On the Tracks. The EA for B&O, along with the E1 for Santa Fe and the E2 for UP, was part of EMC's first streamlined passenger diesels designed to operate as standalone units versus the pr... (more)

Majestic Remnant. This beautiful streamlined locomotive rests at the B&O Museum, looking as if it wants just one more chance to get on the main.

An MBTA F40PH-3C shoves east out of Back Bay station during rush hour. It is also the blue hour, as seen through the opening in the station roof. The station includes signage (one example is see... (more)

Back in Switzerland for a few days! The 2-6-2 passenger train steam locomotive 23 # 058 was built in 1955 for the German Federal Railroad and was in service there until 1975. In 1976 it was taken ... (more)

The Amtrak Station in Rome, NY

Wrapping the 662 in Phase III was a fun project. The railfan world thought it was a hoax the next morning when a fan photographed it heading down from the shop and posted it online. No, it wasn't... (more)

Double Noses. Société nationale des chemins de fer français (National society of French railroads, SNCF) Class BB 22200 no. 522229 (Alstom, 1976-1986) is seen arriving at Paris Gare ... (more)

Up Above, Down Below. Two Paris Métro Line 7 trains are seen at Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre Station. Line 7 uses MF 77 rolling stock manufactured by Alstom from 1976-1986, many of ... (more)

Amtrak's station in the capital city of Rhode Island was still displaying the circa 2000 Acela branding on the ticket office back wall. It has since been changed to standard Amtrak branding.

Amtrak 644 is the only operable SDP40F in existence, owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic preservation efforts, it's not easy to ... (more)

Steam To Follow. Another recent addition to the SMS Lines fleet, SLRS 9 (née-USATC 4023, 0-6-0, Alco, 10/1942) has already been fired up to test its boiler. There is still cab and cosmetic... (more)

Still Blue.The most recent addition to the fleet, SLRS 104 (ex-CPGP, née-MKT 15, SW1200, EMD, 2/1952) was brought to the SMS Rail Lines property in Logan Township, New Jersey from the now ... (more)

A former B&O moonlight dome in the consist of the CSX office car train, back at its original home terminal.

Canadian Pacific 4-6-2 number 1278 is just one of more than 20 steam locomotives on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio. It is well worth the trip to see all the vari... (more)

In 1992-93, Amtrak tested the Swedish-built X2000. The train was designed and built by Kalmar Verkstad (later merged with Asea Brown Boveri, Inc.) for the Swedish State Railways (SJ), and leased t... (more)