It's unlikely that this Zulu family has ever seen a GMAM Garratt before. Thirty three years after steam ended in Natal, it has returned to its old stomping grounds on the steeply graded Durban to... (more)

Two ex-C&NW SD40-2s head across the former Chicago Great Western lift bridge over the Mississippi River with downtown St. Paul as a backdrop.

The daily Beijing-train has just left Tibet capitol Lhasa on its 4.064 km (2.540 miles) and 47 hour journey. The highest point on the new Qinghai-Tibet railway is at 5.072 m (16.640 feet) - a new ... (more)

A meet of epic proportions! BNSF 5427 meets UP 844 and SP 4449 with the steam spectacular. And yes, the rumors are true, I did use a step ladder to take this picture. Almost got blown over in th... (more)

Thundering across the Two Medicine River

Ah, the sweet smell of spring railfanning.

The Big Ten Curve in late afternoon with a train occupying the entire 270 degrees. The head of the train is exiting westbound while the rear has just exited the Little Ten and is starting into Big... (more)

Amtrak 58 and 197 heading towards Union Station with the Washington Monument in the background

"AFTERNOON DELIGHT" NS955, chased but never subdued, slips past the ruins of Chapman's Mill in Thoroughfare Gap, VA, about mp 14 on the NS B-Line at 3:20pm on 4/10/07 The mill was built in 1742 an... (more)

Sunset brings an unforgetable glow to the San Francisco Peaks, just as an eastbound intermodal eases up the hill into Winslow. See EXIF data for shot details.

Lots of flavor in this consist as all 5 units are different. Leading is CSX 551 (AC4400CW), CSX 5443 (ES44DC), CSX 692 (AC6000CW), CSX 7382 (C40-8W) and HLCX 6312 (SD40-2) heading northbound into... (more)

New England Central RR mechanical dept. employee Don Mangan uses an oxy/acetylene torch to cut some steel stock in the St. Albans, VT shops on the afternoon of February 9, 2007.