Nearly two decades after the merger, some Santa Fe locomotives have eluded the paint booth and still display their predecessor colors such as the ATSF 119. The cigar band logo and red warbonnet p... (more)

R.J. Corman waits under stormy skies to head out on the main and tie the train down in the siding.

Florida East Coast Railway crews begin to assess the damage done to FEC 433, which derailed along with four double stack cars as train 226 came out of the siding at Pineda. The FEC 419 and five d... (more)

With cold temperatures outside, the time of year for filling the shop with power has come. GLC has decided that it is cheaper to keep the shop heated all winter rather than letting the power idle ... (more)

Got IT! Conrail Block Operator Jim Largent has successfully conveyed a Form D to Conrail conductor Mike Quigley at Derry Road in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Form D authority would take the ALPI-0... (more)

FEC crews look over the damage after FEC train 226 north derailed coming out of the north end of the Pineda siding. FEC 433 is on its side, while FEC 419 remained on the rails. 5 double stack we... (more)

Hard at Work The engineer of the BNSF 7283 East is focus on control his nearly 9,000 ton Barstow, CA to Kansas City, KS manifest down the grade of Goffs Hill. Lucky for him, he is only abou... (more)

It's Black Friday, 1975 version, as it is the day after Thanksgiving when I watched Erie Lackawanna employees rerail 3 cars in Hoboken using 2 derricks. There was no Hulcher or RJ Corman at this ... (more)

Two of Metro-North's newly rebuilt GP35's strike a pose on the north end of the Harmon Locomotive Shops. MN 107 is a newly acquired engine having served as ex-SOO 728 and ex Wisconsin Central 728 ... (more)

World’s largest 0-8-4
Basking in the sun on the Cheyenne turntable is Union Pacific northern No. 838 with EMD SW10 No. 96. At this point in history on October 8, 2008, the 4-8-4 is m... (more)

EMDX 92 at La Grange.

Here is the prime mover of FL9 2006, originally New Haven 2026. This prime mover was the powerhouse of many trains bringing thousands of tired commuters to and from work for decades. 2006 currentl... (more)

Long Island Railroad G5s 4-6-0 #39

This is the boiler of a PRR built LIRR steam engine captured on a foggy morning in December, 2015. It's located on the deadline at the Strasburg Rai... (more)

Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 #972 awaits a hopeful return to service at the Strasburg Railroad. A partially-built Belpaire firebox was added by SRC in 1997-98 - an attempt, long before the arrival of ... (more)

Milwaukee Road's Rail Detector cars layover in the small yard in front of the Freight House in downtown Davenport, IA.