Detail shot of the end of an axle on an NS coal hopper

A true New England classic. The 1937 built Boston and Maine depot is a colonial revival style structure that features an octagonal cupola topped with a copper weathervane modeled after a B&M Paci... (more)

Waiting for the next train. A far cry from the number of trains that used to serve the city of Cumberland, but the Train Bulletin at the Western Maryland Station still updates passengers when the ... (more)

A brilliant sunrise in southeast saskatchewan on CP's Broadview Subdivision.

A view at York Railway station as people hang around the route indicators, waiting for their train.

The Orion constellation moves between the semaphore signals in this 2 minutes 46 seconds shot.

The CSXT 8400 did the honors of knocking the semaphore down for me as they followed Amtrak south. A 71 second telephoto exposure.

The day's trips have all been completed, the tourists have departed and the sun sets on the most popular tourist railroad in the lower forty eight.

An endangered species.

An empty coal car is parked on the Duke University spur over the weekend.

The beast has a name. WAJO NANATASIS, a Native American phrase meaning "Steam-Killer"...actually, they tell me it means "Mountain Hummingbird", but I think the former translation is a littl... (more)

In Running Tunnel South looking towards the French crossover. Catenary feeder wire earthed to protect maintenance works.

The guard makes sure the train is ready to depart as its engine fills the platform with steam.

Sunrises on the Arcola Subdivision in Antler Saskatchewan.

Look at those wheels. When they are retracted, it lowers itself onto the rails. This little guy can do a pretty big job moving those loaded hoppers around.