It's just after 3AM and coal loads heading to Norfolk, VA break the peaceful silence of this once-busy industrial area of Altavista, Virginia. Most of the infrastructure of this industrial park se... (more)

Station building of Basel SBB in the blue hour, seen from the Centralbahnplatz. From Wikipedia: In 1902, the "Schweizerische Centralbahn" was transferred to the newly created Swiss Feder... (more)

The 65 metre high Landwasser viaduct, landmark of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) Albula Line and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Albula Bernina since 2008, leads directly into the vertically sl... (more)

The 76th Annual Santa Train stops on the crossing at Clinchco for their scheduled stop. Santa greets the hundreds of people gathered, and will soon throw small gifts to the crowd.

A layer of fog has rolled in for the night as the former C&O signals guard the north end of the crossover at Fords Branch. The tail end of a loaded coal train can be seen in the distance, while it... (more)

The 65 metre high Landwasser viaduct, landmark of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) Albula Line and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Albula Bernina since 2008, leads directly into the vertically sl... (more)

A westbound rolls past Willow Creek tower on the Michigan Central Porter Branch in 1978.

A CP employee preparing a record and report this coal train derailment. Even on straight track and in good weather they can still hit the ground - another good reason to stay clear of the ROW.

Tehran Railway Station

Impressive by day: better at night.

Pocket Sized Coach

A nicely cared for, compact Chinese-built coach for the district engineer in Nanu Oya.

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Repair in place?

The ever-encroaching jungle has made a good start on reclaiming this coach with a broken back.

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The final cut

It was a long wait for a train in Delyatin. Wandering around the yard we found this rather elegant Soviet era coach. Soon, a couple of guys showed up in a picku... (more)

Quitting cold Turkey

A derailment brought an abrupt end to a week's steam charter in Turkey which damaged engine, tender, cars and track. Fortunately, it was the last afternoo... (more)

On the occasion of the Lyss steam days 2018, the privately owned tiny 0-4-0 steamlocomotive "Ticino", running on a provisional laid 1 meter gauge track on the loading ramp, is meeting the RABe 515... (more)