The Erie-Lackawanna acquired a large number of new hoppers in the early- to mid-1970’s, and a lot lasted intact well into Conrail’s existence. Here a car built in April, 1974 rolls through Reading... (more)

What I believe to be a trio of bridge pieces are seen on CN 305 in St-Henri.

Three Liebherr cranes are on a late CN 305 as it heads west through St-Henri.

Found this 1957 vintage PFE ice refrigerator car on display at the California State Railroad Museum in 1994. It was moved to the Niles Canyon Railway in 2008 and is operational there.

CATS #487 waits to couple the “observation gondola” and consession car to the rear of the train bound for Antonito, CO.

Distributed braking container CN 0005 is helping CN X106 maintain its air as it heads east through Dorval, its journey nearly over. CN has a number of these, as well as distributed braking cars bu... (more)

Wagon mover type "Breuer Typ V" (built 1952), owned by Achertäler Eisenbahnverein (Railway Society Achertal); operational after restoration since 2012 and presented at Historic station f... (more)

An abandoned signal watches a Wisconsin Central freight pass thru Oshkosh, WI in January of 1992. The signal, located on 4th and Michigan, used to guard the crossing of the Soo Line and the Milwau... (more)

GK1 #0039 is hauling a train of loaded slag ladles through the Anshan steel works.

CN installed this equipment and it's designed to detect uneven track (soft spots) that might cause loaded ore cars to derail. There is this old ore car that works out of Proctor and a new car wit... (more)

It is always impressive to see how the slag ladles are filled from the blast furnaces in a steel work.

An old covered hopper in the BNSF yard at Frannie, Wyoming, reveals its previous owner on June 28, 2018. Built in December 1974 by North American Car, the Rio Grande logo still shows nicely throug... (more)

Fresh air job on the empty coal cars

HURRICANE MICHAEL!.... The category 4 storm caused massive damage to Panama City with winds well over 100mph. Sadly it devastated nearly everything in sight! Causing over $14 billion dollars wort... (more)

Two brand new and very clean Phase IV Amtrak Express Box Cars bring up the rear of the Lake Shore Limited at the old East Syracuse station. These cars did not have HEP pass through capability and... (more)