My grandfather behind the throttle at the Texas Transportation Museum

Engineer Eric Pittman watches the tracks ahead of us as we head longhood forward towards Bryson City. www.JoeyBowman.net

Thomas Nicholson honking the horn as the train proceeds through a grade crossing. www.JoeyBowman.net

Engineer Kurt Newman.

I suspect that the complexity of a Big Boy's controls might prove a little confusing for the uninitiated!

No power windows here.

Control stand of the GN 192

As seen from the cab of FGLK 2305, the crew of GW2 waits for FGLK 2301 to finish drilling a string of side dump cars at the north end of Himrod Yard. GW2 will then pick up its train and head for ... (more)

My first ride in an "F" unit. That's engineer Wayne Badger at the F's controls.

Engineer Bob is ready to bring this train down from an altitude of 14,100 feet. This one-car train was built in 1963, and the "steering wheel" controls the power and braking for the car.

Inside the cab of a Norfolk Southern Dash 9 piece of junk attempting to accelerate through Roselle Park, NJ. Even with a short train of empty intermodal cars, this unit will eventually lose the s... (more)

The world reflects off Jeramey's glasses while he eases down the old F unit to a steady 2.9mph to grab a boxcar that BNSF wants back. A note on Mitch Goldman's comments on my last in-cab shot of t... (more)

With one hand on the horn cord and the other on the throttle, engineer Tommy glances across the cab to the brakeman who is signaling to him if the traffic approaching from his side is stopping at ... (more)

One of the most unique trolley cars in existence is Montreal Street Railway Open Car #2. This car has tiered seating and has controls at one end only. It was built in 1906 and operated in the s... (more)