Cumberland Furnace was a major producer of iron from the 1790's until its last gasp in 1942. The iron mines and furnaces here supplied much of the iron used by the US in the war of 1812. In ... (more)

Valley RR's No. 3025 puts out a lot of steam as it crosses over Plains Rd in Essex, CT

This Plymouth industrial locomotive served the Koppers railroad tie plant in Gutrie, KY, for many years but has now been retired. In September 2017 it was moved to its present location in Guthrie... (more)

ACL inspired paint job.

Inside Workshop "B"

This former New York Central EMD-SW8 is Strasburg Railroad's newest in the fleet being built in February of 1953.Today it mostly serves as one might expect as the railroad's primary freight switch... (more)

The ACL lives! Sort of... new start up Orlando and Northwestern 1510 got an ACL inspired pain job back in 2017. Sadly this operation is no more.

The PRR Position Light Signals at Lilly, PA overnight in October, 2017 as the light from an approaching eastbound pierces through the night air and the stars slowly fade. Of note is the contrapti... (more)

Two Brightline trainsets get a wash from the tropical rains.

As you approach Orbisonia/Rockhill, Pa. for an EBT Fall Spectacular weekend, faint puffs of steam float above the treetops. Arriving in town, you roll the window down on a crisp fall morning and t... (more)

The Florida East Coast Railway Society got a behind the scenes tour of the new Brightline start up a new private fast passenger service in Florida.

Brightline stands ready. We got a behind the scenes tour with the FEC society where we toured the trains and facility. This private venture starts operations over the winter.

A first look of the cab interior of a Brightline Train.

During the FECRS convention we got a tour of the Brightline facility and trains. This is an amazing operation!

A cab waits on ex-L&N trackage at Appalachia. The ex-L&N track extends to the Paragon loader near Kelly View. When shoving a train of empties to the loader, the cab is utilized for the reverse mov... (more)