Dozens of old locomotives sit unused at the east end of National Railway Equipment’s Silvis facility.

Older EMD and GE locomotives sit at the east end of NRE’s Silvis facility. The units labeled “Lewis” are sadly destined for scrap.

Three rows of engines sit at National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL. With the facility closing, some of these locomotives will likely be scrapped sometime in the near future.

585 with 3 vintage locomotives in tow

All but forgotten: MWRC #1 "Mt. Washington". Tucked away behind the engine shed at the Cog Railway's shop complex sits an old soldier that has long since been put out to pasture. ... (more)

CWRC 728 (ex-MILW) faces a dismal fate as is sits at the makeshift CWRC engine facility just west of Waukesha, WI in November of 1983.

3999 is the parts unit to keep the other units running.

With assistance from a friend, IHB's hi-rail crane ME-1 has loaded one of 12 derailed coal hoppers onto a flatcar for movement to a railcar repair shop. Tom Golden photo.

Ancient Snow Fences

Ancient snow/wind fences decay beneath the Sherman Granite in the early Winter‘s light. An eastbound Z train shares a profile with “Great Pink Panther�... (more)

One of many structures planned for restoration this year at the East Broad Top Railroad is the coal dock, as seen on Novemeber 3, 2019.

The New York & Lake Erie Railroad Museum puts away the power on Saturday afternoon.

Henry Posner III waves as he gets ready to engineer the QJ back to Newton after a July 4th fire department fundraiser at Oxford.

Soo Line GP30 703 seems to be crying out for help at the small museum at Colfax, WI. The museum has a variety of interesting equipment and could use the support of any rail enthusiasts to help get... (more)

Strasburg Railroad 89 works hard in the early morning sun.

The Strasburg shop crew must have been asked "how's it going?" one too many times, judging by the message written in chalk on the boiler. The 475 first ran on the Strasburg on November ... (more)