A Veranda turbine helps Big Boy 4020 with a reefer train over Sherman Hill. Photo taken by Jack Pfeifer.

A doomed entity on its own, the Michigan Northern is pretty much summed up in this photo. Contracted in 1976 by the State of Michigan to operate the former Grand Rapids & Indiana line, the MIGN co... (more)

UPY 1103 (SW1500) waits with other tired UP engines in the Dead Line at the Burnham Yard, hopeful that another chance at life happens via sale at a future auction. Many of the former SW1500 resid... (more)

The countdown is on as the newest Genesee & Wyoming property, the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern, is going to transfer from CP ownership in a couple days. Along the east end of what will be the new ... (more)

If you use some imagination, it looks as though this loco's mouth is open, gasping for life while scrappers make deep wounds dismantling it one chunk at a time.

In 1953 the comapny CP(Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro) purchased 3 units of this locomotive(contrary to what many think, that locomotives came new to Brazil and never runned in the USA) t... (more)

It is October 1981, in less than 6 months, the ferries would stop traversing Lake Michigan, and the end of this line would be set, but, prior to this, 4 Ann Arbor units roll through the beautiful ... (more)

A colourful Conrail unit leads 3 Norfolk Southerns upgrade from Conemaugh. Relics of the former steel industry form the backdrop

There is nothing else I've seen of Man's industrial might more impressive than a blast furnace being tapped. Here we see a line of bottle cars spotted under the cast house, with one being filled ... (more)

The ex Norfolk and Western Big Prater Creek Branch was biuilt in 1977, and runs from Vansant Jct. to Deskins, to serve the Island Creek Coal Company's Pocahontas Loader, which was the sole purpose... (more)

Standing tall and glaring down on this streamliner in its final hour, the scrapper looks like he's just slain a mighty beast as smoke rises from the wounds. The 486 was built in 1957 for the New ... (more)

Passing through downtown Westminster, MMID 2060 - (ex-MMID 300) the Maryland Midland's Heritage Unit, leads 5 CORP painted units on UBEG's return to Union Bridge after visiting the CSX interchange... (more)

A short Hutchinson, KS to Oakland, CA freight passes the signal at the east end of Minturn siding. Chasing this afternoon westbound was the perfect way to end a day of railfanning Tennessee Pass ... (more)

Old steam crane out of service for many years, with many passenger cars in scrapping, in the old yard and workshops of Temuco, the great deposit of coal is observed.

The first ACS-64 continues to earn its keep as more sister units are accepted for revenue service. Before long, these and the Acela will dominate the NEC.