NS Illinois Division Santa Train rolls eastward on its return flip to Decatur, on Sunday's first run. Steve Smedley photo

Lots of switching going on at Exporail. While CN 7300 switches in the background, CP 1608 takes a break from switching in front of Barrington Station at Exporail.

L&N #405 leads the Tennessee Central RY museum's Santa train tords Lebanon, TN

Northern Pacific #7012A leads a sold out Christmas train through Park Junction on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad.

DL 1554 began her life on the CNJ, and eventually wound up in shortline service on the Black River & Western. Today, she has been beautifully returned to her original paint scheme, and is one of ... (more)

LS&I 2501 on display by the dock along Lake Shore Blvd.

In just under 2 weeks, I'm back at the Roundhouse with some friends to grab more shots, on an overall trip to downtown Toronto. Here is retired Canadian National #4803 sitting in the sunshine unde... (more)

Sitting along U.S. highway 53 in Trego, Wisconsin, WGN #862, a former Milwaukee Road SW-1 built in 1940, sitting idle soaking up some fall sunshine on it's Great Northern inspired paint scheme alo... (more)

Emerging from the darkness of the night, an authentic New York Central RS-3 leads a "haunted" Halloween excursion train across a small wooden trestle near Norwood, Kansas. NYC 8255 emer... (more)

Virginia Museum of Transportation

GE Locomotive Meet in Boonton... Former EL U34CH 3372 recently arrived at the URHS's Boonton restoration yard after spending 14 years in storage at the New York & Greenwood Lake's Passaic, N.J. Ya... (more)

A side-by-side comparison of CN FPA-4 #6789 (MLW 1959, 54' long) and NKP PA-1 #190 (Alco 1948, 65' long).

On a peaceful Sunday afternoon in downtown Toronto, CN 4803 sits retired at Roundhouse Park on display, something it has been doing for many years. In the background is the Toronto skyline, to the... (more)