A Sad Day at Strasburg

Today, I saw reports that Strasburg’s ex-Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 had an encounter with some MOW equipment at Leamon Place, resulting in a damaged smokebox,... (more)

After a mishap with an excavator earlier in the day, Strasburg SW8 no. 8618 limps the damaged N&W Class M no. 475 back to East Strasburg

Strasburg 8618 tows a damaged 475 past the Red Caboose Motel.

PURCELL OK Nov 26 1978 — Santa Fe GP7 2878 has just been derailed at the north end of the Purcell yard. Earlier in the day the unit took off unattended from Oklahoma City and kept gaining speed.... (more)

"Track Inspection after a Crossing Strike"

On the afternoon of October 17, 2022, Metro-North's Track Department checks for damage to the track structure at the scene of an earlier g... (more)

On October 4, 2022, Montana Rail Link’s 844 local departs Logan, Montana, with a lone, weatherbeaten, but unique car. Northern Pacific observation car No. 391 is headed to a new owner, and will ... (more)

Several years ago the "Lost Engines of Roanoke" were removed from a scrap yard in Roanoke, where they had been since the 1950's, and relocated to several groups in several locations. N&W... (more)

Because it's a dealine and doesn't move, my photo of the power sitting in Schellville looks like everyone else's, but still was glad to finally get it myself.

Poor girl has seen better days, and the days ahead are limited.

Sitting, rusting away, in the middle of the woods. Vandalized like it doesn’t even matter, sad sight for sure.

Norfolk Southern had a little derailment of 2 gondolas loaded with pig iron. an NS local was pushing up the lead to the KBSR to clear Lafayette Junction when the derailment occurred. The location ... (more)

A Rare Alco RS 27 owned By Peabody coal sits out of service with parts boxes in the foreground on a fine fall day in 1978. This is at the companies mine in Lenzburg Ill. This was the former CNW 90... (more)

Norfolk Southern had a little derailment of 2 gondolas loaded with pig iron. An NS local was pushing up the lead to the KBSR to clear Lafayette Junction when the derailment occurred, dumping two g... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line SW7 number 648 could use a little touch up on the paint as it idles outside the Cemex Sand Mine near Davenport, Florida.

BN 7184 sits wrecked at Cheyenne. Taken by Henry John Vitz.