Track derails
A split-rail derail along the trail in Auburn, Wash., helps keep errant railcars from fouling the main track. Dale Smith…
Read moreA split-rail derail along the trail in Auburn, Wash., helps keep errant railcars from fouling the main track. Dale Smith…
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Where does the fire burn? Where does the water boil? Where does it travel? What are all those pipes about?…
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Trains Magazine · Conversations with Brian Solomon, Episode 39 Railroad author and photographer Brian Solomon produces this exclusive biweekly podcast…
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Although this CNJ RS3 had dual engineer controls, the “F” defines the leading end for hand or radio signals. Bert…
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Metra commuter and Norfolk Southern freight trains meet at tower A2 northwest of Union Station. Steve Sweeney Trains tracks the…
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Hammond Lumber Co. 2-8-2T No. 16 displays an extended smokebox in this undated photo. The seam is just ahead of…
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This bright red caboose and its sister, No. 101, escort special rail loads and are owned by PHN LLC. Timothy…
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A former London & North Eastern Class D49 4-4-0 displays the British-style method of securing the smokebox door and using…
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Amtrak P40s that didn’t make the first cut for rebuilding wait their turn in Bear, Del., on June 7, 2010.…
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This odd-looking signal serves to warn motorists. Sherman Cahal Q What can you tell me about this signal? – Carl…
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An eastbound express Metra train, operating in push mode, pauses at Western Springs, Ill., on Sept. 10, 2009. You can…
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Duluth & Northeastern No. 14 fills up at Cloquet, Minn., in 1958. William D. Middleton Q How did railroads in…
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