Track construction work in Winterthur over the weekend. Replacement of several double crossing points. Closure of this area for about 2 days, with various train cancellations.

Built in 1913 by SWS Schlieren, this third-class C # 6138 two-axle passenger coach of the SBB Historic left the building in the background (the former locomotive shed) the day before unintentional... (more)

On the occasion of the open doors day at the SBB plant of Olten, this measuring stand was demonstrated. All revised bogies go through a longer testing process on this machine, several hundres ever... (more)

Workers help tie down a Herzog welded rail train at the north end of the siding.

1950' british platform scene at Loughborough Central on the Great Central Railway, re-enacted by TimeLine Events for Tanago. The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on 15 March 1899, b... (more)

As a track machine checks the alignment of the new, second main track, a signal maintainer activates the new signals at Luzena, AZ. This old SP station lies between Willcox and Bowie on UP's Lords... (more)

Two big machines work in tandem: one for laying concrete ties, the other, for laying welded rail. The crew here is adding a second main track between Knightsen and Oakley, CA, on Santa Fe's Stockt... (more)

The target signals at the west end of Red Rock are silhouetted against a not atypical Arizona sunset.

Still wearing the colors of the LA Rams following their trip to the Superbowl earlier this month, Los Angeles Union Station stands out among the thousands of lights throughout downtown wearing sha... (more)

Patrons wait for the next train at the South Shore Station in Michigan City, IN

An autorack slithers along the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers on the NS Mon Line as mother nature puts on a beautiful spectacle just before the sun rises over Pittsburgh, PA.

Shortly after 8pm, the 30th Street Station Solari departure board was disconnected and removed. It will soon be displayed on loan to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. More photos of the board... (more)

Approximately one hour before takedown, Walter, the station's Solari board operator began to display some long gone train names on the board. Only programmed names could be shown, and alas nobody ... (more)

The waiting room of 30th Street Station is bathed in fleeting rays of sunlight on the Solari board's final day. More photos of the board and its takedown can be found here: Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: none
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 26, 2019

The distant headlight heralds the approach of a train to Kandy's station, with its impressive semaphore signals. The night shift signalman looks on.