Zipping along in unfamiliar territory, past the well-tended hedges of Leicestershire is ex-London & South Western Railway 'M7' class 0-4-4 Tank No.53 sporting Southern Railway livery. The 105-stro... (more)

Nice scenery between Guamote and Palmira, on the Guayaquil & Quito Railway.

G&Q 53 is fighting the first reverse of the famous 'Devil's Nose' section above Sibambe station.

tied down in the rain at night on Christmas Day in Ocala

Fathers Day and 70-tonners: Few locomotives depict classic New England shortline railroading as well as the General Electric 70-tonner. From the Montpelier and Barre to the Belfast and Moosehead L... (more)

NR53-XRB561-NR119 with AM3.

A Lackawanna General Electric 44-ton diesel switches industrial trackage below the Boonton Line on Garret Mountain.

Amtrak Adirondack races south towards Rouses Point N.Y on a bittery cold day

A cable car rolls through California Street heading towards the financial district.

It's a foggy day in the Andes, all thoughts of 3/4 wedgies have gone as Baldwin 53 starts a mixto from Alausi to Rio Bamba. The gradient is steep and brakemen are at their stations. After this we ... (more)

Narrow gauge, still operational used exclusively for charter trains

G&Q No. 53 is stopped at the Alausi station. Thirsty travelers usually make a beeline for the store across the street, before continuing on the long journey to Rio Bamba. No dining car service o... (more)

The maximum grade on the G&Q is 5.5%. The station platform is level, so you can see how steep the track is! No. 53 was built in 1953 by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton.

The vendors are ready, as a northbound Mixto arrives on the siding, ready to meet the southbound on the main track.

Another view into the Alp Grüm Curve with REG464. Like all the other trains, this train has two motorcars in charge.