Tanks a lot! 6 axle flatcars are rare, even more so when there are tanks aboard. DODX 40284 is part of a westbound CNW freight as is rumbles thru Blairstown, IA in May of 1991.
Back on Home Rails... N&W 2156 Y6a 2-8-8-2 rides on home rails on it's way to Roanoke on loan to the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Y6 2150 on the local freight from Roanoke steams under the small road bridge near the summit of the Blue Ridge grade.
The 1987 Siskiyou Line helper consist of the year heads west through the Shasta Valley near Gazelle. This train had an ex-BN Helm Leasing SD45, and four SP T-2s - two grey and two Kodachrome. The ... (more)
The stars are starting to shine as INRD's northbound HWSA passes over Richland Creek on the infamous Tulip Trestle located in Greene County, IN at dusk 10/17/18.
Cab's Eye ViewOn an August day in 2015, a BNSF freight waits on the main line in McCook, Nebraska, while final tests are performed before the manifest begins its westbound journey. ... (more)
A small fleet of former Amtrak and ex-RailWorld-owned F40PH locomotives are currently gathered at American Motive Power Inudstries in Dansville, New York, where they are now owned by Larry's Truck... (more)
One of the two remaining gas turbine locomotives sit on display with UP 6936.
UP westbound train with a couple of DD40X's leading working upgrade full throttle through Hesperia CA
This picture was taken from a rare passenger run over the "Tuajana e Tecate" sponsered by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. We are looking down from the top of the famous Redondo Loops at a ch... (more)
Fresh from La Grange 1966, but wait, isn't this 2004?
Smoky Dusk | A pair of ES44AC units, painted in the 'belle' scheme from what was the KCS fleet, lead southbound manifest train M262 beneath a colorful evening sky at Bunch, OK on a cool Sun... (more)
This sharp looking SW-1 moves a baggage car on a hazy spring day.
Built in 1956 by PS, this sleeper-lounge was one of three and the only survivor of cars of this type which saw service on the Silver Meteor.
The Mass Bay Railroad Enthusiasts "Two Rivers Steam Special 2017" crosses the Shetucket River in Norwich, Connecticut on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The Genesee & Wyoming (Providence & Worcester R... (more)
Berlin - Stralsund Express
Bad weather and a train derailment in Denver yesterday have turned Union Pacific's Moffat Route into a parking lot today. Here are 3 trains waiting for clearance westbound. BNSF 7611 sits on the m... (more)
It's spring in Canada. Can you tell?
WP 707 leads a special across the bay on the Benicia Bridge. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com
Already dropping the afternoon, the electric locomotive GE BoxCab and Soquimich train skirts the abyss of the "Cerro La Cruz" (cross hill) in Barriles gorge, beginning to go down to the urban area... (more)
Bird's Eye view of Pig's Eye (with all three towers).
N452 on it's side and on a 90 degree angle to the main line, having run into a fallen tree in the middle of the night some days earlier. Second unit N456 is still coupled behind, the cranes have a... (more)
On Wednesday January 15th the P&N ran a special Make A Wish trip for a little boy who wanted to run a train. So they allowed him to "run" the locomotive while riding in the engineer's lap from Ran... (more)
B&O 1836 in its final days.
The CNJ took ownership of the Southern Division line in 1879. At its peak the line ran from Red Bank NJ all the way down to Bay Side on the Delaware Bay. The line was used for both freight and pas... (more)
Eastbound PC local crossing EL with double track EL CO GT EJE lines crossing in foreground in Griffith, IN
On a rainy April 25, 1993, a westbound (northbound) Indiana Hi-Rail freight slowly rumbles through Griffin, Indiana. Powered by an eclectic trio of locomotives, led by a former SP&S/Burlington Nor... (more)
Almost as if "keeping it all within the family," power-short Clinchfield leased old FT units that had been traded-in by ACL for newer power, and used the FT's in pusher service as these four await... (more)
This is rare to say the least. A Brandt Hi-Rail truck brings three IC ballast hoppers eastbound into the USRC.
