Man and his machine: veteran Cass engineer Danny Seldomridge checks over his charge prior to a trip up the mountain.

The engineer on Shay 6 watches carefully as he brings the train off the Mountain near Bald Nob.

The glamorous part of the days is done, all the photo runbys are complete, and the railfans are headed for dinner, but the day is far from over. Now the paper work begins for the conductors, and t... (more)

When the last scoop of coal is thrown in the boiler and the engines are put to bed for the night, there is a few moments for a short break amongst the hulks of torn down engines. Time for a more s... (more)

When this little dude showed up to the Mountain State night photo shoot all done up in his conductor outfit for the occasion, we just couldn't help but include him in a shot. Amazingly this guy pu... (more)

The Fireman on Shay 6 shovels coal into the fire box as the train descends the hill from Bald Knob on Cass Scenic Railway... Thanks to MSR&LHA for the awesome weekend!

RAILROADERS: They do more before 8 AM then some people do all day! His work complete, the Ohio Central engineer climbs down from NS 1060. In a few hours, a Norfolk Southern engineer will climb a... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

The operator lines a route through NA, one of the smallest towers on the former B&O.

Tattered, worn, and frosted the blue flag stands guard over the fuel track.

During the night, 3 loaded hoppers fell in between the rails. Mideast Railroad Services conducts Beethoven's 'Aftermath Symphony' to clean up the mess.

Cab interior of a JT42CWR / Class 66 built by EMD

Cab view of a Dasye TGV 746 trainset before leaving new Besançon TGV station for a test run at up to 359 km/h (~223 mph) on the new high speed line named "LGV Rhin Rhone". This line is not opened... (more)

Conrail local works the Fonda, Johnstown, & Gloversville interchange yard in Fonda, NY. In the foreground is a class N-12 baywindow, CR 24536. There were 50 of these were built for Penn Central in... (more)

All of the HSB's rolling stock is serviced in the Wernigerode Westerntor workshop. This includes steam engines, diesel engines, railcars, passengers carriages, freight carriages and also special v... (more)