Rio Grande F9A 5771 gets serviced in the road's Burnham Shops in Denver, Colorado, on August 29th, 1973. Rio Grande was one of the few railroads (along with Rock Island and Southern Railway) that... (more)

BN 9917 is a rebuilt from the CBQ 9987A (E9A). It started life in December 1955 replacing the romantic era of steam. These streamliners were just as beautiful. It continued life as a E9AM. Once ag... (more)

Built in 1956 by Alsthom and Ateliers et Forges de la Loire, the CC 65001 is one of the first big mainline diesel engines running in France. The CC 65000 locomotives were the first to wear the sta... (more)

KCS ES44AC #4802 runs Westbound light power and long hood forward as it passes the Red Wing Amtrak depot. Photo taken 3/16/14 near MP 370.69 on the CP River Sub.

Just five months off the boat at Houston, German immigrant 4002 is being readied at Rio Grande’s North Yard for a helper turn to the Moffat Tunnel. Local fans are excited. Could this 3540-hp die... (more)

Standing at the back of the shops in Cheyenne

The C&O 8016 is the last holdout from the wildly successful "Streamliners at Spencer" gathering from last summer. It is currently sitting in the Bob Julian Roundhouse beside the Graham C... (more)

This was unexpected. While riding the 12pm excursion on the Strasburg Railroad, we met a light engine move on Amtrak's Keystone Corridor while the steam locomotive was running around our train. Th... (more)

A KCS "Dodger" was working Hughes Springs, TX

Delivered new to British Railways as D6948 in October 1964,Class 37 loco 37248 (the number she received in 1973 as part of the B.R. renumbering system) was withdrawn from main line use in February... (more)

Five and one half years after I visited the Bangor and Aroostook at Northern Maine Junction [photoid=510914], the BAR auctioned off most of their F3 and BL2 fleet. Three of those locomotives ended... (more)

Hundreds of people crowd the fence surrounding that encloses UP 1996 and the 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, Big Boy. Cameras are high over everyone's heads as UP 1996 moves the massive steam locomotive... (more)

A steam-boiler-equipped Geep for passenger service heads up three other Frisco Geeps at Kansas City, Mo. Note the steam line on front pilot.

Electro-Motive 103 was built in March 1939 as part of a 4-unit set connected by drawbars (103, two B units and 103a). The A-B-B-A set provided 5400 horsepower, and was the "diesel that did i... (more)