33002 passes Caddaford hauling 09:50 Buckfastleigh to Totnes Riverside on Saturday 27th August 2022

Looking somewhat like the MKT is was built for. The Port of Montana is located near Butte & serves UP, BNSF & Patriot Rail's Butte, Anaconda & Pacific/Rarus.

Proud Pair: When I made plans and reservations to attend the second-to-last "Ramble" of the year, the intention was to catch freshly-restored 2102 in action. I've always been a fan of class... (more)

Butter Dish Car. Borden Milk Tank Car BFIX 520 was part of a streamlined art deco style 35 car order built by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company in 1935 to carry 6000 gallons of milk... (more)

A FWRHS crew member gives a little TLC to a Berkshire during the 2019 Member's Day in New Haven, IN.

Another Reading Northern: After spending the morning observing 2102 put on a grand performance in the second-to-last of the year's "Rambles", it was bittersweet to find myself sta... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 501 is an EMC E3 diesel locomotive built in November 1939 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. ACL 501 was a sole EMC E3 survivor, but was rebuilt as a E6 before being sold of... (more)

Running an odd 2x1 lineup, a southbound HRT train leaves Bowersville and heads out towards its final destination of Dewy Rose, GA. Snaking through the hills of Royston GA. HRT 4556, an Ex-CNW GP9R... (more)

Preserved. The former Northern Pacific Railway station in Missoula, Montana is a wonderfully preserved example of simplified Renaissance Revival architecture designed by Reed and Stem. From... (more)

One of those days it paid to be up early.

The 'ol Sunset Route lives up to it's name as another beautiful Arizona sunset is underway on a early June evening, as a Z train heads east into the small city of Eloy.

Before and after. So to speak. An F7 posed with a CF7. #1501 came to the GU in 2011, ex-TPW nee-BLE. It ran in the NYC-inspired TPW paint for awhile before getting the company paint. As of 2017, e... (more)

Now on the Stourbridge Line, where it looks more the part, this former BLE-painted-as-Erie item was languishing in transit for years.

One of MRL's more unique items.

A Hotel with Heritage: Despite no longer fulfilling its original purpose of serving trains, the venerable DL&W depot in Scranton, Pennsylvania, still maintains a sense of style and panache ... (more)