A former Maine Central E7 with little lettering and visible number leads KCS Southern Belle south out of Kansas City to begin its 870 mile run to New Orleans. Apparently a SP sleeper is deadheadi... (more)
NS 1800 and 1801 in Altoona yard along with the NS F units NS 4270, 4271, 4275, 4276 and some other interesting untis.
As was standard policy on the Milwaukee, a speeder follows a westbound freight into Avery to watch for errant sparks that might start a fire.
Engine Is Ex Leigh Valley , Still In Colors!
Burlington Northern operated a former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy branch line from Sterling to Earlville, Illinois, known as the 10th Subdivision Branch Line of the Chicago Division. In June 1984... (more)
A stark contrast of passenger service in San Bernardino is seen as the morning light spills onto the cowl of SCAX 917. Providing a dramatic backdrop this chilly, winter day, the 1918-built ATSF de... (more)
Eastbound Milwaukee Road freight at Calder, Idaho.
A variety of older Union Pacific power awaits an uncertain fate in the Missouri Valley, Iowa yard. Within are SD60Ms, C40-8s, C40-8Ws, C44-9Ws, and a few other oddballs.
The newest (at the time) locomotive on the KCS Roster, fresh from EMD Muncie, IN sits in KCS Knoche Yard Track 201, the North Ramp, shortly before KCT Train 311 moved it over to the South Tail Tra... (more)
A trio of E units ease back onto their train on a misty Saturday morning.
In most apropos weather, a Montana Rail Link “funeral train” of 17 retired and soon-to-be-scrapped locomotives prepares to leave Livingston, Montana, on May 24, 2011. The group of EMDs, mostly... (more)
A brand new 750mm dmu departs from Zachlorou station on the way to Kalavryta.
Otto's speed estimate was 80 MPH for this 13 car train near Valparaiso Indiana, on the PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne Line, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Keepin’ it clean. Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad 6002 (AC4460CW) has not been on the property very long, but all engines need frequent maintenance. On the morning of Friday, October 10... (more)
A recently repainted F7B unit on the Illinois Terminal - I think this is an ex RF&P unit. Kodachrome II film.
Eureka on the shelf. With former D&S Engineer Monty Caudle on the throttle, Eureka & Palisade #4 hauls her passenger extra across the rock shelf above Elbert Creek toward nearby Rockwood St... (more)
Michigan Limestone & Chemical Alco HH660 102 and two of it's sisters were long time residents of the scrap yard next to the D&M yard in Alpena.
The sun is very good for shots in the middle of January.This local passenger a few miles outside the city of Chalkida moving through the sea and a small lake
On Wednesday, July 18, Vermont Rail System, in cooperation with the The Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority teamed up to move a quintet of CIT-owned SD9043MACs to the BBC Delaware ship for export t... (more)
The dead line of E's await disposition following shutdown of the Rock.
Control stand viewed from the cab seat of the U.P. #6936 "Centennial" (DD40X, aka DD-40-X, aka DD40AX)
On a rainy afternoon in Happy Valley, an EMD TR5 'Cow and Calf' pairing work the west end of Provo Yard while the Delta Local awaits departure for Lynndyl and points west. Back in the 1960s and 70... (more)
DM&IR 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" Locomotive Cab. Of the 3 surviving DM&IR Yellowstones, only one offers the public the chance to actually enter (and admire) the cab. DM&IR #227 is per... (more)
Coming soon to a PR photo... In the shop and getting some TLC in advance of a future photo shoot, the Bangor & Aroostook F3A #502 (ex-42, nee-502) is seen idle, while CMQ SD40-2F #9023 waits for i... (more)
WSOR business train waits for a southbound BNSF freight to pass. Parent Watco moved this train to its Stillwater Central yard in Oklahoma City in March 2013 shortly after purchasing the Wisconsin... (more)
SP's East Pleasanton Turn was descending Altamont Pass through Niles Canyon westbound led by a pair of boiler equipped SD9's kept in captive Bay area service for commuter train backup power.
The N&W local with M-class #422 and her 56" drivers pulls up under the bridge spanning the PRR yard trackage and roundhouse at St. Clair Ave.
A very spiffy open ended observation car if ever I saw one.
