TEM2 locomotive moves to "JSC Kvarcit" quarry. "JSC Kvarcit" was one of the largest and most reliable suppliers of quarz sand in central Russia. Railroad to the quarry passes through beautifull de... (more)

The general public and a handful of railfans crowded the Big Boy during the service stop in Wheatland to take selfies and look over the big Alco. The steam crew requested block protection on both ... (more)

The Jichangzhan Tower operator stand proudly next to his bomb proof chair, his collection of phones, and the switchboard. The clock on the wall is in Beijing time as our all the clock in China (no... (more)

Trains leave the station in the morning and return 12 hours later just to shortly after leave again for another 12 hours. Working in the crossing shack has to be the least demanding job on this ra... (more)

99% of the time there were no other tourists but a couple of mornings there were busses filled with mainly Japanese tourists at the morning crew change at the station but they soon disappeared. No... (more)

Fans get their shots of NYCT car 6688, an R-17 model New York City subway car built in 1955 by the St. Louis Car Co., during the Shore Line Trolley Museum's Museum in Motion event. A subway car... (more)

The early morning sun rises on a plethora of stored locomotives in the West Yard.

Reports estimated more than 10,000 visitors to the UP 4014 display in Altoona, WI the afternoon of July 23, 2019. The historic event also quietly celebrated the 56th anniversary of the last Twin C... (more)

The Clark County Fire Department greets Clinchfield 800 and C&O 2716 with a water salute as they approach Main Street in Downtown Winchester. Kudos again to the fine folks at CSX, the Kentucky Ste... (more)

The action take place on the Lipakovo narrow-gauge railway. On the old railroad in the Arkhangelsk region in taiga forests there are two dilapidated settlements - Luzhma and Seza. Communication wi... (more)

The action takes place in the sleeper impregnation plant in Ryazan city. Narrow-gauge diesel locomotive TU6A moves to the sleeper impregnation workshop. In front of locomotive you can see a specia... (more)

Norfolk Southern's OCS deadheads west out of Altoona while passing the reminates of Friday's latest derailment on Horseshoe Curve.

Is This Where You Wanted the Grain Delivered?

While on a trip to see C&O 614 pull a trip from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, we had some time to look around the Steel City. At McKees Ro... (more)

Oh, yes we do understand Annie. Take the best product of the first generation, make it better, and she’s still on the job almost 65 years later.

Likely one of the tightest curves 4014 will encounter on its journey is this section on BNSF in Superior, Wisconsin. Here the massive 4-8-8-4 is "walked" through the curve with a little ... (more)