In January, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced the acquisition of the Georges Creek Railway, a 12-mile line spanning from Borden Shaft, MD to Westernport, MD for freight and passenger ... (more)

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1793 is seen on the west side of Raton Pass, near Lynn New Mexico, during WWII in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Between Houses. The local Y102 only works this area, colloquially called the NIT for "New Industrial Track," a couple of times a week. The times are not predictable, but tend to ... (more)

An eastbound manifest has stalled on the 1% grade of Kirkwood Hill and a pair of switchers from the Ewing Avenue Yard in St. Louis has been called in to help the train up the hill.

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

The Fall Leaf special blasts off from Reading Outer Station lead by the RDG 2102. Just starting to pull the steam and smoke show draw photographers in. The train passes by other Reading and Northe... (more)

There is plenty of water around Marquette, as near record high flooding is making things difficult for CP. The CP is fighting back hard with many work trains and constant raising of track. North o... (more)

The West Bound CSS 804 went over a Portable Derail that was apparently left up by mistake after Track Work on the South Shore line by Burns Harbor, Indiana. The consist went on the ground taking o... (more)

NS AC44C6M 4822 dedicated to Railroaders

Magical winter scene in Budapest

When I climbed on top of this hill, I saw for the first time the Santa Fe derailment that happened just north of Highway 138 in Cajon Pass, and at first glance it looked like it was from an HO mod... (more)

Reading 2102 accelerates up to speed at Milepost 108 on the point of an 18-car passenger train.

DALE WY Oct 17 1977 — Union Pacific DDA40X 6920 has just crossed the Dale Creek Fill on its westbound journey to Laramie and offers this angle as it passes below. EMD built the unit (b/n 3546) i... (more)

Recently released for the Paducah shops CPKC GP38-2 4412 waits to be pressed into service. The 4412 was built in 1978 for the SOO.

Train L516 on the Minneapolis Sub is about to get back underway after picking up two units off the siding (CN 2899, CN 2800). A cold December rain mixes with exhaust in a swirl illuminated by the ... (more)