Workers make adjustments to the bell on former Reading 2101 during its initial steam-up as Chessie 2101. Tomorrow, the 4-8-4 will steam south to Philadelphia to get on home rails.

On May 24, 2014, Norfolk and Western class J #611 was moved from its Virginia Museum of Transportation display location to the Norfolk Southern locomotive service facility at Shaffers Crossing in ... (more)

With raindrops still on the windshield of SD70ACe No. 4312, the night gas local cruises up the Tenth Subdivision as nightfall approaches on September 21, 2006. A bit of clear sky to the west mixes... (more)

Lincoln Sand & Gravel Co. #44

This engine was built in 1940 by the Davenport Locomotive Co for Morrell Meatpacking. It was one of only 7 44 toners of this style. It was donated to the M... (more)

Hello Ma? It's me - I'm in Monticello!

Former Pennsylvania Railroad E8A, built by EMD November of 1952, sits undergoing restoration at one of Monticello Railway Museums shops. This form... (more)

For some freight cars the end of the line is not necessarily the scrapper’s torch, but instead finding use somewhere else other than the railroad. This former Santa Fe covered hopper built in M... (more)

A pair of Union Pacific MoW rail flat cars show off nearly perfect symmetry in the UP Pueblo yard. If these flatcars look somewhat solid, that's because they are. These cars were built by Genera... (more)

Bringing up the tailend of CP 420, is a new GO Transit bi-level cabcar fresh from Bombardier in Thunder Bay. This is travelling as "BBRX 302" from Thunder Bay, a common ID used from coaches out of... (more)

This used Ford Transit van has found a new home deep in the Romanian forests and has started a new life there. Difficult to imagine when it has been built that it would end its life on a forestry ... (more)

First responder vehicles pose with the freshly painted "Honoring First Responders" SD60E number 9-1-1 at the main entrance to Altoona's Juniata Shop. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information... (more)

A CSX MoW hi-rail truck with boom crane and coupler attachments pulls a loaded rail flatcar through the NE Loachoapka signal. This crew is almost done dropping rail at all the crossings in prepar... (more)

As the tie replacement continues along the WofA mainline, numerous crossings will also be upgraded with new ties, a fresh top layer of asphalt and new rail of course. Which is exactly the scene t... (more)

The Cleveland skyline has changed quite a bit since this 1979 view. Terminal Tower remains pretty much the same, but a lot of new buildings have sprung up. The upper level N&W (NKP) yard is gone a... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 052 crosses the Trent River in New Bern, North Carolina, moving military equipment from Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune with SD60E #6920 leading the way. Photo by Casey Thoma... (more)

A relatively clean and brand new Union Pacific GEVO pulls a train of propylene tank cars out of one of the 44 classification tracks in the Blue Island hump yard. Since the yard lacks a designated... (more)