Old Santa Fe warrior take some rest inside the ''turnaround building'' in early morning before a run to Halifax, NS on Q120.

UP 1934 sits in a work bay in the shops.

The switch job that works the grain mill in Newton uses a caboose to protect reverse movements. Here they negotiate the yard before heading to the mill on the main.

This crew's day in now done.........

The new DB's 5-car high speed testing train “ICE S” on a test run between Munich – Augsburg and return.

On March 5, 1977, Rio Grande's Bucyrus Derrick 027, a steam powered wrecker (based out of Roper Yard), was called to clean up a coal train derailment on the Union Pacific interchange track at Univ... (more)

On March 5, 1977, Rio Grande's Bucyrus Derrick 027, a steam powered wrecker (based out of Roper Yard) was called to clean up a coal train derailment on the Union Pacific interchange track at Unive... (more)

Keeping ’em rolling
Progress Rail Services, a Caterpillar Company, has a busy car rebuilding facility in Amarillo, Texas. Here, two workers inspect the center ring of a truck bolster ... (more)

At it's most basic level, railroads exist to move a product from one location to another. At each end there is oft-overlooked interaction with all the men and women whose jobs are supported by fre... (more)

The CSX Myrtlewood turn is headed back to Selma with over 50 cars picked up from the Meridian and Bigbee. They have paused in Linden to figure out why 6754 has stopped loading. After dropping thei... (more)

RF&P had almost a super-railroad reputation, but it wasn't all cutting edge operation, as this scene of a crew member sprinting ahead to flag a street crossing proves.

"Find and Seek" A Conductor searches the yard for a car missing from the track list. Taken with permission.

An SP mechanic inspects work done in the engine compartment of SD9E No. 4402 at Cape Canaveral.

L&N homemade J2-A Mike (built at South Louisville Shops--1918) 1462 is working helper duty at Baileys, KY (or Bailey's Switch as it's also called) about 1949. This hill required a round-the-clock ... (more)