Crossing the diamonds at 21st street in Chicago, a CB&Q (Burlington Route) freight with GP30 #957 , GP20 #935 and GP40 #172. 35mm slide from my collection, photographer unknown.

In the quietest moments of a winter storm, fire and ice converge in the tangled trackwork at Metra's busiest interlocking in the Chicagoland area.

CNW 902 at Proviso, photographer possibly Robert Anderson, slide came from Richard Wallin years ago. The four CNW RS-27's were ill-fated and apparently had a multitude of problems that CNW couldn'... (more)

A Sound Transit Seahawks football special from Everett, WA approaches Edmonds station en route to King Street Station in Seattle. King St. is adjacent to the Seahawks new stadium, and Football spe... (more)

Mele Kalikimaka

One for the modelers: PRR kept this fire equipment handy, just in case. Was there a concealed water cannon behind the walls of the tender frame at the head end? It was stored at the St. Clair Av... (more)

While it would appear that this CN locomotive simulator has been donated to Exporail, unfortunately that is not the case, as it is for Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: Locomotive Simulator
Location: St-Constant, Quebec, Canada
Locomotive #: 'CN 9633'
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 08, 2013

Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific's "Anaka" finishes it's day pulling the sugar cain train and takes some water in the yard.

Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific's "Anaka" completes it's final journey for the day before heading back to the yards.

Still painted in CB&Q "Chinese Red," BN 2248 sits in the original engine facility at Galesburg.

A four unit consisit of Southern Railway's E8 Southern Crescent power lays up at the Washington Terminal Company's Ivy City Yard.

When Ralph Budd and Edward Budd teamed up to create a modern streamliner that would run faster and cheaper than anything on the CB&Q rails, they came up with this beautiful train set, which ran al... (more)

Easily the weirdest train I've ever witnessed on the D&RGW is this one right here. Rio Grande's 649 local descends the Mapleton Bench near Spanish Fork with an Amtrak Lounge Cafe car, three Kennec... (more)

Although it will likely never turn another wheel, this NKP relic is still an interesting sight to behold. Built in 1957, this unit became Norfolk & Western 254 before being retired and donated to ... (more)

The two AZCR locomotives make some smoke as they shove empty coal hoppers into the siding for interchange with the BNSF.