"Buttercup" takes the winter off. The name must be "official"; notice the recently applied bumper sticker on the cab.

A special paint scheme in RS-3 called "Expresso Turístico (Tourist Express) in white w/ blue and red stripes.

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

CMRR 401 is seen tied down in Kingston attached to its consist of converted flat cars used for excursions. This locomotive was originally built for Illinois Terminal and now wears a vibrant NYC-in... (more)

Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith turn passes a shut-downT6 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A replacement T6 is tucked behind the three C420’s on the turn. Number 14 will return to Springdale for serv... (more)

The Shot. MHWA 2453 (née-Erie Lackawanna 2453, Alco C425, 10/1964) passes the watch tower on Schuyler Street in Utica, NY on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. This few blocks of street running ... (more)

Catskill Mountain's RS-1 401 leaving Kingston Plaza with a late afternoon excursion.

405 is seen returning from Imerys with a short local freight, due to a power shortage the 405 was called upon to do work like this as the Pan Am reroutes combined with the VRS riverside traffic we... (more)

A pair of former D&H Alco RS3's shove Delaware-Lackawanna train BR-1 over Cedar Ave in Scranton under the wire on the trolley line. At 68 years old, the RS3's are still hard at work on the DL.

Penn Central RS3 5230 heads up the weekday Pittsfield-Adams local northbound at Lanesboro, MA, on the former Boston & Albany North Adams branch. In PC days the Adams-North Adams portion of this br... (more)

GM&O came in from the northwest, A bit player on a large stage in those days, a little shabby and run down but what great character. In the immortal words of Tom Sink, a “soulful old road”.

The Pickens has just picked up the two Alcos from the Greenville and Western and tows them a couple of miles to the siding at Docheno.

My favorite shortline I never saw. This photo by Roger A. Rasor was used on Erie Western's 1979 calendar. I found one at a swap meet years ago, had it framed and it's been on my wall since. Pho... (more)