Situated at the eastern base of the Rio Grande’s crossing of the Wasatch Range is the appropriately named town of Helper, Utah. After making a sprint over the relatively flat line across the des... (more)

Winchester & Western's unique slug sits at the company's New Jersey base in Bridgeton. The unit started life as an Alco RS11 on the Pennsylvania Railroad, then was converted to a slug by Conrail. ... (more)

South Carolina Central's facility in Floyd, South Carolina, is typical of many shortlines - an open-air enginehouse, a few tracks for car repair and a small yard for making up locals. Spotted in ... (more)

Utah Railway power idles at their shops in Martin after switching cars at the Wildcat loadout.

Appearing not long for this world, Northern Plains Railroad 1400, a former BN GP10 that started life as a Great Northern GP7, sits at the line's shops at Lansford, ND.

A “Grande gold” line up of 3-foot narrow gauge diesel locomotives sit outside the roundhouse at the Colorado Railroad Museum on October 8, 2003. Left to right are Georgetown Loop (Georgetown, ... (more)

After the last trip to Mill 5 at Dayton, Simpson 1201 gets a "not quite" final spin on the turntable, courtesy of the hardworking crew. In the foreground, like a stake through the heart... (more)

An assortment of Ferromex locomotives, in various paint schemes, bask in the evening light at the engine facilities in Mexicali Mx.

A overview of the heart of Helper City from a hill west of town. Union Pacific's former Rio Grande Yard, the engine shop, and the Amtrak Station are all in check on this May 29, 2015 afternoon. A ... (more)

As the sun falls fast on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, GLC power rests outside the shops after a quick turn south. These tracks have held a lot of history, from Ann Arbor Alco FA's, the ... (more)

A place of lore amongst fans of the Ann Arbor RR, the former shops, now owned and operated by Great Lakes Central RR play host to some interesting operations, and can definitely keep someone busy ... (more)

Resting inside Florida East Coast’s open-air locomotive shop at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on January 10, 2015, is FEC EMD GP40-2 No. 433 in fresh “Retro Blue” paint on Track 1, with sister ... (more)

Rose Yard was once a major classification yard for PRR, PC, and Conrail. Today, much of the yard itself has been torn up and is regularly used as a staging yard. Here, a GP59E shuffles some cars ... (more)

GE 'Steeplecab' calmly sits in the back of the restoration shops in Rio Vista on Members' Day. There was a special Q&A going on in the restoration shops where a trolley from Portland is slowly bei... (more)