Burlington Northern EMD GP40 No. 3012 leads an eastbound BN military extra through Buda, Illinois, on the railroad’s Galesburg to Aurora main line on May 21, 1989.

Clawing under storm’s edge
We were on Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 22, 2023, when the nice weather began to change as thunderstorms moved in from t... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight rumbles up the grade past the former Beth siding location, east of Winthrop. Today's train has 9 dash 8 type motors that are heading probably to scrap. The ... (more)

Taken with permission three years ago today during a blizzard on the side of Raven Rail's D&H 3021 featuring the former Saratoga & North Creek Railroad BL-2 52, the Batten Kill 4116 lead a train o... (more)

New to NS , D9-44CW # 3926.

Amtrak's Cardinal, along with some equipment from Beech Grove, goes for a spin after dropping off passengers in Chicago.

In a truly inspired application of irony someone named this place, desolate, cold and presided over by one lonely buzzard hungry for a meal and unlikely to find one. A coal train trundles its way... (more)

Not many day days left for the Winchester and Western Railway's "Sandman". The plant that it serves will be idled at the end of February. Here the train is seen curving through the countryside... (more)

On January 6th, 2024 an MBTA/Keolis work extra moved B&M RDC-2 #6213 and B&M milk car 1930 from Boston Engine terminal to the former shop complex at Iron Horse Park in North Billerica. The Budd RD... (more)

Another year has passed, and Colorado San Fransisco & Northern Railroad #2081 still sits at a concrete plant along Highway 93 in Boulder, Colorado. Funds are being raised to move this former Cana... (more)

Stored behind the roundhouse at Steamtown with several other steam and diesel locomotives is a Two truck Shay. Considering it is well over a century old and sustained damage in a roof collapse a... (more)

GRLW GP9 High Hood #3752 leads a Greenville & Western Freight Train southbound across Big Creek in Williamston, SC., as they head to Belton to interchange with the Pickens Railroad. Norfolk Southe... (more)

A BR class 37 diesel electric with a plaque in memory of driver Tony Kay, in permanent exposition at York station.

UP's Peoria Local (L-PD01) pulls onto the TZPR main and then will shove it's train the 3/4 of a mile down to Collier Yard. There are plenty of boxcars up from bound for KJRY interchange. Of hist... (more)

Definitely the highlight of the Portland railroad community was the two former SP/SSW geeps handling the local out of Barnes Yard this year.