Cass Scenic Railroad Shay 5 departs Cass with its passenger train in a snowstorm.

Here comes the Silverton. In weather conditions that could best be described as "atmospheric", a Denver & Rio Grande Western, Silverton mixed train slowly snakes its way north thr... (more)

Norfolk & Western 475 leads its passenger train up the grade at Esbenshade at sunset.

In two specific time windows it is possible to photograph the last train on the Brocken (highest mountain in the Harz) in the light of the low sun and you will be surprised again and again by impr... (more)

NNRY 93 leans through the curve of the northern portal of Tunnel 1 on the Keystone branch of the Nevada Northern.

Bath & Hammondsport 11 rests in Hammondsport, New York as its crew enjoys a rest with some tea and coffee. In reality, Everett Railroad 11 rests in Roaring Spring for a wonderfully staged nigh... (more)

Historic Howard Tunnel. On a late fall afternoon, the Northern Central Railway's York 17 Locomotive comes charging out of the nearly 200 year-old Howard Tunnel, in the town of Seven Valleys... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 crosses a classic midwestern ditch on the way north to Ashley.

KN381 has just crested the ruling grade on the West Virginia Secondary, located inside of Moxahala Tunnel. This remote spot often finds some amazing sounds, as EMDs battle the grade with long trai... (more)

Charging into Roaring Spring. After making a brief stop for water and lubrication, Everett Railroad Mogul #11 and her short mixed train make a spirited charge up-grade into the Pennsylvania... (more)

Steamscape: Victorian wood-burners in the Los Pinos Valley. A pair of narrow gauge, 1875 Baldwin wood-burners team up to pull a vintage freight past the Los Pinos Tank (MP 325.50), toward C... (more)

Silhouetted by the morning sun, Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 pulls a short freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada on a cold February 8, 2004. NNRy operates these special photo train... (more)

''The Mighty 'F!'' Friends of the Rail's class 15F makes a dramatic departure from Capitol Park on a cold winter's morning.