For the first time in nearly a year, Montana Rail Link dispatched a local down the former Northern Pacific Darby Branch, south of Missoula. The line had been shut down in June 2011 after fl... (more)

With a pretty fair train in tow, 1143 and crew climb Oakland Heights as they head back to North Dardanelle.

Back in familiar territory, Affton Trucking SW1500 clears its stacks as TRRA workers put it through its paces for a 92-day inspection. This former Terminal Railroad switcher was sold two years ear... (more)

Wayne Allen photo.

A Rock Island local led by a C415 and a wooden transfer caboose works its way through the interlockings at 95th Street on the city's South Side. Tom Golden photo.

The BB 9003 and 9004 locomotives were built by the MTE group (Matériel de Traction Électrique) in 1952. Their innovative aesthetics emphasised their body with their aerodynamic shaped ends which... (more)

Southbound Mid Atlantic Railroad freight at Chadburn, NC behind a pair of former N&W GP18s.

PHOTO JEAN PIERRE HAMEAU In a few weeks, steam will disappear on the Bastille line from Paris-Bastille to Boissy St Leger, and the station will be closed. This push and pull trainset is ready f... (more)

66177 approaches Wellingborough on 6B01Toton to Harpenden engineers.The white roofs where an experiment to try to help keep the cabs cool.

The CC 40101 from the SNCF has been built in 1964 by Alsthom. This class of locomotive was hauling the TEE trains running between Paris Nord and Brussels. The CC 40100 locomotives were able to ope... (more)

Fast passenger train from Gdynia Glowna to Warsaw East with electric locomotive EP09-044 in new paint scheme - flag of England- because of the Euro2012 in Poland:)

One of the remaining Class 151s, dating from the early 1970s. It's still earning it's keep, working a container service, heading south out of Offenburg towards the Black Forest.

GR12UD #1408 (the only fitted with a rebuilt end cab), Clyde built G22 # 1434 (former Western Australia Government Railway WAGR # A1517, still in former paint scheme) and GR12U # 1402 (built new f... (more)

GR12UD #1408 (the only fitted with a rebuilt end cab), Clyde built G22 # 1434 (former Western Australia Government Railway WAGR # A1517, still in former paint scheme) and GR12U # 1402 (built new f... (more)

Controlled Cooling
With a defect clearly seen at the head of the rail due to the noticeable rust there, this weld had no chance in keeping the rail together as the low temperatures of ... (more)