Railroad Photos

Fifty years trackside

The WxToad has been photographing trains since 1962: the Maine Central at Waterville, the B&M, Vermont shortlines, steam excursions and narrow gauge railways from Maine to Colorado. Here are 152 albums and 1811 photos.

Maine Central Pacific #470 at Waterville in 1962
Maine Central #470, Waterville, 1962

New England

Home rails: the Maine Central, the B&M and the little lines of northern New England, from the 1960s on.

Maine Central

Pacific #470 12 photos · 1962 - 2016
44-Tonners 6 photos · 1965 - 2006
Alco RS's 12 photos · 1965 - 1966
Alco Switchers 24 photos · 1964 - 1968
SW Switchers 13 photos · 1964 - 1967
GP-7's 32 photos · 1964 - 1979
F-Units 13 photos · 1964 - 1966
E-Units 4 photos · 1957 - 1965
GP-38's 12 photos · 1967 - 1968
Passenger Equip 15 photos · 1965 - 1966
Buggies 6 photos · 1964 - 1968
Plow Extra - Bartlett 6 photos · 1967
RY-2 in Autumn 9 photos · 1968
RY-2 in Summer 8 photos · 1965
RY-2 Whitefield in Winter 6 photos · 1966 - 2006
RY-2 in Spring (B&W) 12 photos · 1965
Speeders 2 photos · 1964
MOW Equipment 15 photos · 1964 - 1966
TOFC 3 photos · 1965 - 1967
Buildings A-E 19 photos · 1965 - 2007
Buildings F-N 18 photos · 1965 - 2009
Buildings O-W 13 photos · 1964 - 2007
Bartlett NH 1 photos
Bingham ME 1 photos · 1965
Burnham Jct ME 1 photos
Danville Jct 1 photos
Leeds Jct ME 1 photos
Madison ME 1 photos
Oakland ME 1 photos
Waterville Lower Yard 1 photos
Waterville Yard 1 photos
Whitefield NH 1 photos
Wiscasset ME 1 photos

B&M

Alco's 9 photos · 1965 - 1983
Bellows Falls/North Walpole 11 photos · 1965 - 1968
Budd RDC's 11 photos · 1965 - 1997
North Conway Branch 13 photos · 1964 - 1995
EMD Switchers 13 photos · 1967 - 1986
F7's 4 photos · 1966 - 1975
White River Jct/West Lebanon 9 photos · 1965 - 2007
GP7's 17 photos · 1966 - 1987
GP-9's 24 photos · 1967 - 1986
B&M GP40's 3 photos · 1981 - 1991
B&M Stations 27 photos · 1965 - 2007

BAR

Misc 12 photos · 1965 - 1967
Northern Maine Jct 17 photos

NYNH&H

Misc 60's 21 photos · 1965 - 1967
NYNH&H Stations 9 photos · 1966 - 2004

Conway Scenic

Conway Scenic, 1970's 12 photos · 1972 - 1976
Conway Scenic, 80's & 90's 11 photos · 1981 - 1997
Conway Scenic, 2006 13 photos · 2006
Railfans Weekend 2008 20 photos · 2008
Crawford Notch 1997 5 photos · 1997
Railfans Weekend 2014 32 photos · 1950 - 2016

Shortlines

Aroostook Valley 8 photos · 1966 - 2004
Belfast & Moosehead Lake - 1960's 16 photos · 1965 - 2009
Belfast & Moosehead Lake - 2016 16 photos · 2005
Berkshire Scenic Rlwy 21 photos · 2004 - 2009
Berlin Mills 3 photos · 1966
Cape Cod & Hyannis 4 photos · 1986
Cape Cod RR 8 photos · 1993
Clarendon & Pittsford 4 photos · 1965
Green Mountain 16 photos · 1968 - 2007
Maine Eastern RR 12 photos · 2004 - 2007
Mass Central 16 photos · 1981 - 2017
New Hampshire Northern 3 photos · 1987
Pioneer Valley RR 2 photos · 1987
Westover ARB, MA 15 photos · 1980 - 1990
Wolfeboro RR 6 photos · 1983

Vermont Rlwy

Vermont Rlwy, 1960's 7 photos · 1966 - 1975
Vermont Rlwy, 2005 12 photos · 2005

Central Vermont

Central Vermont, 1960's 10 photos · 1965 - 1967
Central Vermont, 1970's 10 photos · 1976 - 1979
Central Vermont, 1980's 32 photos · 1985 - 1988
Central Vermont Stations 12 photos · 1965 - 2007

More from New England

New England Central 10 photos · 2003 - 2007
Grand Trunk 6 photos · 1965 - 1979
Grand Trunk Stations 4 photos · 1970 - 2006
Providence & Worcester 8 photos · 1988 - 2007
B&A Stations 7 photos · 1967 - 2007
Portland Terminal 8 photos · 1965 - 1967
Rutland Stations 6 photos · 1965 - 2007
Railfanning Vermont - 2007 34 photos · 2007

Other RR's

Railroads met along the way, from the Pennsy and New York Central to CSX and Union Pacific.

