The North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway has an interesting story. It was completed in 1886 and ran between the Port Ivory and Saint George neighborhoods. It was used for both freight a... (more)

Nearly a half a century after the demise of the Great Northern Railway, GN 50-foot boxcar No. 319499 sits at the former GN yard in Sandpoint, Idaho, on October 12, 2017. Even though it is rusty an... (more)

Train W62 eases through the mess left behind after 22Q had a derailment on 7-5-18.

NS 8115 & 8075 were pulling an empty hopper train of KGLX aluminum hoppers for synthetic gypsum from USG Washingtonville Plant. A 3 car derailment occurred seventeen cars from the rear end. The de... (more)

Both tracks were damaged so all train service to and from Bay Head was stopped.

Penn Central E8 4321 rusts away on a side track in Bellevue.

This rotary snow plow was built in 1898 in Patterson at Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works. The tender was replaced in 1940 by a PRR tender. The rotary ploew was retired in 1965 and moved to the S... (more)

"Alco Power Pack Ready for Scrap" Long Island Rail Road's rebuilt Alco Power Pack, LI 3100, sits on the River Track at Wheelspur Facility in Long Island City awaiting the scrapper's torch.... (more)

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's F7(A) No. 814. Originally NC&StL #814, it later became L&N #821. In January 1965, it was rebuilt by ACL Waycross Shop and transferred to Clinchfield as their CR... (more)

Ordered by the French Military for use in World War 1,this loco was supplied by Baldwin in 1916.Following the ceasefire in 1918,she was sold to the Ryam Sugar Works,Bihar,India,where she worked fo... (more)

Duct Tape Can't Fix Everything...

...despite popular belief. Though the talented shop force at Juniata probably can fix anything. NS 4001, the AC44C6M that was involved in the 59... (more)

Here is a view showing the FEC derailment shortly after it happened. The FEC 419 remained on the tracks, but the FEC 433 rolled over on its side as the train was coming through the switch at the ... (more)

A group of old locomotives from various railroads sit in storage just outside of Paducah, KY.

A GG1 in the woods! At the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, there are 2 former Pennsylvania Railroad GG1s stored at Cooperstown Junction, NY. Unit 4917 (ex-Amtrak 4934) is seen sitting on ... (more)

Former PRR/Penn Central Budd parlor car Martha Washington (PC 7127) was acquired by the Morristown & Erie several years ago. While in storage, during the summer of 2017, it was a victim of arson. ... (more)