Built in October 1919 by the Lima Locomotive Works, this “war baby” would go to work for the Frisco transporting freight between Bessemer and Birmingham. Avoiding the scrap yard, it was given... (more)

Built by the MLW in 1929, this Confederation (Northern) type loco now rests at the entrance of one of Exporail's sheds. Hybrid lighting setup was as follows: 3 remote controled flashes lit up the ... (more)

Former Lake Superior & Ishpeming #29 was brought over to Arizona for use on the Grand Canyon Railway along with sisters #18, #19 and #20. Today, her remaining stablemate is former CB&Q #4960 whic... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande 2-8-0 No. 583 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September, 1890. She was renumbered as D&RGW 683, Class C-28, in 1924 and was sold to the San Luis Valley Southern RR... (more)

Florence & Cripple Creek 4-6-0 No. 20 was built by Schenectady in 1899. In 1916, F&CC No. 20 was sold to the Rio Grande Southern and it spent the next 35 years on the Silver San Juan Route. After ... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line K-14 Class 4-6-0 250 is a 1910 Baldwin built locomotive, one of only four surviving ACL steam locomotives. She was last used in service between Wilmington and Fayetteville, No... (more)

The World Record holder of her time, with an unofficial speed of 112.5 mph, on May 10, 1893. No other wheeled vehicle had made it to the 100 mph mark, and didn't beat her record for another 10 ye... (more)

V&T Survivor: GENOA The California State Railroad Museum is fortunate to have 3 of the 9 surviving Virginia & Truckee Locomotives in its collection. The one seen here is Number 12, Genoa,... (more)

V&T Survivor: EMPIRE From the day it was formed in 1868 until its very last trip in 1950, a total of 29 steam locomotives served the legendary Virginia & Truckee Railroad. All but 3 of th... (more)

A couple of well placed flashes bring out the finer details of this Baltic tank locomotive used on the Montreal-Rigaud commuter line. When built, loco # was GTR 1544.

Known at one time as the "loudest engine in America" for its exceptionally sharp exhaust, former excursion star Frisco 1522 now sits entombed in the Museum of Transportation. I was fortunate enoug... (more)

C&O #490: One of my all time favorite engines - built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for... (more)

The B&O Memnon No. 57: The Memmon was built in 1848 by the New Castle Manufacturing Company in Delaware on a sub-contract from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, B&O #57 entered service in July... (more)

The Baldwin 60000: The 60,000th locomotive built by Baldwin. It was designed to be the best locomotive that Baldwin ever made. The engine was very innovative, carrying aboard new technolo... (more)