The Ffestiniog Railway was opened in 1836 mainly for the transport of slate from different quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog down to the harbour of Porthmadog for shipment abroad. The line was bu... (more)

Returning to Ely from Keystone. It is amazing this operation still survives under it's inept management.

Heavy train in heavy fog.

Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 passes the cemetery at St. John's Catholic Church in Rubicon on a photo charter operated by Historic Transportation Preservation, Inc. (Steam Specials). The automobile is a 1... (more)

"Right at Home"

Raritan River Crossing

The Pennsy E8's finish a quick run on New Jersey Transit as they head for Conrail's Amboy Secondary. They would follow the line down to Jamesburg where t... (more)

Sumpter Valley Railway freight train opens cylinder cocks as it departs McEwen with a short freight bound for Baker City just before dawn. In Reality, this is a scene from the annual Sumpter Va... (more)

Local power at Aurora, GP40M #3020 & GP39E #2751.

Old birds move cars down into the Port of Vancouver.

An East Broad Top coal train heads north from Orbisonia. The photo special train features a typical EBT consist of the 1950s -- an LCL boxcar on the head end, coal hoppers (albeit in 1950 there wo... (more)

Juniata Terminal's Pennsylvania Railroad 5711 is in the quintessential PRR city -- Altoona, Pa. -- during a fall foliage event. The locomotives are running around their train in preparation to mak... (more)

Two stablemates together again after about 55 years. While they were both alone in the Steamtown roundhouse, I bet there was a lot of catching up to do. Of the 6 surviving NKP Berkshires, these tw... (more)

Glory Days

As 765 backs toward Bridge 60, time seemed to stop, albeit briefly, with both 765 and 759.