Metro-North's "beach ball" heritage unit leaves the Big Apple behind while heading north to Poughkeepsie on a frigid winter afternoon. There appears to be three cab cars at the end of t... (more)

Nearly three years since they were first stored at BNSF's Commerce Diesel Facility near Los Angeles, Santa Fe Bicentennial SD45-2 and Coaster F40 2105 finally commenced their journey to their new ... (more)

A gloomy future for a great unit. SMS Lines SLRS 4212 a former ATSF "Santa Fe Blue Bonnet" 6355 sits on the cab track outside the Guilderland shop in the Northeast Industrial Park during it's fina... (more)

Display equipment just outside of the UP Laramie Depot.

Amtrak engine #41 (P42DC) was one of two engines damaged when the California Zephyr struck a milk truck at a rural crossing east of Keenesburg, Colorado. Here the crews are replacing the wheel se... (more)

"Fall Morning in Port Clinton": Early morning sun lights the mountain west of Port Clinton, PA on the morning of October 19, 2024 as the yard comes to life with the sounds and smells of ... (more)

A four car passenger train is departing Vincennes Indiana in 1950. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Despite the freeze and the wind, it feels warm as the memories of this day are fading away as the sun sets in the distance, just as the class Sr1 number 3001 the class pioneer is passing the golde... (more)

A long line of Santa Fe, Kansas City Southern, and TFM diesel locomotive cabs rust away at the Larry's Truck and Electric facility in Lordstown, Ohio. Photograph taken with special permission from... (more)

The Danbury Railway Museum recently hosted a night photo shoot to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Here Metro-North FL9 2013, painted by the railroad in a New York Central tribute scheme in 1999... (more)

The SB Line was a railroad line built and operated by Southern Railway in the North and South Carolina. Much of it has been abandoned since the 1980s though three segments are still active by two ... (more)

In 2022 this crane was in front of the Arizona and California Railroad's depot in Parker, AZ. Sadly, the depot was torn down last year but I'm not sure if the crane is still there or not.

TA&G unit 4851 at TVRM , Chattanooga Tn

I love the smell of fresh paint in the afternoon.

There is no time for paint! The new Ferromex locomotives are already in service after being delivered by Wabtec. It's neat to see these engines nicknamed "ghosts" in this important date... (more)