American River Trestle, a 1/2 mile bridge caught on Fire on this 80 degree day, the cause is under investigation, different resources say it was arsen, and othe... (more)

Fire, Fire, Fire!!! Norfolk Southern internodal train 22W, is trying to accelerate eastbound, at CP 285, in Northwood, Oh., away from the crew change in downtown Toledo, as lead unit 8382, seams t... (more)

119's lead GE doing what a GE does best, as it chugs up the hill away from Linwood through the heavily wooded area of Five Row

It takes a lot of work to keep things rolling ....

With 2 minutes before the 6pm departure, fireman Mark St. Aubin and engineer Ricky inspect the fire. The fire has to be perfect in order to tackle the 17 miles of graded track to Frostburg.