As the sun rises over the farm lands of Michigan, a local farmer collects several bundles of hay. And as in years past, the sound of steam and the smell of smoke break through this quiet rural sce... (more)

Although this might look like a rural branch line in a remote part of Virgina, it's actually a main line within the city limits of Philadelphia ! The fall colors are at their peak.

CSXT F90021 sits derailed leaving this mess.

Built by GM in 1958, was purchased by the Central Vermont and subsequently outfitted by Fairmont with Hyrail equipment. Was used in track inspection service until 1967 when it was donated by the C... (more)

Final tie-down work and securing is being performed on Amtrak P42DC #102 on a special heavy-duty flat car to move the damaged locomotive at Northfield, Vermont. The 102 was the locomotive on the ... (more)

In a photo taken in 2007, an empty coal train passes by the remnants of a small derailment on the S-curved Crater Loops. Sources tell me that this was caused by a "stringlining" of the train whe... (more)

No, this is not Photoshop trickery. This is some creative light painting. With camera in Bulb I opened every car body door and painted the guts of the engine with a flash light. A technique I disc... (more)

It's a 300 mile round trip from 'Armitage Grange' to the SVR. I had previously 'recce'd' this wonderful location but it was the usual story, right place, right locomotive, wrong weather. In the ev... (more)

It's well after sunset the train will run all night working it's way to Marquette,IA and South to Savanna,IL and on to Chicago.

Santa Fe Railway's train 891, the Super C, heads eastward to Chicago as it crests Cajon Pass' Summit as it departs southern California on a snowy December 30, 1974. A quartet of SD45-2s, l... (more)

New York Central 1066, Norfolk Southern's eleventh heritage unit, greets the morning sunrise outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit more)

ITSG2 strolls through Peck with a clear all the way into Proviso... what a surprise.

Great Northern Railway passenger power lays over at the roundhouse next to St. Paul Union Depot in the early 1960s. The F3As and E7As pictured here were used on the GN's premier trains, including ... (more)

Just around the point from Celilo heading east along the Columbia River.

The westbound KVR train to Trail passes the Brilliant Dam on its way to Castlegar.