3999 is the parts unit to keep the other units running.

With assistance from a friend, IHB's hi-rail crane ME-1 has loaded one of 12 derailed coal hoppers onto a flatcar for movement to a railcar repair shop. Tom Golden photo.

Ancient Snow Fences

Ancient snow/wind fences decay beneath the Sherman Granite in the early Winter‘s light. An eastbound Z train shares a profile with “Great Pink Pantherâ€... (more)

One of many structures planned for restoration this year at the East Broad Top Railroad is the coal dock, as seen on Novemeber 3, 2019.

The New York & Lake Erie Railroad Museum puts away the power on Saturday afternoon.

Henry Posner III waves as he gets ready to engineer the QJ back to Newton after a July 4th fire department fundraiser at Oxford.

Soo Line GP30 703 seems to be crying out for help at the small museum at Colfax, WI. The museum has a variety of interesting equipment and could use the support of any rail enthusiasts to help get... (more)

Strasburg Railroad 89 works hard in the early morning sun.

The Strasburg shop crew must have been asked "how's it going?" one too many times, judging by the message written in chalk on the boiler. The 475 first ran on the Strasburg on November ... (more)

GP40 no. 2085 shares space at Genessee & Wyoming's Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern roundhouse at Huron, SD. The bright orange colors replace a long line of history at this location. Prior owner Dakot... (more)

The cab section of NS 8661 is on display in front of Virginia Museum of Transportation.

Cycles of Life. When starting the SD70ACu program, Norfolk Southern purchased 100 ex-Union Paciifc SD9043MACs units in September 2014 from EMD/Progress Rail and 10 more from CEFX in June 2016. On... (more)

GAXX 1678 one of a few critters that work the Gerdau Ameristeel plant just southeast of Saint Paul Minnesota.

One of only 8 built. British Columbia Railway M 630W 725 sits By the roads shop in the summer of 1980. This unit was built in November 1973. it served the road until 1990-1991 when it was trad... (more)

A dying breed at DGNO