Last hurrah for the Rio Grande, and it's tunnel motors. I was fortunately enough to get a last chance, of catch four Rio Grande tunnel motors working together on the dirt train in 2002.

Former NS/Southern GP38-2 #5206 eases downgrade across Big Gulch Bridge along what is left of the Tennessee Central mainline, with Lhoist North America's train from Crab Orchard, bound for interch... (more)

After getting more water in Wishram, WA the BNSF fire train heads west to continue to help fight the Tunnel 5 fire west of Bingen, WA.

The SD7/SD9 fleet of the Great Northern which dominated the Missable Division is being invaded by newer EMD SDs in the form of SD40s & 40-2s by 1975. BN 6009 is one of several seen at the Belknap ... (more)

Looking more like a model railroad scene, a class 2600 electric loco is seen between Porto Sao-Bento and Porto Campanha.

The trailing SD38 throws up a massive cloud of smoke with sanders applied to pull a big cut of cars out.

A cut of former CN SD60Fs sit in storage on the Aberdeen Carolina & Western.

Not many EMC/EMD FT diesels, which pretty much were the locomotive that killed steam, were preserved – just two FTA units and three FTBs, although these Bs had been converted to Steam Heater Car... (more)

"Retired Subways Through the Newburgh Mill"

On the cloudy evening of August 7th, 2023, a single New York City Transit Budd R32 (NYCT 3829) and a few R123 CWR railcars pass t... (more)

With the morning dump complete, 70 year old CSDX SW1 #3 brings its train out to the main to prepare its run around. The John Deere escavator, which assisted in the dump, waits to head back to its ... (more)

Some old SW9's painted up for the conrail still exist, All through they are now just rusting away.

A Conrail GP30 and N5C cabin car occupy the Ford Lead in Teterboro, NJ. Both trace their heritage to the Pennsylvania Railroad via Penn Central. The Ford Lead is former Erie/Erie Lackawanna indu... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr consist includes cars whose letterboards read Union Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington, Amtrak, and California Zephyr. SP FP7 No. 6456 and two other... (more)

On January 6th, 2024 an MBTA/Keolis work extra moved B&M RDC-2 #6213 and B&M milk car 1930 from Boston Engine terminal to the former shop complex at Iron Horse Park in North Billerica. The Budd RD... (more)

The morning mine train is getting ready to depart from Plaster City as DL535E pulls up to make a hook with the empty cars. Had to get a shot with a little bit of Alco (or MLW) smoke.