Early when only a few SD70Ms roamed the UP system, UP 4000 is captured as the sun sets leading the IAPOA-19 at James, CA.

Nyght Thomson Junction n° 416 Garratt Class 15A + n°190 Zimbabwe

The snow fighting crew of Pontresina reached Ospizio Bernina a 6 AM with the "beast" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and shoving "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03 "Albul... (more)

During a colorful sky at sunrise, an AC leads Q121, shortly after departing Moncton, New Brunswick. Next up, the crew change at Edmundston, New Brunswick, about 225 miles away, by rail.

A blazing red sky explodes over Missouri as an empty westbound coal train roars across the countryside with an SD70ACe on the point and an SD70MAC trailing.

Moonlight over Cataract Creek. Both of the Grand Canyon's active steam engines pose on the wooden trestle at Cataract Creek, just outside Williams, AZ on a chilly February evening. Moonlig... (more)

The full moon lights up the Sassal Mason, Piz Caral and Piz Cambrena (from left) above the frozen and snow-covered Lago Bianco, while the last train of the day from Tirano to St. Moritz, a single ... (more)

"The beast" or "la Bestia" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 is clearing track 3 of Ospizio Bernina station at 6 in the morning, the centrifuging units are extended to a width of 6 m... (more)

Passenger train #68 Moscow - Abakan

After meeting NS 304 at London, NS 130 is rolling east at Glade Run. Glade Run, MP 158 has a High Clearance detector, as well as a Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector. This is one of the few r... (more)

A brilliant sunset over Cajon Pass as Southern Pacific "snoot" 8381 waits in the helper spur at Dike for the next westbound train to push over the Cajon summit.

At 6 AM the snow fighting crew from Pontresina is clearing track 2 on Ospizio Bernina with snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03 "Albula".

It is 7.05 PM and minus 8 Celsius (17,6 F) , the full moon has risen and illuminates the mountains in the background, the Piz Arlas (left), the Munt Pers and the Diavolezza area. Along the banks o... (more)

The class LV locomotive was designed as a successor to the class L 2-10-0, which had been a successful design developed during World War II. However, by the late 1940s some drawbacks to the design... (more)