CP 492, a ten wheeler, sits with a miniature consist of passenger cars accurate to the period the steam locomotive operated in (around 1914).

PRR Class G5s 4-6-0 #5741

PRR #5741 makes it's first full view appearance on RP. This engine is one of the best preserved class of PRR engines with 3 in existence.

The other two su... (more)

Reading Railroad 0-6-0 #1251

This engine is one of 10 remaining Reading Company engines. This engine was the last standard-gauge steam locomotive in daily operation on a class one railroad in t... (more)

Impressive DM&IR Yellowstone 229 underwent a major cosmetic restoration in late 2011 and is shown here on New Year's Eve. The 229 is one of three Missabe 2-8-8-4s that are preserved (227 in Dulut... (more)

10 Miles of Track Laid in One Day! The diorama on the dark side of the CP #1 "Governor Standford" exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum commemorates a friendly little bet waged be... (more)

Central Pacific #1 "Governor Stanford". The very first locomotive to serve the fledgling Central Pacific Railroad was this 40-ton wood-burner, built in 1862 by Richard Norris & Son in Phila... (more)

ATSF 3450 is the first thing people see walking into the RailGiants museum and it is quite a sight! This engine was capable of going speeds in excess of 100mph while pulling passenger trains with ... (more)

Espee Cab Forward! Thoroughly dominating the main hall of the California State Railroad Museum is one of the most impressive steam locomotives that I have ever seen displayed indoors. Weig... (more)

North Pacific Coast #12 "Sonoma". Narrow gauge enthusiasts who visit the main hall of the California State Railroad Museum may find themselves doing a double-take, when they encounter this ... (more)

V&T Survivor: Number Twenty Seven. In 1913, the Virginia & Truckee purchased its last new locomotive. Like its most recent purchase six years earlier, this last engine was a 60-ton Baldwin... (more)

B&O #4500

An impressive no longer possible view of B&O #4500 from 2005 when the engine was on display outside. This Baldwin engine was built in 1918 and is one of only 3 "modern" post 1... (more)

B&O "Thatcher Perkins" #147, a 4-6-0 ten-wheeler, was built in 1863 and actually carried American troops during the Civil War. It was retired in 1892 and in 1927 the railroad applied the name "Th... (more)

A new addition to the abundance steam engines represented on RP isn't exactly what it appears to be. Fort Worth & Denver 'Mikado' #401 on display at the National Ranching Heritage Center is actual... (more)

V&T Survivor: DAYTON. Of the 29 steam locomotives that served the Virginia & Truckee during its life as a common carrier, 9 have survived in preservation. This beautiful, 1873-vintage 4-4-... (more)