A college student ponders the mysteries of the universe as the sun sets over Puget Sound. Her thoughts clearly don't extend to wondering when the next train might come by...


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Stranger in a strange land: An MRL Officer Car Special cruises along Puget Sound at Carkeek Park near Blue Ridge, WA, running from New Westminster, BC to Missoula, MT via Seattle and Stampe... (more)

This is a VERY RARE scene. An MRL business train rolls along the Puget Sound coastline. This train originated out of New Westminster BC and is headed back to Montana. Here it is seen at Milepost 1... (more)

The 205-7M locomotive is shunting in the Eng. Paz Ferreira station. A father and his son are watching the scene.

An empty coal train hauled by the Skoda Santa-Fe #205-7M from the Dona Teresa Cristina railway (ex Argentina modified by L.D. Porta) is climbing up to the Rio Fiorita coal loading point. A few kid... (more)

A Sign of a True Railfan... Crouched on a bridge in a custom railroad themed shirt. Fellow RP contributor, Zach Pumphery, grabs a shot of another repainted BNSF SD60M awaiting assignment at... (more)

Short service stop for the "SL Yamaguchi" steam train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tsuwano in Niho station, observed and photographed by many Japanese families and just a few "long noses" from Europe.

Eastbound! Easily over a hundred folks from all over and all ages made the climb either by stairs or Funicular to witness Norfolk Southern's steam special operated by the FWRHS. This event took ... (more)

Amtrak passengers enjoy the late afternoon sun from the Sightseer Lounge as we pass a loaded coal train that is parked in the siding at Barr, Colorado.

765 makes its way back down the mountain for the final time on the Horseshoe Curve Special.

I drove 700 miles from St. Louis, Missouri this weekend so I could both experience Horseshoe Curve for the first time and capture this beautiful steam locomotive in this fantastic setting. The wea... (more)

Mass pandemonium! 261 draws big crowds trackside as it arrives at the Duluth depot. Within a few minutes, the big 4-8-4 was surrounded!

In a scene that could have played out seventy years ago, two inquisitive children are dwarfed by the huge behemoth reversing into the yard.

Mountain biker Janet Barxton takes a photo of Southern 630, while Vance Price holds her bike for her during Saturday's round trip excursion runs from Asheville to Old Fort as a part of the Norfolk... (more)

The Southern 630 is shoving south across Old US Hwy 70 on the L-Line approaching the switch back onto the S-Line. It was truly a beautiful day for Southern steam, which produced a huge turnout of... (more)