A Southern Rwy scale test car sits in the Wheel Balancing Shed at Spencer shops, NC. The shed, built in 1944, houses a set of eight Fairbanks scales connected to the tracks where steam locomotives... (more)

The 296-metre-long Sitter Viaduct in Appenzell was built between 1902 and 1904 for the meter-gauge Appenzeller Strassenbahn (ASt), mainly with tamped concrete arches, but also a 49-metre-long trus... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

One Bridge Under Five Bridges. On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the third and final arch span for the Portal North Bright was floated up the Hackensack River from Newark Bay to the bridg... (more)

"McMasterville Martial Arts"

A look inside the McMasterville station house in McMasterville, Quebec, on January 29th, 2025. Originally opened in 2000, the station sits along... (more)

With trains getting longer and longer, drones offer an interesting perspective. This entire nearly 3 mile long train is visible with a nice sunset as well.

"Portal North Under the Mid-Hudson Bridge"

On January 15th, 2025, the second of three Portal North Bridge arches/spans ducks under the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie, New... (more)

"New Railroad Bridge Under a Former Railroad Bridge"

On January 15th, 2025, the second of three Portal North Bridge arches/spans passes under the former New Haven Railroad P... (more)

"Portal North by Esopus Lighthouse"

On November 19th, 2024, the first of three Portal North Bridge arches/spans dwarfs the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse as it floats down the Hudson River... (more)

"BOAT! BRIDGE!"

On November 19th, 2024, my son, Greg, pauses playing with his new dump truck to witness history in the making, as the first of three Portal North Bridge arches/spans f... (more)

Disused railroad material is also sometimes reused in Mauritania. Here at Ben Amira station, the building on the right is made from a former MIFERMA freight train carriage. The building on the lef... (more)