S&NC's second revenue freight rolls SB over the Sacandaga River late in the afternoon with one car out of Bartons in North River. The D&H painted S2 hauling the freight is not a former D&H unit bu... (more)

Trains departing Union Pacific's West Colton Yard all depart eastbound, with westbounds making a 180º trip around the balloon track. The head end of UP train MWCLB 27 (Merchandise; West Colton t... (more)

An ex-Metroliner cab car is in the shop at Philly, still with a pneumatic brake system. To compare with an overhauled cab car with an electronic brake system, Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: cab car
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 9634
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 2013

On a bleak January day in 1975, Southern's southbound No. 7, the "Lynchburg Special," makes a station stop at Monroe, VA with FP7 No. 6146. At this time, No. 7 was normally a mixed train between ... (more)

Another short-lived application of "elephant ears" apparently to lift smoke. The GEs were know for "gassing" deadhead crew members in trailing units. Apparently it didn't work.

Chichibu Railway is a private railway (shortline) owned by a cement company. Its units were totally unlike the electrics operated by the other railways in Saitama Province and its primary purpose... (more)

One of Transnet Freight Rail's "new" Luxrailer Inspection Trolleys, K9525020 (3 litre petrol engine), passing through Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands.

Property Line
They don’t call it the Joint Line for nothing, as evident here in Bragdon a section of track clearly marks where each railroad’s ownership ends and begins.

Originally L&N this unit is actually CSX at this point but they didn't letter yet so it's fair SBD game in my book. Note the wimpy little tank. EMD reduced the length to decrease capacity, GE th... (more)

The most ridiculous lashup I've ever seen, much less on a Class 1, eases down to the south end of Duplainville to pick up a CP pilot crew to make the run down the CP into Milwaukee. This GP9RM, GP... (more)

A unit rail train slowly makes its way toward the former Rio Grande yard with loads of 80 foot long rail bundled in packages of 5 rails wide and stacked 8 packages per car. This steel is more)

Our train from Senzu to Ikawa meets another one. Note the two monkeys in front of the loc

Built in 8-1949, this ballast car was likely hauled over the pass in revenue service by massive Northern Pacific articulated locomotives. Designed for ballast service, this car also saw heavy u... (more)

BNSF 552 has seen it's better day's, but still earns it's keeping for Mr. Buffet as it sits out a Monday morning at the west end of the yard at Fresno.