Having been official guests of the JiTong railways, we were allowed to enter the Daban locomotive shed area several times, although nobody could understand why we would be interested in a "de... (more)

QJ6911 of the JiTong railway found a new home after having been retired: together with steam crane Z5203 it now guards the parking area at the modernised Daban locomotive depot. See more of my pic... (more)

Re 420 # 268 (Re 4/4 II # 11268) of the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group, bought from SBB Cargo, pulls the transfer train 69235 from Möhlin via the Gotthard mountain line to Chiasso, between Villnachern... (more)

8 axles heavy railway crane KRC458-2S of the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group on the Rhaetian Railway in freight train 5336 at Bever. The self propelled vehicle built in 2001 by Kirow in Leipzig/Germany ... (more)

Former SBB locomotive Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC2 Re 482 # 047, since february 2020 owned by the International Rolling Stock Investment AG, Frauenfeld, rented to BBL Logistik Gmbh, Hannover (new own... (more)

On the shop queue.

The town of Skykomish and the BNSF continue to rebuild and upgrade infrastructure after last year's fire, evidence of its damage can be seen on the hill in the background. Locomotive crane BN 9755... (more)

Slated for shop time?

Trainmaster Con Trumbull poses with a lantern next to an ore car and the Nevada Northern Steam Crane on a cold February night.

Prior to 2409 being stenciled with WABASH, and its' corporate paint. June of 2020 had it still on the list of things to do for Don and crew.

The South Carolina Railroad Museum in 2005 dug this old American Locomotive Company (Alco) crane out of the woods on part of the unused portion of their tracks back in 2005. She now sits on displa... (more)

Steam crane in action at the Yebaishou shed.

Cleaning up a little mishap. The Nevada Northern Railway's 100-ton Steam Wrecking Crane A makes short work of a empty derailed ore hopper that ended up on the ground during switching moves ... (more)

A fixture at the South Scranton shop for years, this workhorse moved to Von Storch with nearly everything else. An American Model 150 crane, Serial # W-3835 originally delivered to Canadian Pacifi... (more)

Here is a closeup of the Milwaukee Road wreck crew in action re-railing a train near St. Paul, Minnesota in the early 1970's. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo.