PUEBLO CO June 16 1973 — Rio Grande SD9 5313 leads a caboose hop as it travels south. My photo.

In case you ever asked "what happened to the world's first two composite reefer cars?" the answer is they are now essentially a fixture in Stanwood, Washington. These are actually prett... (more)

A new day dawns over the town of Fillmore Ca. as the Sierra Railroad takes over the operation of The Fillmore and Western Railroad. Basking in the early Morning Sun's Rays are GP 35 No. 3502, Stea... (more)

General Electric caboose 120239 brings up the rear of a Carolina Piedmont H&W load entering the CPDR yard in Laurens.

A crew member is about to disembark from caboose GECX 120239 at the rail yard in Cayce, South Carolina. He is about halfway through the trip from the General Electric plant in Greenville to the po... (more)

It's a beautiful summer evening with fire in the sky to stop at my favorite piece of rail equipment on Fort Lee. While she might look big, a Krupp V5 German railgun nearly twice the size sits in ... (more)

Now commonly referred to as Shoving Platforms, Cabooses are still in use on many local and industry jobs in order to provide safety and a bit more comfort for Conductors having to shove long dist... (more)

Railroad ferries were once commonplace on the Great Lakes. Here we see Ann Arbor's "City of Green Bay" entering the Elberta/Frankfort, MI harbor with a load of freight cars. A colorful y... (more)

Blow Me! New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) Hurricane Jet Snow Blower JB003 is seen at Coney Island Yard on April 10, 2022, with its "business end" facing the camera. These machines... (more)

"Enjoying a Cigar in Front of the Boxcar"

On the evening of October 7th, 2021, a father is seen enjoying a cigar on the bed of his Ram pickup while watching his son at football pract... (more)

FP9 6540 is being prepared for the lunch train at Boone, Iowa, on the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Lots to see at the Boone station, including a number of former commuter cars and cabooses fr... (more)

The West Virginia Northern was a coal hauling short line that relied on dynamic brake-equipped EMD switchers to get product from the mines to the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, West Virginia. Altho... (more)

Engine Trouble. New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) R3 motor flat no. 41 (Magor Car Corp., 1931-1932) sits on the back of a lo-boy trailer from Silk Road Specialized, awaiting depart... (more)

Along with the Pickens and the Norwood & St. Lawrence, the National Railway Utilization Corporation was the parent of New York short line Middletown & New Jersey. A fairly new M&NJ incentive per d... (more)

A BN caboose brings up the rear of a local as they work a spur on the former MILW Pacific Extension south of Butte.