The little tank engine E 3/3 1 (J.A.Maffei 1909) of the Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn is leading a unique train of vintage vehicles from Oensingen to Balsthal. Other locos are Eb 2/4 35 of the former Ju... (more)

At the Open Air Museum at Beamish, in the North of England, there is the Pockerley Waggonway, which recreates a railway at the transition from wagonway to steam railway in 1825. There is a short l... (more)

1930 model Alco switcher sits on display at the entrance of the local rail museum.

Durango and Silverton diesel switcher at dawn with blue flag and light.

Night photo session at Mid Continen's Snow Train in 1982.

The first railcar after electrification of the Vitznau-Rig-Bahn in 1937 was Bhe 2/4 no 1. With a train down to Vitznau he is gliding down below Rigi Kulm, outrunned by the snowmobile of the emerge... (more)

Leaving El Maitén on the route to Ing. Thomae.

In the line between El Maitén and Desvío Ing. Thomae.

A close up of the immense 8' 1" single driving wheel of GNR no. 1 at The National Railway Museum, York. You can clearly see the builder's plate dated 1870. Click more)

The absolutely beautiful Great Northern Railway No. 1 on display at The National Railway Museum, York. The loco is probably the peak of British locomotive builder's obsession with form over functi... (more)

Thomas the Tank Engine enters the town of Deep River on a crisp fall day. The smoke in the distance is from VALE 97 which provides supplemental power. In case you were wondering, yes, the eyes do ... (more)

Palmetto Brick Company #1 is a 36" gauge Plymouth 10-tonner built in 1939. It and a sister Plymouth (#2) pull and push eight car trains of clay at the company's Wallace, South Carolina, plant. T... (more)

Built in 1915 by Jung, Pabrik Gula Pangkah 1-spot simmers outside the mill's engine shed.

My three year old son loved Thomas but now at six it is "for babies"