A fan snaps one last photo of the Minnesota Zephyr F-units as they depart Randolph, MN, on Progressive Rail. Loaded in late 2014 but held up by Union Pacific for various issues, the locomotives ar... (more)

Trespassers in a pristine wilderness. Plowing snow that's just a foot or two deep, the White Pass Rotary Fleet is making good progress through Meadows, en route to a water and lunch stop ju... (more)

C&O #2732 sits behind the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond.

Fort Eustis Extra 1880 West is seen returning to post after picking up USAX 6516 from the Fort Eustis/CSXT connection track. The engine had spent the night in the snow storm, leaving it covered i... (more)

On a frigid February morning in the Nevada desert, a steam powered V&T freight climbs the grade out of Carson City en route to Virginia City, NV. Having "logged" an unimaginable number of miles, ... (more)

GTW SD40-2 5936 sits in the south yard in Joliet.

Passing the local at Hawley Spur. A Sumpter Valley local mixed with Heisler #3 on the point, holds the Hawley Spur west of McEwen for the passage of a hot-shot freight making the run out to... (more)

Only in dreams do 114 year-old locomotives emerge from ethereal mists passing untrodden snow in the still of a Sunday morning. I'm still unsure if this a question or a statement. I am sure that I ... (more)

Larry's Truck and Electric Service is full of historical railroad equipment. It is amazing to walk around through the scrapyard and just the sheer amount of old locomotives overwhelms you and leav... (more)

This oil burning 0-4-0T (Tank) locomotive was one of five built by Alco in 1920. This type was used for switching in industrial plants, and this specific engine was shipped to the Standard Oil Co... (more)

All loaded and ready for shipment, the Minnesota Zephyr F units are awaiting an inspection by the Union Pacific before heading to their new home in Alamosa, Colorado.

Engineer Mike Spera oils around Rio Grande K-37 No. 491 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden on the night of November 21, 2014. This narrow gauge 2-8-2 has recently been restored to service a... (more)

The ingeniously-designed, simple cutting blades of Colorado and Southern rotary snowplow No. 99201 light up brightly in the afternoon sun of November 17, 2014, at the Colorado Railroad Museum in G... (more)

The ARR's Seward Cruise Train is seen at the railroad's unique elevated station serving Anchorage International Airport. The train will soon depart the airport and begin the 114 mile journey to Se... (more)

Soo Line 2228A, 2204C and 746 head to the round house on a chilly January day. they have just brought a train east from Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis, and will get minor servicing if needed while t... (more)