History in the making! Southern 630 brings mainline steam back to Roanoke after 18 years and what better setting for a Roanoke photo than the iconic N&W position light signal and the former N&W G... (more)

The evening Piedmont departs Durham at sunset.

The town of Caliente is situated in a very remarkable horseshoe curve on the relentless climb of Tehachapi Pass in California. Four Santa Fe GE Dash 8-40CWs pull a long intermodal train eastbound ... (more)

Former road power has replaced the Santa Fe's unique FM H12-44TS switchers, which are now stored nearby

It's hot, the haze hugs the trees, the "jarflies" are buzzing in the trees as smells of diesel exhaust, cratering grease and creosote waft from the old engine terminal. The whole place seems to b... (more)

It's not clean, it's "Clinchfield clean", which means you can read the roadname and the number. You should see one that's dirty.

A pair of Reading units trail two B&O's as they work uphill west of Meyersdale, PA. They will soon pass under the high now abandoned Western Maryland steel trestle that crosses the valley.

A large South Texas coastal cloud temporarily darkens the scene slightly as T&NO (SP) local train 377 stops at the station in Yorktown. The conductor is walking toward the head end as other crewme... (more)

The ill-fated Aerotrain crosses the Rockville bridge in what is believed to be early 1956, enroute to Pittsburgh, PA.

The ill-fated Aerotrain leaves the station enroute to Pittsburgh, The train began running on the PRR in February, 1956 and continued for nine months.

Rio Grande's 'Salina Local' is stopped at the Provo Yard office, prior to retrieving a cut of cars for industries along the Marysvale Branch south of Thistle. GP40-2 #3121 was built new for the Ri... (more)

An FRA track geometry test train has stopped at the west end of Rio Grande's Thistle Yard. D&RGW business car 'Wilson McCarthy' is along for the ride, spotted near the location of 1983's mudslide ... (more)

I think this is a rare one... Railway Supply Co used the old WofA shops in Montgomery to perform a variety of railroad- related jobs, the biggest of which was converting worn-out RS-3s to slugs fo... (more)

Stack train meet.. An eastbound Needles bound stack train meets an LA destined westbound near Newberry Springs on the BNSF Needles Subdivision. Historic Route 66 still follows much of ATSF Transco... (more)

The day before Cal's last trip to the Rose Bowl.......