Old meets New. Morning storm clouds oversee the California Zephyr meeting a BNSF officer's train in Keensburg, Colorado, passing the 1952 business car 'Gerald Grinstein'.

I'm guessing this was taken in Washington along the SP&S and before the 1970 BN merger that saw the SP&S become a fallen flag. This is in the collection of photos I have inherited and is one of t... (more)

Not all Texas is flat! SP's #MFLAT transverses scenic Sanderson Canyon near Feodora, on the Del Rio Subdivision. This is what I call Southern Pacific in the 1980s! Photo by Reid McNaught and from ... (more)

Pan shot of number 475 headed towards the Station at Strasburg.

While passengers wait for the next Uptown bound train on the express track, a local 1 train departs out of Chambers Street along the 4 track 7th Avenue Subway.

Light fades fast during the winter in New England. It's about 4 PM and it's nearly dark as this Shore Line East train to New London rolls into Old Saybrook. It's a fairly mild but raw day on the C... (more)

Repairs on a 1951 Chevy Pickup takes place as Black River & Western 60 pulls into the Central Railroad of New Jersey railroad station.

Without a few visual clues to indicate otherwise, a quick glance could convince a viewer that this is a period photo of Rio Grande Southern 20 (4-6-0) waiting to pick up some freight cars for the ... (more)

This photo is posted with respect to Trains Magazine editor Jim Wrinn and his family. I had just met Jim once at the "farewell 40" photoshoot he sponsored with the Nevada Northern RR i... (more)

Lettered for her original owner, New Hope & Ivyland #40 is seen here on a trip in 2006.

The fireman on a westbound GG1-powered Amtrak passenger train has stepped off onto the high-level platform for a quick inspection. No. 4895 was built in April, 1940 by Altoona-Westinghouse and wa... (more)

Nevada Northern's rotary snow plow was the featured subject for the annual night shot in 2016. #93 was a nice addition to the event, which was well worth every penny spent and every minute to t... (more)

Heading back to the yard, the Watts Dodger local crosses the Illinois River near Watts, OK on a cloudy March 21, 2022, shortly before a thunderstorm would roll through.

The firemen for NNRY 81 & 93 help guide the locomotives under the smoke hoods of their engine house berths. The hoods help vent smoke out of the building when the engines are put away hot.

An eastbound loaded coal train has reached the bottom of the Alleghany grade at BS Cabin. Brake smoke aplenty.