Two UP and two NS GE's lead a container train across the Thebes bridge over the Mississippi river shortly after sunset.

Switching

R761's crew examine the fire during a short stop at Bendigo, transferring back to Melbourne after a weekend in Echuca.

Living out its last days, the Solari Board at Philadelphia 30th Street Station updates, cycling through its letters and making the iconic "flapping" sound.

In an environment composed of steel, rocks and behemoth trains rolling pass only inches away, an example of the amazing power of nature and life can be seen. While waiting on a northbound train t... (more)

The Wendelstein Rack Railway is an electrically-driven metre gauge rack railway (with several adhesion sections) that runs up the Wendelstein in the Upper Bavarian Limestone Alps.

I didn't have much in mind for this northbound MKCCN train due to the afternoon light. I however found this barn shot, and little did I know that the train would be 1x1, so that worked out too. I ... (more)

Pan shot of NKP 765 temporarily renumbered as NKP 767 and sporting a classic NKP front end look complete with a Mars headlight.

An EMD MU cover on a MLW RS23 ? Sure is..

After a full day working their yard, Domtar Mill, and Mohawk Carpet, the PDRR crew brings their train back through Bennettsville en route to the CSX interchange in McColl.

Those of you who are long time followers of RP.net may recall this photo and the story that accompanied it from 5 years ago. Click h... (more)

In a light rain, NKP 765 dressed as 767 shoves back out of Fitzwater Maintenance Yard in Independence, Ohio to prepare to load the day's first passengers for a journey along the Cuyahoga Valley Sc... (more)

The Southern Railway's crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains is marked by severe grades and curvature, providing challenges for crews no matter whether they are ascending or descending the famous r... (more)

Steamscape - Los Pinos. After filling its tender with water at the Los Pinos Tank, D&RGW 315 heads west toward Cumbres Pass with 10 freight cars and a caboose on a cool, late summer afterno... (more)