THE UNITED STATES, ONE RAIL JOURNEY AT A TIME

The views behind
the journey.

Real railway photographs, credited to the people who made them.
Steam railway illustration · Imagined scenic setting

Images have been resized for the website and may be cropped by their display frames. Creative Commons photographs retain their stated license; source and license links are provided below. Photographs show the named railway and may show earlier equipment or conditions.

DurangoSilverton1.jpg

Durango

DurangoSilverton1.jpg
Photographer: Perdelsky
Original photograph & attribution · Public domain
Changes: resized; display frames may crop the image.

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway train.jpg

Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway train.jpg
Photographer: Thomson200
Original photograph & attribution · CC0
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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.jpg

Cumbres

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.jpg
Photographer: Wiringa
Original photograph & attribution · CC BY-SA/3.0
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Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad Train 01.jpg

Roaring

Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad Train 01.jpg
Photographer: Josh Hallett
Original photograph & attribution · CC BY-SA/2.0
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Steamtown locomotive 514 at a road crossing

Steamtown

Steamtown locomotive 514 at a road crossing
Photographer: National Park Service
Original photograph & attribution · Public domain
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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad at the station

Cuyahoga

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad at the station
Photographer: NPS / Lynette Sprague-Falk
Original photograph & attribution · Public domain
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