As long as I have lived in Meadville, I never would have expected to see this scene. It warmed my heart to see this train sitting in the railroad yard of my home town. Here, the Western New York... (more)

The Leviathan is lit for night photos at Train Festival 2011. Behind the locomotive is the Centennial Bridge, which links Rock Island to Davenport, Iowa.

The latest restoration project of Gramling Locomotive Works is lit for night photos at Train Festival 2011.

This photo was taken at Train Festival 2011, and it begs the question...was Amtrak inspired by the Chinese? Probably not...

The latest restoration project of John and Barney Gramling leads a triple header at Train Festival 2011. Behind Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 126 is Flagg Coal Co. 75 and Viscose Company 6.

The only EMD E5 left in the world proudly sits in Rock Island. This unit usually works at the Illinois Railway Museum, but today it has just completed an excursion from Rock Island to Bureau and ... (more)

Having had a successful run the previous day, 765 rests in the yard. To be honest, I was stunned when I captured this image. Other than a little bit of straightening and sharpening in Photoshop,... (more)

While some folks are not fond of these locomotives, they do have character and provide something unique for rail photographers to find. My girlfriend, who was with me when I shot this, agrees wit... (more)

This old veteran has had quite a history. It started out life as an RS-1 built for the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railroad and one of the first thirteen of the class built by Alco. It was requisi... (more)

Flagg Coal Company 75 silently awaits its duties for the next day. Special thanks goes to MSRLHA for the lighting and those involved in organizing West Virginia Rails 2010.

The ex-Reading Alco is on its way to pick up two empty covered hoppers from the Dad's Dog Food plant. This spur used to connect to the Bessemer & Lake Erie, but the line now ends after the plant.

Edward Thomas returns with the last train of the day.

This Standard Class 4 runs around its train before taking on water.

Ladies and gentlemen of Railpictures, allow me to present the Talyllyn Railway. This narrow gauge railway began operations in December of 1866 and is one of the world's first preserved railways. ... (more)

Severely jet-lagged, I wait for my train to arrive on the first day of my trip to Wales.