Work is well underway in Voorheesville on the former Albany Main as the land has been cleared with new ties, rails, & ballast laid along with the switch on CSX Track 2. Foundry Rod has also been r... (more)

A modest five car train is dwarfed by the Joso Bridge over the Snake River, Union Pacific's largest, in southeast Washington. It's been a dry summer and the sun is slightly muted by the smoke from... (more)

Recently acquired NS 3983 ex CEFX 1016 sits waiting for service. It will eventually get rebuilt into an AC44C6M

Work is progressing on former Delaware & Hudson 18. Here it is a day in the sun for this beautiful diesel engine.

There really is a guy that repairs locomotive toilets
Certainly doing a thankless job, a Union Pacific employee at the Diesel Shop in North Platte, Nebraska, repairs a locomotive toilet... (more)

The ACWR "Locomotive Bar" entrance at Pinehurst. The staff of the ACWR really did a great job on this thing, certainly a unique set up.

Katy was desperate for motive power when they got some KCC high cab units. When chopping the cab and hood they got it almost right but somewhat lower than normal. Other units were repainted but ... (more)

Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. The "white" on this unit seems to be particularly evident. Were there two different versions of the passe... (more)

The "Wolf" Santa Fe Southern 07 waits to depart from the Santa Fe Depot with a weekend passenger train. I have to say this "Game of Thrones" inspired paint scheme sure gets ev... (more)

CSX 1850 sporting the Louisville and Nashville heritage scheme as they depart on M492-26.

Now at Larry's Truck the SP 2641 was Brand New and shiny in 1972. The now rusty and picked over SW 1500 sports LTEX reporting markings and the paint is nearly gone but the Southern Pacific Lineage... (more)

Cresson Steel NS 8717 is one of five former-NS C40-8s stored in Cresson, PA. Though they've been parked at a scrap metal facility for the better part of a decade, they're still standing.

Back in Action: After spending the last few months in the shops awaiting repainting, NS 1069, the Virginian, finally sees the light of day for the first time in 3 months, as it is brought out of... (more)

PRR-Westinghouse 2-C-2 number 4782 leads train 28, the Broadway Limited, at 70 MPH near Stelton New Jersey on August 19th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Ns 8758 sit's rusting away at the local scrap yard.