The Belt Job, under the control of MNNR 76, heads into the yard in Saint Paul on the opposite end of its duties. This new acquisition for the Minnesota Commercial has number 76, whereas it retaine... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio E8(A) 4016 leads train 20 The Pere Marquette at Traverse City, Michigan on a very cold day, January 15, 1965. Photo by E.L Huddleston, from my collection. ... (more)

The Fall Leaf special blasts off from Reading Outer Station lead by the RDG 2102. Just starting to pull the steam and smoke show draw photographers in. The train passes by other Reading and Northe... (more)

This was the one place the CP had water up to the ties. The Marquette local takes 64 cars to Harpers Ferry siding for 261 to pickup tonight. The crew creeps thru the water at Waukon Jct. The water... (more)

Railroad zip ties
Used to keep the air hoses together during transit, heavy-duty zip ties litter the tracks over the hump where cars are separated while being classified at East Hump, in... (more)

An unfortunate yet spectacular scene along the Lehigh River this morning. NS 9891 is the other unit. At the moment the cause of the incident is still unknown. I had the morning to myself at the ho... (more)

Lehigh Valley Alco PA-1 604 leads the New York City to Coxton, PA the daily passenger train "The John Wilkes" at Bethlehem, PA on July 05, 1950. The John Wilkes lasted until Februar... (more)

Grounded! These units were embargoed while everybody decided the safety modifications needed to make them compliant with local regulations. Not carried on the Railpower catalog, the "DF&quo... (more)

In January, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced the acquisition of the Georges Creek Railway, a 12-mile line spanning from Borden Shaft, MD to Westernport, MD for freight and passenger ... (more)

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1793 is seen on the west side of Raton Pass, near Lynn New Mexico, during WWII in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A lonely survivor prepares for a comeback. The F40 was the perfect passenger train workhorse, and for years these were a staple on the local jaunts as well as heading up notable long haul journe... (more)

Western Maryland, WM, BL2 82, on the West Virginia Central at Elkins, West Virginia. April 21, 2004. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

There is plenty of water around Marquette, as near record high flooding is making things difficult for CP. The CP is fighting back hard with many work trains and constant raising of track. North o... (more)

The West Bound CSS 804 went over a Portable Derail that was apparently left up by mistake after Track Work on the South Shore line by Burns Harbor, Indiana. The consist went on the ground taking o... (more)

Shidu Tunnel, Jingyuan Railway