Under the stars, a Union Pacific freight passes the old water tank in Lusk, Wyo.

The sun rises next to the former Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley (later Chicago & North Western) water tank at Lusk, Wyo. The tank was built in 1886 and is on the National Register of Historic ... (more)

This tiny 0-4-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive "Caspar Honegger" was built in 1877 by Maschinenfabrik Aarau for the factory of Honegger in Rüti, which had a rack connecting track to the stati... (more)

The upper Reuss valley in the blue hour at 10.18 PM, in a multiple long time exposure. In the foreground the village of Wassen, junction to the Susten pass, in the background the lights of Gösche... (more)

A mining locomotive rests deep under the ground of McDade Park in Scranton as part of the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour.

One of the most luxurious trains in the world, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, is crossing the 120 meter long Secken viaduct on the Gotthard north ramp on the way from Calais via Paris-Basel-Ch... (more)

On 1st june 2016, the world's longest railway tunnel was officialy inaugurated, the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) through the Alps from near Erstfeld in Uri to south of Bodio in Tic... (more)

Mountain Quarry Railroad Bridge, over the North Fork of the American River, is built out of reinforced concrete, the first of its kind. Finished March23 1912 the bridge is 482 Ft long, 15 FT wide ... (more)

A large "Combilift" crane is moving the cab modul of the new "Giruno" train from Stadler Rail for the SBB in Erstfeld. The SBB ordered 29 of this highspeed trains for 250 km/h,... (more)

The newest product of Stadler Rail, the "VSHST" (Very Short High Speed Train) for lines with low passenger demand ;-) No, this is a joke: 2 cab moduls with simulator of the future "... (more)

On my way to work on November 18, 2009, the dispatcher calls to inform me I72 left a track indication between Attica and Marshfield. After obtaining Track Authority, I put my hyrail truck on the ... (more)

A very seldom view, the large hall of Zürich mainstation empty, but this is monday morning at 05.49 AM. About 430 000 people are using Switzerlands most frequented station, with nearly 3000 train... (more)

15 meter long piece of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) in original size, exhibited in the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. All relevant pieces of the bore are demonstrated here.

View of Brig, transport hub in the Upper Valais, at night, with the passenger station (left) and the freight yard (right). From the Lötschberg mountain route, the "Lötschberger" RegioE... (more)

Semaphore Survivors. A pair of the few extant Monon semaphores maintain their static vigil at Smedley, Indiana. Thieves have removed most of the blades on the rail-banked line between Salem and ... (more)