The Fraternal Order of Wood Lobbers. That's the unofficial moniker that one crewman used to describe the team that runs Eureka & Palisade #4. Here, the F.O.W.L. can be seen doing their thi... (more)
Thanks for the memories!. With the conclusion of the 2012 Railfest Event in Durango today, we may well have seen the final revenue run of the iconic Eureka & Palisade #4; the last wood-burn... (more)
After the L&N rebuilt famous W&A 4-4-0 No. 3, "The General," they proudly ran it over a portion of its railroad with refurbished "Jim Crow" combine car 665. After visiting end of the line at Nor... (more)
Before the "StPaul" was called the "Milwaukee" and before the "Pacific" was added the photo above was captioned as train #8 stopped at Portage,WI. date on back showed 1898. Photo hung for years in... (more)
Tucked inside Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, across from one of the largest and coolest HO layouts ever, is this little steam locomotive with quite a story of it's own which goes someth... (more)
Levithain 63 passes the east siding switch at Johnson siding at the IRM.
No. 119 steams down the reconstructed main line at the Golden Spike National Historic Site
The #701 Nord, a 4 cylinder 4-4-0, was the first successful attempt of designing a compound system steam locomotive in France. It has been designed by Alfred de Glehn in 1885 and has been built at... (more)
Pufferbelly Double Header W&W #'s 98 and #58 lead a 6 car train through the woods en route to Mt Cuba.
William Crooks, the first locomotive in the state of Minnesota, and Minnetonka, the first locomotive on the Northern Pacific, on display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. The building is curr... (more)
The most magical railroad of all! ;)
Union Pacific 119 and Central Pacific "Jupiter" in the classic "Golden Spike" pose at Promontory Summit, Utah.
Even in 1869 you couldn't get help but get wires and poles in your shot.
Replicas of Union Pacific 119 and Central Pacific "Jupiter" prepare to re-enact the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory, Utah.
