Working rail roads and their tracks.

[dodge man]

Not to get to far off track but there were numerous Tiger Tank encounters in Normandy. Read about Michael Whittmann.

 

[Hay Dude]

Back “on track”….

Caught some East Penn action while baling some square bales yesterday.

 

[oldtimer 66]

The front isn't off, it is open. You can see just a bit of it on the tight side.

Here is a slightly different angle:
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I think it has been shot up. The air tank is at an angle, the smokeboox door latch is bent, the cab front and floor are mangled.

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Bruce

Note the European hook and buff on the front of the locomotive versus the US knuckle coupler.

 

[dodge man]

A picture of one of the passenger trains we rode in Switzerland. They aren’t exactly a cog train but there is a gear like rail in the middle of the steeper segments. Most were electric.

 

[ArlyA]

An empty Minntac stone train rolls toward Boston Yard as the John J. Boland delivers more stone to CN-Hallett Dock 5. Duluth, MN - September 23, 2025.

 

[ArlyA]

Nice video of how basically the engines work and are setup.