Need a facelift? CNW 402 needs a crane and a forklift to re-rail the front truck after a minor derailment near the enginehouse in Marshalltown, IA in May of 1985.

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's recently restored consolidation No. 1702 splits downtown Bryson City as the first Nantahala Gorge Excursion of the day departs on its westbound run.

Thursday night, I ran out to KC to photograph the UP 844 coming into town with the PCVKC2 27 before going out to watch the Sporting KC-Seattle playoff match. The train in tow may have been lacklus... (more)

Having just entered the former Monon Road (presently, in 1983, L&N) mainline from Chicago on trackage rights, a southbound Terre Haute to Louisville manifest tiptoes along J Street while obeying t... (more)

A Pennsy pickup trucks sits alongside a GG-1 during the URHS night photo shoot at their Boonton restoration facility.

Santa Fe SD45 5324 with two SD40-2s and another SD45 at Fullerton, California Nov. 17, 1987.

A venerable Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 glides silently past a PRR Maintenance-of-Way truck as it pulls into the yard. Actually, truck owner Ken Briers graciously drove this 1950 Ford F-1 up to B... (more)

Antique trains, tractors, and vehicles are highlights of the annual threshing show at Rollag, Minnesota.

At a dusty grade crossing somewhere in the Colorado mountains, a brand new Model A Ford grinds to a halt. A golden glow reflecting on shiny railheads from around the curve is soon joined by the sh... (more)

Traffic control on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.

SOU 2-8-2 #4501 brings a TVRM excursion train across McFarland Avenue on its way from Summerville,GA to Chattanooga,TN.

We Have All Been Here Before

When many railfans think of the Southern Pacific, they think of dirty, run-down locomotives. But this was generally not the case with the SP - not until... (more)

A Splash of Color in a Drab Yard

On July 24, 1986, the Interstate Commerce Commission would put the kibosh on the proposed Santa Fe-Southern Pacific merger. At Santa Fe's San Bernar... (more)

On a fine spring beach day, Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner No 761.head west to San Luis Obispo. Cabbage ( Cab/ baggage) ex P40PH brings up the rear of a set of older Amtrak equipment.

Denver & Rio Grande Western 346 pauses at a grade crossing during a night photo session for the 2016 NRHS Convention at the Colorado Railroad Museum.