Life begins at 55. Both DL 2423 (neé-PRR 2423, Alco C425) and DL 2457 (neé-SPS 312, Alco C425) are 1965 products, made anew by the Genesee Valley Transportation Co., Inc. Delaware-Lackawanna shops... (more)

Glassy and classy. The Loewy green of Webb Rail's pair of former Northern Pacific Railway domes 313 (WEBX 801044) and 549 (WEBX 801045) are coupled together on the morning of Sunday, September 20,... (more)

Crossing Croton. On the afternoon of Saturday, September 12, 2020, the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Train 49, P32AC-DM 717 Phase III leading) crosses Croton Bay near the Croton Harmon station in New... (more)

Hot in Caliente. BNSF Railway 5634 (AC44CW) leads a manifest train through Caliente, California on the scorching morning of Thursday, July 23, 2020. After traveling through a series of loops and... (more)

Fire up the Firestone! When the Fall River Museum collection was dispersed, the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum stepped in to care for former New Haven Railroad RDC-1 42. Originally worn by anothe... (more)

From Boston to Albany on the B&A. Amtrak 449 (Lake Shore Limited, AMTK 105 P42DC leading) crosses Flints Crossing Road on the evening of Saturday, September 19, 2020, it will also cross from West ... (more)

Fraternal twins. Webb Rail's pair of former Northern Pacific Railway domes 313 (WEBX 801044) and 549 (WEBX 801045) are finally in the same place at the same and coupled together on the early morni... (more)

Maybrook, 1969? Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum 562 (ex-Birmingham Southern, 151, Alco RS-3) has seen a lot of paint over the years, but nothing like this. Seizing on the opportunity to use its co... (more)

A Bridge Too Far. Under its normal schedule, Amtrak’s Maple Leaf (Train 64) will originate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with a VIA crew as Train 97. But with the current COVID-19 related curtailmen... (more)

Simple Sleeper. The more than decade long restoration of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) 470 (Pullman narrow gauge Tourist-Sleeper Car, 1889) is nearing completion at the Pike's Peak Trolley... (more)

Moving at Momentive. SMS Lines 1337 (SW1200RS, née-CN 1337) is working job WF-1 at the Momentive facility in Waterford, New York on Tuesday, September 8, 2019 and is in position for the arrival of... (more)

Sunshine On A Cloudy Day. Reunited with its tender, former New York Central Railroad #6721(B-11k 0-6-0, Alco Schenectady, 1913) is one of eight surviving NYC steam engines. On the afternoon of Sun... (more)

The Morning Switch. CSXT 6007 (GP40-2, neé B&O 4107) is switching out the yard in Niagara Falls, New York at sunrise on the morning of Monday, September 14, 2020. CSX manages a substantial operati... (more)

Stopping where we used to stop. The consist for Amtrak (64) Maple Leaf was laid up near the old station in Niagara Falls, New York overnight, which was formerly the Lehigh Valley Railroad's office... (more)

You know my name. While BNSF no longer comes to the station in Santa Fe Railway Santa Fe, New Mexico, it is the present day domain Santa Fe Southern Railway. SFSR 07 (GP 7u, neé ATSF 2744 GP7) and... (more)