This trio of GE class 35's is nearing the end of the long climb from Mission to De Vlei, approaching the route R43 road bridge, with their maximum permissable load of 17 loaded grain hoppers, boun... (more)

In my opinion, the least attractive of all Transnet Freight Rail locomotives are the Class 38 electro-diesels, basically a long low box with a cab stuck on one end. Three of these ugly ducklings a... (more)

A New Haven RR Historical & Technical Association special from New Haven, CT to Greenport, Long Island is crossing the Pelham Bay drawbridge, with a pair of ConnDOT FL9's shoving on the rear. Of c... (more)

The San Gabriel mountains provide the backdrop for a quartet of Southern Pacific power, as they lead a freight on the climb up Cajon Pass.

The Connecticut Valley Railroad Museum (CVRM) Railfan Day on Saturday, 1st November 1986 included a night photo session, featuring New York Central E-9A # 4096, heading up a night train to nowhere... (more)

On Thanksgiving Friday, the late afternoon sun highlights MNCR train 8837 to Poughkeepsie, as it runs along the north bank of the Harlem River, approaching Marble Hill station in the Bronx. A myri... (more)

A single class 35, 9 loads of coal and a shunters caboose make up a nice looking branch line train in the farmlands of the “Swartland” (the black country - named for the colour of its rich soi... (more)

Amtrak's "Maple Leaf" from New York City's Grand Central Terminal to Toronto, Canada is passing Scarborough as it heads north along MNCRR's Hudson Line.

The colours of these signals at Crugers, NY are nicely matched with the surrounding fall foliage, as Amtrak's "Electric City Express" from Albany heads south to New York's Grand Central Terminal.

Privately owned ex- Birmingham & S.E.R.R. No.97 (Alco-Cooke 1923) working a passenger train from Chester to Essex on a beautiful fall afternoon, during the CVRM's 1986 Railfan Day and Train Meet.

At least a dozen passenger trains ran from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - Sout... (more)

At least a dozen special trains operated from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - S... (more)

The long veld grass in the foreground and a clump of flowering "garingbome" (literally "cotton trees" - sisal-hemp) make for a typical mid-summer scene in the Free State, as the East London - Joha... (more)

After a few hours sleep, I left home at 02:45 and drove 300 km (186 miles) to arrive at this location just before the sun began to rise over the river. There was no sign of any trains on this doub... (more)

On a day when the sun constantly battled to break through the cloud cover, this trio of class 35 diesels with 17 loaded grain hoppers is approaching the summit of Sir Lowry's Pass, the last major ... (more)