1 meter gauge diesel cogwheel train "Salamander" # 13 of the Schneebergbahn is coming down the 20.0 % grade from the Hochschneeberg to Baumgartner station, in the background on the top of the moun... (more)

The last Silverton train of the year rolls northward through the Animas Valley on its way out of Durango.

A 1144 locomotive of the ÖBB (austrian state railway) is pulling the Eurocity 158 CROATIA from Zagreb Glavni Kolod. via Maribor-Graz to Wien Hauptbahnhof over the Krauselklause viaduct and throug... (more)

UNESCO World Heritage Semmering line of the ÖBB (Austrian State Railway). A southbound freight train can be seen tackling the north ramp (up to 2.8 % grade) and crossing the 184 meter long and 46... (more)

Amtrak's newest locomotives, the ALC-42 (Amtrak Long-distance Charger, 4,200hp), #300 in Amtrak's Phase VI livery and #301 in its 50th Anniversary "Day 1" livery, pose together in Ivy Ci... (more)

Rounding the curve at Big Horn. Charging eastward under a threatening sky, D&RG Locomotive #168 rounds the big curve below Big Horn Peak, near Milepost 299.6, with her passenger extra in to... (more)

High Hood on a High Bridge. Led by a former SOU High Hood GE, the Lhoist limestone train heads east from Crab Orchard to Rockwood over this old and high wooden bridge.

Top of the Whiplash. D&RG T-12 Locomotive #168 is pulling hard as she works westbound at the top of the serpentine grade known as "The Whiplash", near Milepost 296.8, not far from... (more)

Front Porch View

Some residents in Montgomery, West Virginia come to their porch to watch Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 and its tool cars roll past. I believe that the crew dropped t... (more)

Amtrak's newest locomotives, the ALC-42 (Amtrak Long-distance Charger, 4,200hp), #300 in Amtrak's Phase VI livery and #301 in its 50th Anniversary "Day 1" livery, pose together in Ivy City. These... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 disturbs the morning calm at Hawk’s Nest, West Virginia. Loaded coal hoppers trail back as far as the eye can see.

Before its later makeover, a somewhat neglected depot at Thurmond, West Virginia starts to shake as Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 thunders past.

Emissions from the stack of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 trail back over its train loaded with West Virginia coal. The westbound train is negotiating the S-curve approaching Thurmond, West Virginia... (more)

Big Steam in Big Snow

American Coal Enterprises’ data collection of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614’s performance occurred during most of the month of January, 1985. January in Wes... (more)

BNSF ET44C4 #3693 leads an eastbound Roberts Bank coal empty across the Skykomish River in Gold Bar, WA on September 25th, 2021.