Brand new Metra EMU's sit in the yard outside Nippon Sharyo's Rochelle IL plant, waiting for final parts to be added.

All is quiet on the McCloud. With the railroad's only operational locomotive left derailed on the line for several weeks and much of the railroad's equipment scrapped, or marked to be scr... (more)

Snowy pit stop
Union Pacific locomotives get serviced at North Yard in Denver, Colorado, on April 15, 2013. No matter what the weather, railroading continues on; even in a heavy snow, r... (more)

UPY 681 huddles with the other North Yard workers against the sub-freezing temperatures until they receive their orders.

Baldwin switchers #412 ans #9069 pose side-by-side at Sharptown road during a Steve Barry photoshoot.

Four of SMS's roster of historic freight locomotives sit outside the new Locomotive Shop in Bridgeport, NJ. From left to right is Baldwin AS616 #554, EMD SW9 #438, Baldwin VO-1000 #412, and Baldwi... (more)

Three of SMS's roster of historic freight locomotives sit in the new Locomotive Shop in Bridgeport, NJ. From left to right is Baldwin AS616 #554, EMD SW9 #438, and EMD GP38-3 #2003.

A brand new loco standby in Sidotopo loco shed. I have permit to make photos on her by Head of Sidotopo Loco Shed. I'm impatient to see her hauls container trainset at northern line

Parked power in the Nevada Northern enginehouse awaits a call to duty some day, but for now, is idled in the cold northern Nevada winter.

Surrounded by AC technology and 4,000 h.p. locomotives in the Alliance, Nebraska, Diesel Shop, 1959-built SD9 No. 6115 gets a well-deserved rest for some work on July 21, 2003. The spiffy-looking ... (more)

Crank up the heat. The Strasburg Railroad's night hostler "dials up the thermostat" with a shovelful of the coal to keep the engine house bearable on a chilly February evening. Although th... (more)

With its old pantograph removed (and sitting in the left foreground), Amtrak AEM7 909 is resting before having its pantograph replaced by the hard-working shop crew at Wilmington. With the AEM7's ... (more)

An array of power sits outside the Amtrak Wilmington shops getting ready to be inspected (a lot shorter of a line than at the DMV). From left to right: AMTK GP15 rebuild 576, MARC AEM7 4903, AMTK ... (more)

An Amtrak AEM7 and some HHP-8's are in the shop for inspection, including MARC HHP-8 4910. To the far right is AMTK GP38H-3 524. Photo taken with supervision and permission.