Deccan Queen on her birthday

One of the prestigious trains of India, the legendary Deccan Queen express , enters 94th year of service today. Here is the new color scheme cons... (more)

I love the Juniata Valley operation in Lewistown and always try to see what they're up to while passing through town. The crew had gotten done their work and was on the way to putting 2106 &qu... (more)

Look, Ma! No Fuel Tank!

EMDX SD40J 50, a Joule Battery Electric Locomotive built on the frame of an SD40-2 by Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. in Brazil, switches autoracks ... (more)

KCS 4583 leads CSX intermodal I132 westbound on the Columbus Sub. I132 and its counterpart, I131, often have manifest freight on the head end.

Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 900 in Pinehurst

A pair of Tier 4 demonstrator units head back towards Wabtec's shops with a couple of brand new CSX locomotives undergoing break in runs on the test track.

A pair of Conrail C40-8Ws and an NS EMD lead an SENS south through Ridgefield Park. NS run-through power was common on this Selkirk, NY to Linwood, NC (via Hagerstown, MD) train.

6102 leads a loaded UCR coal train north through Ridgefield Park, NJ. This train would have been destined to the Central Hudson Power Plant in Roseton, NY.

Making a cameo appearance in the Louisville area.

Texas State Railroad F unit no. 125 leads on the first half of the trip to Rusk while passing by Gibson Road.

Reading Company RS-3 467, built by the American Locomotive Company in May 1952, was sold to the Peabody Coal Company. It was later purchased – and restored – by the Reading Historical Society.... (more)

A former C of G unit with one of their homemade stacks is now working the gigantic prep plant which utilized many old switchers, most with a truck engines in the radiator section. Nowadays this i... (more)

Some freight and passenger power await various stages of work at ACWR's Candor shops.

Quite an assortment of equipment is seen outside of ACWR's Candor Shops, including the ex-NS F units, former Iowa Pacific E units and ex-CN SD60Fs among others.

Putting the "Steam" in Steamtown: Having only visited Steamtown once before in August of last year - during a week when Baldwin No. 26 was out for servicing - I had not yet encoun... (more)