The station's dog is happy to see us

Tennessee Central RS-3 #257 at Emory Gap, TN -- Photo by Bob Drake, collection of Tom Sink || September 1953

With empties out of Assiniboia off the CP, this Great Western crew heads towards Coronach to spot cars there. 2 of the 3 running Alcos make the trip out and back today. The railroad has 2 ex-BNSF ... (more)

Some of the nicest elevators left are on the Red Coat Sub east of Assiniboia. Here the Great Western heads back to Assiniboia with loads out of Ogema. This line has been out of service for a bit d... (more)

NF&D 2 @ Emporia, VA || July 1972

1992 was nearly 20 years ago but this railroad still runs in the streets of Brooklyn as NYNJ Rail. One EMD is assigned to Brooklyn and another at the dock in Jersey City, NJ. Note locomotive is ... (more)

The eastbound W&W "Sandman" was clawing its way up Round Hill, just east of Hayfield, VA, on April 21, 1980. The climb up Round Hill was brutal, but the climb up Gainesboro Hill was worse, requir... (more)

Never the most reliable units on the roster, one of the GB&W's two remaining RS-27's has been entrusted with moving this westbound high and wide extra near Oneida.

Many a short line led a hand-to-mouth existence. Norfolk, Franklin and Danville and its predecessor, the Atlantic and Danville, surely fell into this category. Before N&W purchased the A&D and c... (more)

Three Kentucky & Tennessee (former DRGW) S2s bring a train into Stearns, KY in this summer 1973 view.

Delaware & Hudson Alco S2 working on the Canadian Pacific in Montreal.

Those guys on the end of 564 are delegation from the shop. They were going to pull that unit out of the stub track and take it somewhere, I hope to be repaired. Poor 575 appeared to have had the... (more)

The arrival of the twice weekly mixed train from Tabora is big business in Mpanda and here 73R05 (on hire from Indian Railways) has cut off the boxcars and gets ready to shunt the passenger vehicl... (more)

TP&W RS11 #401 resting at East Peoria, IL || June 1975