In 1953, the Pennsylvania Rail Road, bought two SD7’s for use in Indiana’s 5.89% Madison Hill grade. The EMD’s were ballasted with added weight, and had extra added features including specia... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose 01416 was built by the railroad’s Burnham Shops (in Denver, the downtown of which is visible to the caboose’s right) in August 1941. Originally, these cars... (more)

With the caboose leading, Conrail SD7 6998 brings a cut of gondolas under the Hill-to-Hill bridge in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This is most likely the Florence Local, headed to serve Bethlehem Stee... (more)

A Classic Santa Fe caboose brings up the markers on a northbound Santa Fe train at Ilfeld, New Mexico.... (more)

Buckingham Branch road switchers and caboose at the Staunton locomotive shop.

Norfolk Southern train U44 makes a reverse move on the Big Toms Creek Branch at Coeburn, Virginia with locomotives NS Dash 9-44CW 9949, NS AC44C6M 4052 and NS caboose 555582. The caboose was built... (more)

Comet Neowise is the best comet in 20 years. It is visible even with urban light pollution so I had to try to get caboose photo.

Colorado & Southern? Nope; it is ex DRGW 1523 built in 1976. I can find very little about why with was caboose was painted in a odd purple C&S scheme. I did find it was in Clovis, New Me... (more)

After shooting a southbound Santa Fe train on the bridge at Larkspur, Colorado, we dropped down to roa... (more)

Southern Pacific’s Bicentennial caboose, SP 1776, brings up the rear of a westbound freight at Hiland, the summit of SP’s crossing of Cajon Pass. Built in December 1966, this car was repainte... (more)

After coupling up to its consist US Army FM H12-44 number 1843 emits a plume of smoke as it notches up to proceed north. The FM was used to clear the equipment in front of the shop from track 7 so... (more)

Bringing up the markers on an eastbound Southern Pacific hauler, heading from Los Angeles' Taylor Yard to West Colton Yard, is C-40-1 caboose 1020. This caboose was built at the SP's Los Angeles ... (more)

It's October 1975 and the Cascadian Cold Storage is loading up with this season's fruit, much of which still ships by rail at this point. BN 1771 is the rear unit of a trio of helpers ready to giv... (more)

CN MLW S4 switcher no. 8169 looks good in its updated color scheme at Hamilton, ON in September 1981. This would be the third or maybe fourth scheme this engine wore since it arrived on the CN in ... (more)

The BR&P lives on! On the morning of June 28th, 2020, the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum pulled its newly restored BR&P caboose out of their shops and into the sunlight for the first... (more)