It's dry and windy in the Little Karoo Desert, so many farms have wind driven pumps. A class 19C 4-8-2 passes by one on the line from Oudtshoorn to Klipplaat. The wind is blowing the smoke ahead... (more)
Two of the largest NYC engines preserved - an E8 and a 4-8-2 - are on display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum.
Headlight on NYC 3001
The front end of NYC Mowhawk 3001, preserved at the National New York Central Railroad Museum. From this angle it looks like a Hudson.
Class 15AR 1850 swings around into the early morning sunlight on the climb out of Aliwal North. The steam visible over the hill is from the banker (helper) pushing on the rear.
Five engines are lined up, waiting to take coal at the Bloemfontein coal dock.
15E class 2878 leaves a steamy trail on a subfreezing morning, on the line between Bloemfontein and Bethlehem.
Built in June 1925, GTW was leased to the Central Vermont Railway in the 1950's and was last steam locomotive in common carrier service in Vermont. She is one of fourteen surviving 'Mountain' type... (more)
A rare 14CRB class 4-8-2 passes the Red Wall at Rooikrans in late afternoon light. Light only strikes the wall in January, so today it's black!
CN 6060 powers a CN excursion train at Union Station preparing for departure.
Finding itself in a driving rainstorm after surviving golf-ball sized hail is CNR Mountain #6060, owned by the Rocky Mountain Rail Society, and known as the Spirit of Alberta.
1522 Blows for the Hwy T crossing as it crests the top of Iron Hill on its 2nd from last run.
This handsom metre gauge 4-8-2 was built by Henschel in 1938.
