Remember Safety First.

The whole generation range of EMD locomotives owned by Montana Rail Link can be seen here in Helena, Montana. The SD70ACe has just received a bath by a contract washer (missed a couple of spots by... (more)

A fish-eye view out the cab window of SD40T-2 Tunnel Motor No. 5371 near Mounds, Utah, while westbound with the dirt train over the Sunnyside Branch on October 25, 2007. This was last “real” R... (more)

The face of the deceased. Built as RS18, CP 8746 in 1958, rebuilt in 1980 having it’s nose chopped along with other upgrades is was reclassified as a RS18u and renumbered 1802, only to be... (more)

During Amtrak No. 5’s station stop at the temporary depot across from Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, lead locomotive No. 134 needed to have a shattered mirror replaced. You have to be a somewh... (more)

Wheels, Rods, Lights and Mirrors: The California State Railroad Museum's dazzling display of V&T #13 "Empire" looks like something borrowed from a Detroit Auto Show.

Heating a damaged tire for it's removal at the new Oregon Rail Heritage Center.

The 261 lives again. Under steam again for the first time since 2008 after undergoing its federal mandated overhaul on this 1944 Alco 4-8-4.

The crew on the Apache's Holbrook turn takes a minute to look away from the setting sun of the western sky. After the "okay" is given from the Utility Man, the local will head back to Snowflake Jc... (more)

No. 3254 Left Eccentric Crank

Contrast this with looking into the belly of an oil burner like UP 844. Certainly a different animal in a lot of ways, but once you have steam, it's pretty much the same. Taken with permission f... (more)

The wheels on the train go....
These 42” diameter steel beauties show off their constant rotation of going round and round inside the radial trucks of a UP SD70M lead unit on today�... (more)

Surplus: Rust streaks adorn the flank of Amtrak 2131, one of power cars on the only RTL-II Turboliner set in existence, which for years has been slowly crumbling behind the former Super St... (more)

The nose of the beautifully painted SD40-2 Champion Heritage 714. Photograph taken with permission.

A lone U23B, pushing a string of hoppers loaded with construction debris, sprays sparks under the load.