Purchased soon after the Virginia & Truckee connected to the Central Pacific, 2-6-0 #13, "Empire", was delivered from M. Baird & Co. in 1873. Since 1981, "Empire" has been on display inside the C... (more)

Resplendent in brass and Russian Iron, North Pacific Coast #12, "Sonoma", stands proudly within the main hall of the California State Railroad Museum. A graduate of the Class of 1876 of Burnham, ... (more)

Forever enshrined within the walls of the California State Railroad Museum, Central Pacific #1, "Gov. Stanford" shines immaculately within a hard-rock diorama. This scene is representative of the... (more)

President Washington

In 1927, the Baltimore and Ohio ordered 20 P-7 class Pacifics for service on the New York – Washington Royal Blue Line service. In an attempt to gain notice ... (more)

Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company #1, named "Glenbrook" for the town along the narrow gauge logging railroad on the shores of Lake Tahoe, rests inside the main building of the Nevada State R... (more)

In 1936–1939 Baldwin Locomotive Works built nine 0-10-2 steam locomotives for the Union Railroad. Since these were the only locomotives ever built in the United States to this wheel arrangement ... (more)

The W&A #12, The SAL 544 and The ACL 1031 all sit together beside the round house.

Western & Atlantic Railroad #12, the "Texas", is displayed on the turntable at NCTM's Bob Julian Roundhouse in Spencer, NC. The Texas is the headliner at the museum during this weekend's... (more)

PRR Class E6s 4-4-2 #460

PRR #460 is seen here at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania after a six year cosmetic restoration that began in March of 2010 and was completed on October 16... (more)

C&O "Yellow Belly" #490

One of my all time favorite locomotives - this time, a rarely seen view of the fireman's side, thanks to a vacant track to the right left by the Museum's Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: CO 490
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 02, 2016

The Colorado Railroad Museum has a wonderful collection of vintage steam engines, including UP 4455, a Lima Locomotive Works 0-6-0 which was working at a cement company in Wyoming until 1970. Hop... (more)

CP 492, a 4-6-0 built by CP in 1914, is lit up for Christmas at Exporail.

In honor of lighting the newly restored Santa Fe sign, 2903 along with ATSF FP45 92 were staged on IRM's west wye for the ceremony. The 1943 Baldwin-built 4-8-4 was first assigned to freight s... (more)

The Colorado Railroad museum will hopefully soon be able to give Denver & Rio Grande Western 683 (2-8-0) some attention. The years of baking in the Colorado sun has somewhat faded the paint on th... (more)

Graffitied and cast aside like an old shoe TNO #503 sits in a gravel parking lot surrounded by dumpsters and the remaining shells of the European made Northlander train set. Leica M3, 50mm Summicr... (more)