G525-A78-X39 make an unusual sight at V/Line's Southern Cross Station with a diverted 9306 freight from Tocumwal. The diversion was due to track occupations around the Tottenham/Sunshine area prev... (more)

GMTX 9041 started life as EMDX 3, an SD60 demonstrator. In the early '90s the unit was equipped with EMD's new HTCR radial trucks for testing purposes, and it remains the only SD60 to ever ride on... (more)

The VIP special from Norfolk, VA arrives in DC the day after the inaugural run of this new service. On the rear is the Amtrak Beech Grove with a Christmas Wreath drumhead, NS full dome and CSX Gr... (more)

The gentle curvature of a #15 turnout demonstrates how auto rack trains can enter into the lead tracks of the Kia assembly plant which at this time are void of any trains due to the annual Christm... (more)

1 Rm., Ocn. Vu Santa Fe's station in San Clemente, California, was a simple structure consisting of three cinder-block walls and a roof. This provided shelter from the ocean breeze and sa... (more)

What’s in a name?
A rather serendipitous placement of a weld between these two rails has added an extra “F” to the standard more)

The local heads back to clear up from switching the NS interchange track running engine light which is rare most days. This engine was used back in the days of the Seaboard and Seboard Coast Line ... (more)

Vermont Rail System's first ethanol train of 2013 is seen passing the almost completely rebuilt Bartonsville covered bridge (washed away in Irene in 2011) with VTR GP38-2 202, GMRC GP40-2 305, and... (more)

A scene at Ryde Esplanade station on the Isle of Wight. A class 483 train arrives at the station. These units are former London Underground trains built in 1938. They were retired from the Undergr... (more)

When a freight car is built to haul heavier than normal loads such as this tank car carrying 297000 lbs of Vinyl acetate, a normal two axle truck will not do. Thus the distinctive three axle truc... (more)

Glass telegraph insulators on display at the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum.

These fuel tenders didn't last long in service.

This single dual-electric engine is used as a helper to convey empty regional trainsets or cars of the region of Paris towards or from their heavy maintenance centers. The letters PACT on its si... (more)

Every employee's nighmare --- derailed tank cars of LPG exploding and burning. When will it end? AT&SF derailment at Love, Ariz. on March 16, 1977, 65 miles east of Parker on the Parker Distri... (more)

Special rail transportation train.