PORTLAND OR Aug 20 1981 — Southern Pacific SW1500 2645 handles a caboose hop at North Albina Avenue east of Union Pacific’s Albina Yard. Photo by Charles Stookey.

The Conrail caboose track at E'port yard.

On a stormy evening, the rear remote on a grain train slowly makes its way around the horseshoe on Notch Hill.

CSX M575 in LaGrange

The diesel passenger run poses briefly with the Chinese 2-8-2, which is slowly coming around, a process we got to witness firsthand in the cab. The "awakening" of a steamer is one of my... (more)

A classic Western Maryland look, as WM-painted FP9 243 runs over "home" rails on its way towards Elkins. To the left is a connection across the Tygart River to the B&O Coal and Coke line... (more)

The recently released CSX heritage unit the Pere Marquette makes an appearance on M583-06 as they head towards Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Old Meets the New. The FEC 148 steams ahead as a crop duster approaches on a parallel course.

Loading? The FEC 148 poses at the Liberty Point Elevator as a storm front approaches.

While all eyes were on a certain steam locomotive, I couldn't help but notice these veterans nearby. There is still a fairly remarkable fleet of them in service today, thankfully, but most are in... (more)

A GP38-2 and a trio of SD60's lead a loaded stone extra on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh as it cruises through Limestone, New York. The train is about to cross the state line into Pennsylvania and duck... (more)

With the Dash 9 powering Norfolk Southern geometry train running as 90G pulled away, we get a look at NS 34 in the lead, a research car built out of what was originally an SD35 that is affectionat... (more)

Happy Endings Caboose Cafe. Near the Cañon City station of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad sits Happy Endings Caboose Cafe, which is situated in a pair of retired cabooses. Seen here is... (more)

Rock & Rail. Rock & Rail GP40-2 no.s 201, 401, and 501 are seen resting in Portland, CO where they serve a cement plant. This short line has a particularly interesting reporting mark: R... (more)

Florida East Coast 148 leads its cane train through Lake Harbor on a sunny spring morning.