In May 1961 a westbound Southern Pacific (T&NO) train derailed on the Colorado River bridge between Winchester and West Point, Texas, on T&NO's DALSA main line between Hearne and Flatonia, Texas.... (more)

In May 1961 a westbound Southern Pacific (T&NO) train derailed on the Colorado River bridge between Winchester and West Point, Texas, on T&NO's DALSA main line between Hearne and Flatonia, Texas.... (more)

With Santa Fe 3338 laying on its side, a Santa Fe eastbound crawls through a slow order past the site of the derailment just north of Highway 138 in Cajon Pass. Heavy rains cause track damage in t... (more)

"Made in RSA" The outer panels for the GE Radial Trucks on this Canadian Pacific AC4400CW are forged in the Republic of South Africa. Radial-steering trucks allow the wheels of a truck to b... (more)

The May 17, 1980 Southern Steam Special ran from Birmingham to Chattanooga, a distance of approximately 145 miles each way. Texas & Pacific Class I-1a 2-10-4 610 was the power for the trip. T&P 61... (more)

Here is a 'behind the scenes' look at the night shoot at NCTM...

The thing I remember most about the EMD SD45 is the sound. The 20 cylinder power plant produced loads of bass. I recall as a young kid, the sound 'rumbled in my tummy.' Even before you could see o... (more)

Following my previous post showing a railway shunting horse beside a main line train here is another at Grantham having, appropriately, just shunted a horse box. He does not look too happy! Photo ... (more)

Pretty Basic Stuff--Forward or backwards, fast or slow. Beep beep, ding ding.

Tooele Valley Railway's Warner Turn rolls west down Vine Street at the Main Street crossing in downtown Tooele, Utah. Check out all of the GM products pictured including a Chevy Malibu, a Chevy Ch... (more)

As a MOW worker carefully watches the troublesome switches at MG, 6313 gives a braking hand to 12G as a heavy westbound stack train heads up the mountain, all before sunrise.

Camaros and Firebirds galore from General Motors Detroit Assembly Plants roll east. This was during the second recession that I can remember. Thanks to Batman for offering corrections to this inf... (more)

On my 21st birthday I decided to risk it all (LOL) and take the horrible, absolutely disgusting and roughest road ever into Canyon Diablo. Okay, enough with the sarcasm, it wasn't as bad as I've h... (more)

RF&P had a small derailment in the yard at Fredericksburg, VA during the early morning hours of March 6, 1978 when Train No. 105 was making a set off. By daylight a wreck train had arrived from R... (more)