Locomotives of all types congregate at the former Wisconsin Central round house in North Fond Du Lac on a beautiful morning in Wisconsin.
The First Steps of Many.. UP 1996, the Southern Pacific Heritage unit, slowly rolls back out of the Fairplex in Pomona with UP 4014, The Big Boy. They is the first movement of the engine as... (more)
The Great Northern's Empire Builder is being pushed into the station by a CB&Q yard engine. Car name is "Rocky Coulee". Kodachrome II film.
Westbound Erie-Lackawanna freight train powered by E8A no. 824 and three mates at Akron, Indiana, on June 28, 1975. During its final years, the E-L relegated many of its passenger-geared E-units t... (more)
The rotaries are entering Truckee, CA after a long day getting over Donner Pass.
The Dura-Bond Large Diameter Pipe Mill at Steelton. This was formerly the Bethlehem Steel Pipe Mill. Community Day on the new PA Turnpike Susquehanna River Bridge provided a once-in-a-lifetim... (more)
Ready to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, ATSF 39C will lead to the train as far as Barstow and then be replaced by F45's for the run to Chicago
Beautiful day on the beach, Metrolink Commuter train dropping off and picking up beach goers, was a perfect day on the beach.
C&O 1308, the second to last steam engine built by the Baldwin Locomotive works basks in the evening light. The locomotive, which was built in 1949 is in immaculate condition and almost saw a seco... (more)
With classification lights illuminated, a Hostler moves MILW Bicentennial unit #156 at the Savanna roundhouse into perfect glint shot position.
Doubleheaded 489 and 487 lead a Chama Steam photo freight up Cumbres Pass near Lobato, NM in October 2008 as seen from a rider gon ahead of the rear helper (#488).
Train is the "Chief"
Iron Road BAR System restored the old 1928 Pullman Car BAR 100 Business Car
Hartwell Railroad's out of place EJ&E SD38 navigates a former Southern Railway branchline in North Georgia on a dreary winter afternoon.
I decided to spend the day fanning at the NH platform in New Haven. Little did I know that later that day President Truman would be making a stump speech for Adlai Stevenson at this location. I... (more)
"San Francisco Chief" beginning its journey west
Operating over the CSX as Z546-06 R.J. Corman's Kentucky Derby train nears the Downs for the 149th running. Pulling todays train are Cormans anniversary edition SD70M's 2023 and 1973.
As Southern Pacific C415s 2409 and 2405 are bringing a freight out of Anaheim, they meet SP SW8 1123 and its C-40-3 class cupola caboose some five miles into their trip to City of Industry*. (Bue... (more)
A westbound BNSF coal train passes by the bridge ruins of the abandoned Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension main line at Lombard, Montana, on a perfect July 1, 2019. The rear DPU is about to pass... (more)
"Survivor" Former Conrail, now Penn Northeastern 8212 is seen during some rare daytime service along the former Bethlehem branch just inside of Lansdale, while SEPTA regional rail has li... (more)
Recently rebuilt GP40MC #1136 now sports a blue MassDOT paint scheme as seen on the East end of Boston Engine Terminal. This locomotive is one of four being rebuilt at Mass Coastal's shops in Roch... (more)
Here is a view showing the FEC derailment shortly after it happened. The FEC 419 remained on the tracks, but the FEC 433 rolled over on its side as the train was coming through the switch at the ... (more)
This former GN snow dozer (972532, X-7629) creates a ground blizzard as it rolls west on the Brainerd Sub at 45 MPH. When hard packed snow gets above the rail they call out the dozers, which help ... (more)
Caught in the Moment - The Conductor on Amtrak Train #565 converses with a passerby on the platform at Fullerton, while the train waits to leave at the scheduled time on a Winter morning in Januar... (more)
To remove the berm of snow between the double mains along the eastern end of the Ravenna Sub, BNSF utilized this Jordan ditcher to push the berm onto the other track where the rotary plow blew it ... (more)
Typical rural Ontario...hardly! CN 7312 runs light to Leahman Place to assist CN 89 and the next westbound train up the grade between Carpenters and Esbenshade while the "big" engines are in the s... (more)
