Two boys with inspection lamps are exploring the machine room of the large electric double "Gotthard Monster" Ae 8/14 # 11801 from 1931 with 5514 kW. This was possible during the first august (Swi... (more)

The whine of dynamic brakes fills the air as Ed Ferguson and Ed Jr. (EJ) greet SLR 394 coming down off Bloomfield Hill at N. Stratford. Leader GP40 3102, built Oct. 67 for NYC shows one of the cha... (more)

Hotshot Atlanta to Jacksonville intermodal passes by a happy young railfan in downtown Folkston on a pleasant afternoon.

Southern Railway GP50 #7007 leads a southbound manifest through Erlanger, KY. Looking on are Mark Chester Jr, my dad, my nephew Eric, and friend Gary.

Today was the 1st real warm day of the year. So I decided to head out for a couple hours along the UP Clinton Sub in central Iowa. My 2 year old has taken a liking to trains as much as his dad doe... (more)

While out for a snowy evening stroll, a local family comes across Reading & Northern #425 simmering at the Jim Thorpe station. The young boy is captivated by the immense size of the locomotive, as... (more)

This young man takes a photo across Woodcock Hollow, as 734's first run of the 2015 season works up a location called "Sunnyside".

Son Mike and his cousin Lisa observe as the engineer prepares the narrow gauge steam locomotive for a trip at the Brookfield Zoo. Unlike most amusement park trains, this railroad functioned simila... (more)

My son Wesley, who is three, and the biggest, little railfan, looks on as a CSXT grain train rounds the bend near Greggs Hill. CSXT's "Northern Sub," and Norfolk Southern's, "Colum... (more)

A young railfan admires the motive power waiting for the clear signal at Wing interlocking.

"GENERATIONS"
A family out for a Sunday drive pauses as a train full of passengers and troops on leave passes by in Lancaster County, PA in the early 1940's. For this and ot... (more)

A farmer and his daughter witness a spectacular show in their own backyard as CPRR #63 labors with four relatively modern passenger cars on the Bluegrass Railroad Museum's former Southern Railway ... (more)

A Grandfather and his grandchildren watch in anticipation and awe as intermodal train 290 glides into the Magic City on a clear morning.

To be a child again... LaGrange, KY provides a moment of excitement, wonderment, and joy for this child in his fathers arms. A family photo shoot in the nearby park cut short when the child excite... (more)

On Swiss National Day, 1st of august, in the depot Erstfeld there were special tours for young boys on the Gotthard locomotives Ae 6/6, including short trips in the cab. A very interested group is... (more)