During the Second World War, the U. S. government had Pullman construct a large fleet of troop sleepers. After the war, surplus cars were purchased by several railroads and converted to various us... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14270 from Erstfeld made a short fly today with the help of two large railway cranes back to the network. The 126 ton legend from the electrification of the Gotthard line i... (more)

A pair of locomotive cranes lift a derailed ore car up so it can be set back down on its trucks. They were lucky the cars were empty.

The Jordan spreader work train is amply supplied with horsepower with two Milwaukee Road GE box cab electrics E50A and E50B while dressing the ballast near Piedmont, Mont. Easy around those pole... (more)

The first train on the former D&H Sanford Lake Branch in over 20 years rolls NB 2 miles out of North Creek with a special inspection train for invited guests of the railroad (there were a few ligh... (more)

Rio Grande flanger 062 finds itself parked in the Alamosa Yard, waiting patiently for the opportunity to clear trackage of a heavy snowfall.

Sometimes, even after 41 years of railfanning, you see something you've never seen before.

Waiting for the next cold winter at the roundhouse in clean fresh Big Sky Blue paint.

Early on the morning of November 29, 1968, two freight trains collided head on just south of Hale Center, Texas, on the Plainview District. As a result, the 213L broke completely in half just behi... (more)

A relic from the Denver & Rio Grande Western is spotted at the top end of UP North Yard in Salt Lake City. The X-450 was built new for the D&RGW by Southwark-Baldwin in February 1945. The unique l... (more)

Detector car.

There is a lot going on in this shot, needs to enlarged to truly appreciate. On the left, the former DMIR caboose stands guard as the ship (aptly stenciled BIG LIFT) and its crew ready for the big... (more)

Crane lifting a train derailed (Freight train Entroncamento-Gaia) in Válega. This operation was to be made by the railway crane, but the operation was finally made by two road cranes. Válega, A... (more)

488 passes Bath Iron Works. Originally opened in 1884, BIW is a shipyard on the Kennebec in Bath that mostly builds vessels for the navy. Note the destroyer under construction in the distance. ... (more)

BNSF Jordan spreader is clearing ditches on the eastern end of the Mitchell Sub. powered by a BNSF GP39M.