Amtrak 18 photos · 1973 - 2007
Atlantic Coast Line 9 photos · 1966 - 2009
Auto Train - 1975 6 photos · 1975
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 32 photos · 2002 - 2008
Central RR of New Jersey 17 photos · 1966 - 1977
Conrail 20 photos · 1977 - 2003
CSX 17 photos · 2001 - 2008
Erie Lackawanna 6 photos · 1967 - 1973
Florida East Coast 10 photos · 1966 - 2009
Lehigh & Hudson River 6 photos · 1967
Long Island RR 23 photos · 1966 - 1967
Milwaukee RR 9 photos · 1973 - 2008
Misc Eastern Shortlines 29 photos · 1971 - 2012
New York Central 10 photos · 1964 - 1989
Norfolk Southern 25 photos · 1990 - 2011
Penn Central 10 photos · 1970 - 1972
PRR - Freight 8 photos · 1966
PRR - Passenger 9 photos · 1966 - 1977
RR's of Upper Midwest 21 photos · 2008
Seaboard Coast Line 3 photos · 1974 - 1975
Southern Rlwy 6 photos · 1974 - 1978
Union Pacific 17 photos · 1991 - 2008
NYC - ERA Fan Trip 1966 17 photos · 1966
Misc RR Stations 16 photos · 1966 - 2007

Shortlines - Other

Small lines and an Air Force railroad, far from home.

Apalachicola Northern RR 6 photos · 2003 - 2007
PA Short Lines 10 photos · 1966 - 1990
US Air Force 6 photos · 1966

Foreign

British Rail, the Deutsche Bundesbahn and the Korea Railroad.

British Rail 19 photos · 1987
Nene Valley 6 photos · 1987
Deutsche Bundesbahn 17 photos · 1993
Korea Railroad 13 photos · 1984 - 1988

Tourist - Diesel

Excursion lines pulled by diesels.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake 16 photos · 2005
Downeast Scenic 16 photos · 1947 - 2016
Hobo RR 18 photos · 2006

Tourist - Steam

Steam excursions, from Strasburg to the Mt Washington Cog Railway.

Black River & Western RR 2 photos · 1966
Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR 6 photos · 1972
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley 12 photos · 2007
Gettysburg RR 5 photos · 1994
Mt Washington Cog Railway 10 photos · 1969
Nene Valley 6 photos · 1987
Strasburg RR 8 photos
Tweetsie RR 11 photos · 1974
Valley RR 15 photos · 1942 - 1989
Western Maryland Scenic RR 6 photos
White Mt Central 12 photos · 1943 - 2006
York, PA Steam - 1966 14 photos · 1966
Texas State Railroad 19 photos · 1947 - 2007

Narrow Gauge

Two-footers in Maine and three-footers out West.

Boothbay Rlwy Village 12 photos · 1964 - 1979
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR 24 photos · 1971
Cumbres & Toltec - Chama 18 photos · 2011
Durango & Silverton RR 18 photos
East Broad Top RR 8 photos · 1998
Edaville RR 14 photos · 1966 - 2005
Maine Narrow Gauge Museum 15 photos · 1993
SR&RL RR - 1965 11 photos · 1965
SR&RL RR - 2006 14 photos · 2006
Tweetsie RR 11 photos · 1974
WW&F Rlwy - 1960's 5 photos · 1964 - 1966
WW&F Rlwy - 2006,2009 20 photos · 2006 - 2009
WW&F Rlwy - 2016 13 photos · 2016

Museums

Railroad museums on both sides of the Atlantic.

B&O RR Museum 11 photos · 1946 - 1981
Boothbay Rlwy Village 12 photos · 1964 - 1979
British National Rlwy Museum 12 photos · 1955 - 1987
Maine Narrow Gauge Museum 15 photos · 1993
National Museum of Transportation 8 photos · 1991
Steamtown - NH/VT 23 photos · 1964 - 1965
Steamtown NHS - Scranton 22 photos · 1947 - 2004
Salem & Hillsborough RR 6 photos · 1989
Sydney & Louisburg Rlwy Museum 11 photos · 2009
Palatka Railroad Preservation Society 8 photos · 1965 - 1980

My Model Railroads

The WxToad's own railroads, from the early years to the 21st century.

The Early Years 26 photos · 1961 - 1991
The Glory Years 18 photos · 1992 - 2016
The 21st Century 17 photos · 1975
Building a Power Plant 22 photos