A rising full moon and moving clouds highlight this evening's blue hour as it begins to illuminate over the famous Spirit of B&O caboose currently sitting at the north end of the West Point siding... (more)

CNW bay window caboose 11134 rests in the North Fond Du Lac, WI yard with 7 mates in March of 1968. Bob Ferge original from my collection.

A Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train pauses briefly next to the siding at Big Horn, New Mexico, in August 1979. Bringing up the rear of the train is caboose No. 05635. This car was a former Ri... (more)

Spring wildflowers are blooming on Tehachapi as a 55-car westbound Santa Fe freight drops into Caliente, California.

A cab waits on ex-L&N trackage at Appalachia. The ex-L&N track extends to the Paragon loader near Kelly View. When shoving a train of empties to the loader, the cab is utilized for the reverse mov... (more)

The BNSF still uses a caboose as seen here, with the remote engineer backing down a short freight into the yard.

A Colorful End: Tri-State Railway Historical Society President Mike Del Vecchio looks on from the rear of Lackawanna Caboose #896, as the last photo stop for a Tri-State Railway Historical ... (more)

Rio Grande narrow gauge caboose No. 0540 sits in front of the station at Durango, Colorado. When this photo was taken in August 1979, Rio Grande still owned and operated the branch to Silverton.

The late Richard E. Markle, Mr. Markle, protects a backup move at Helmstetter's Curve on a Carl Franz Photo Special.

The conductor, the dapper gentleman on the left, had about six more months until retirement. Although he had been offered a lump sum to take early retirement, he figured that by the time taxes, wi... (more)

U48's motive power has kicked the cab into Bruton Siding on the east side of Norton. A brakeman rides the back porch to control the cab's movement via the hand brake. The roving brakeman rides in ... (more)

Tri-State Railway Historical Society's Keyser Valley Lackawanna caboose, along with L&NE and Raritan River cabooses, are parked along the D&R Branch at the Main Street crossing in Rockaway. This ... (more)

The brakeman and conductor ride the cab's back porch as U50 backs westbound through the east end of Norton Yard. The tracks in the background are the ex-Interstate Railroad's main line and make-up... (more)

The cab on NS U50 rolls through Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch. The crew is destined to the small Roaring Fork loadout at the end of Pine Branch. The switch to the rig... (more)