The "Clinchfield 676" dwarfs the Union Pacific support truck as the sparks fly from minor surgery taking place on the running board. The giant locomotive had sideswiped some coal hopper... (more)

Reading & Northern's SD40-2 No 3054 sits in the R&N"s Port Clinton shop having recently received a donor cab from parts engine SD50M No 5029, To the right is SD50 No. 426, painted in a blue Lehig... (more)

Anaconda, Montana Roundhouse and Shops for Raruos and Montana Western. Former Northern Pacific GP 9, Rarus 301 as well as Rarus 203 sit in the Anaconda Roundhouse.

It's a historic day in the small community of Laws, Calif. as an active Southern Pacific steam locomotive barks through the small yard here with a pair of cars. Doing the honors this afternoon is ... (more)

How about we call this what it is... a Central Maine & Quebec barn painted engine sitting in a barn! Couldn't have come up with a better pun if I had tried.

A nice looking F40PH rebuild sits in the Alamosa yard. Some unused coaches and F units in the background all look rather worse for the wear.

Not much action on a Sunday for my first visit to B&P's Butler Yard but a variety of neat subjects to look at. I enjoyed all the color, especially for a guy who is use to black and white engines w... (more)

Gibsland, Louisiana at 06:43 on May 17, 2017 finds Patriot Rail's Louisiana & North West GP15 1456 standing ready for the day's work. Long gone are the times of the F units which made L&NW a hit ... (more)

The sun is peeking through the clearing skies as CMQ #810 is refueling at Farnham Yard.

Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad 405 rests in the shop bay while work is completed on the engine. The layout of the A&R shops looks like something you'd see on a model railroad!

Former home of the iconic black and white U-Boats has given way to the "orange borg" that rests in the same location today. Continuing my theme from the recent trip, all the engines are... (more)

A look into the bay of the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad shops sees one of their 2 GP38 engines awaiting its next assignment.

Looking more like a model railroader's dream than a real working railroad, Pan Am Railway's Waterville, Maine yard can often appear fictional. With power from recently-arrived SAPPI-3 in the hole... (more)

Deep in the heart of the Santa Maria Valley lies BUGX 1322, former ATSF 2109 built in 1952 and based out of Barstow. The locomotive has been leased to the new Northwestern Pacific and SMVR since b... (more)

A visit to the Caldwell County Railroad takes you back to a time when railroading was so popular in America. Shortlines were running all over the country, had a large number of customers, and wor... (more)