At daybreak, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702, stunningly looking more like Southern Railway 2716 (and hopefully retaining this look for several years), barks over the Tuckasegee River with a l... (more)

A stunning scene ! Just like fireworks! The JS steam locomotive ejecte fire and drive out of the mine pit. With the railway being dismantled in August 2022, such a scenario will no longer exist.

As the sun sets on a beautiful summer day in the Montana mountains, a doubled-up BNSF empty coal and grain train glides eastbound preparing to descend the grade of Winston Hill on the east side of... (more)

A three unit FT set leads a 52 car southbound freight near Littleton Colorado in 1951. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

A pair of GE U20Cs arrives at the Sarandi yard to uncouple empty freight cars to load sugar.

Duke Power | Shining in the golden morning light of Wednesday, December 20, 2023, a southbound intermodal train charges through the signals at Duke - the signals protecting the south end of... (more)

The French Pacific steam locomotive 231 G 558 is getting prepared in the Sotteville shed near Rouen. This scene is timeless and could have been taken during the glorious steam days.

Monon F units photographed inside the Monon Railroad Lafayette, IN shops on 08/02/59 using ASA 10 Kodachrome. Original Kodachrome slide. Photographer unknown, John E. Troxler collection.

Monon Shops, Lafayette, IN, 08/02/59. Original Kodachrome slide, photographer unknown, John E. Troxler collection.

Ferroeste EMD G12 No. 9142 awaiting service at the Guarapuava yard on the afternoon of August 5, 2023. Researchers believe it is the ex MRN (Mineração Rio do Norte) 103 that ran on the FTC (Ferr... (more)

RUMO 8210 parked on the ballast line in the Bairro dos França yard.

A loaded grain train rushes east through Elliston, VA on a rainy evening. I’ve been trying to get a rainy/foggy blue hour shot for awhile and this was the first time a train has ran at the righ... (more)

A loaded coal train heads towards Thurmond, WV. CSX 391, the “Spirit of Dante” navigates an S curve deep in the heart of West Virginia.

A loaded coal train heads towards Thurmond, WV. CSX 391, the “Spirit of Dante” leads the train past a scenic waterfall deep in the heart of West Virginia.

CN 2765 leads a westbound manifest into Jasper for a crew change.