In over forty years of railfanning, I've seen a few strange things ... And this is the latest. The rear coupler on Iowa Interstate GP38-2 716 (ex-LLPX 2328, ex-UP 452, ex-UP 1952, ex-EMDX 817, ex... (more)

An interesting container load rides on a five pack TTX well car.

Nickel Plate 765 rolls through Port Royal, Pa. on 05-23-13 with train 958 headed for Enola yard with both the Conrail and the PRR heritage units trailing.

When the Rio Grande depot at Provo was demolished late in 1986, a tiny wooden shack was placed in the parking lot, serving as the new waiting room for Amtrak patrons. I doubt these folks were all ... (more)

The sound of a steam whistle brought the neighbors out to see "York" make her first run at her new Pennsylvania home. Here the gorgeous 4-4-0 stops traffic on Main Street. Coaches are on hand; r... (more)

This is quite literally, my favorite place to shoot on the CN Waukesha. When I heard "NS 1056 South, stop indication, South Duplainville", I knew exactly where I had to get to. Some creative drivi... (more)

In the early ‘40s, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was in need of new motive power for both freight and passenger service. After extensive studies, the company opted for 14 new E6 passenger lo... (more)

Clinchfield F7 #817 along with a leased MK Alco at Erwin, TN in March 1971

Workmen prepare to lift the body of SP GP60 No. 9743 off its trucks. The locomotive will then receive a pair of rebuilt trucks in exchange.

The tractor makes it grow and the SLC brings it to market. South Central Colorado might seem like an odd place for such a relationship to exist, but it plays out everyday at above 7,000 feet here ... (more)

A Holcim Trident Cement Plant trackmobile is held up momentarily as the crew tries to shoo three cows across the tracks before shuffling three loads of cement into the siding at Trident, Montana. ... (more)

First Class Conference Club car #9800 (former Metroliner) features 2+1 business class style seating at one end.

Spring has sprung in most places on the UP system, but not here at East Portal. Even at this late date, the surrounding mountains still hold several feet of snow and sleet fell throughout the morn... (more)

The May 23 deadhead move of the Nickel Plate (Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society) Berkshire 2-8-4 765 is seen rolling out onto Rockville Bridge with the trademark smoke rings that the old Lima... (more)

eastbound and westbound EL trains meet at Pullman Junction on the south side of Chicago