Southern 6900 sits outside the roundhouse in Spencer enjoying the afternoon sun before its shoved in its stall for the night.

A view to the large workplace Realp of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) from the mountain. On the right is the 3-track locomotive shed built in 1989/1990. Behind the 14 meter diameter turntab... (more)

Now, the world unique turntable with 3 crossing standard gauge rack-tracks (Riggenbach cogwheel system) of the Rigi Bahnen, developed by the engineer Theo Stolz, is finished. In addition to turnin... (more)

Basking in the golden hour light at Redondo Junction, Amtrak's Phase IV 40th Anniversary painted P42DC, AMTK 184, enjoys a break between duties as it waits for its turn to receive some attention f... (more)

New and unique worldwide! The rack railroad from Vitznau to the Rigi, opened in 1871 as the first mountain railroad in Europe, already had a turntable with two intersecting rack tracks at the bott... (more)

The rack railroad from Vitznau to the Rigi, opened in 1871 as the first mountain railroad in Europe, already had a turntable with two intersecting rack tracks at the bottom station to enable the c... (more)

Chessie System GP38 No. 3802 exits the roundhouse at the B&O Railroad Museum with a Chessie caboose in tow after a turntable demonstration. General Motors, Electro-Motive Division constructed the... (more)

Turntable demonstration at the B&O Railroad Museum

No. 3850 pauses at Minehead station.

9159 basks in the warm sun outside the Juniata Locomotive shops.

On the Turntable

Moving off the turntable, DRGW 346 steams up the entire pit and area with its own weather system. Heavy snow swirls in the headlight chilling the photogr... (more)

Spinning Monson #3. The centerpiece of the Sheepscot Yard is an "Armstrong" Queenpost Turntable. Here, we see the WW&F crew turning Monson Locomotive #3 at the conclusion of our... (more)