Shinkansen "HAYATE" and "KOMACHI" entering to central Tokyo.

Series 500 "NOZOMI" running under very hard rain. It runs at about 160MPH so making a great splash.

From here you can see the road go down and back up and over the next hill. The clouds seem to be just above our heads. The train, completely in view, can see miles ahead yet before cresting the ne... (more)

Peak fall color at The Cog. Peak fall colors are strongly in evidence as MWRy #10 "Kroflite" takes on the 21% grade at Cold Spring Hill...the first leg of the journey to the summit of Mt. W... (more)

It's a 300 mile round trip from 'Armitage Grange' to the SVR. I had previously 'recce'd' this wonderful location but it was the usual story, right place, right locomotive, wrong weather. In the ev... (more)

935 WDs, (always know as DubDees) were built as WW2 austerity locomotives for use in liberated Europe. After the war many found there way into stock on various European lines, 733 on British Railw... (more)

I call this stretch of railroad California's hidden coast. For about 50 miles, except for the railroad itself and the station at Surf, it is isolated from public access by mountains, Vandenberg A... (more)

Cascades power done for the day. This scene features a substitue train set and a yet to be re-certified Talgo train set

The 03.57 train for Paris St-Lazare waits to leave Dieppe Maritime after connecting with the ferry from Newhaven, England. To-day nothing remains of the railway in this harbour, the ships having b... (more)

Heading into the setting sun, NN RS-2 no. 105 and RS-3 no. 109 bring a freight downgrade across Steptoe Creek. The haze in the background is smoke from steamers 40 & 93, switching the yard at Ely... (more)

14CRB combines with GEA 4023 to take a mixed train up the easy side of the Montagu Pass. The train was too late for a golden glint, but careful exposure captured this rather nice silver glow.

A rare 14CRB class 4-8-2 passes the Red Wall at Rooikrans in late afternoon light. Light only strikes the wall in January, so today it's black!

The lady doing her washing pays scant attention to the passing of the regular FES afternoon mixed to Sitio del Nino. At Sitio three steam powered link and pin mixed trains will meet to swap passe... (more)