One of the earlier AEM-7DCs is first to be scrapped. It was dismantled into three chunks, which were hauled offsite by trailer to be further reduced. Amtrak ended up creating an official eBay acco... (more)

The Final Spike Tour Train At Dunmore AB.

A set of geeps that power CSX's pair of Norlina Sub locals lay over for the weekend in Raleigh next to some of NCDOT's passenger equipment.

Sitting in the Locomotive Specialists Facility outside of CSX's Rice Yard, a former NS RPU6, a former Illinois Central/Chicago Central Engine, and a former CSX Road Slug await their fate.

WW102 passes part of my scrap yard with a new crane in the foreground and a relatively new scrap gondola owned by one of our customers, FE Trading. If you notice closely the cars are already lo... (more)

Two ALCOs getting mechanical attention. Taken with permission of the property owner.

A walk along a public bike path next to the Seminole Gulf Railroad yard in Fort Myers revealed all that remains of SGRL 501. I don't know if it is going to be rebuilt or if it is being used for p... (more)

The clean up Saturday morning after a loaded rock train southbound with UP power had an Oopsie daisy derailment Friday night.

Wearing a fresh paint job is Union Pacific SD70ACe 8335, although the UP shield has yet to be applied to the nose. Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in April 2005, this diesel has r... (more)

Ex-CMQ nee-CP SD40-2F #9024. It actually glows in the dark....well, no, but after making headlines for being in tow with #2816 eastward, it was dropped off here for crew familiarization well into... (more)

Under a cloudy Summer day, part of CSX's Office Car Train sits and awaits its next trip to see part of the system. The building to the right, known at the Kenneth C. Dufford Transportation Center ... (more)

Kicking off National Train Day 2024 at 0100, southbound iron ore loads wait for a northbound empty as they cross paths at Biwabik under some impressive aurora borealis taking place in the sky abov... (more)

Classic Santa Fe in the 90s. Pretty red and silver units pulling intermodal around a nice curve. The curve west of Chillicothe has always been a fan favorite for many years. Recent times, the curv... (more)

The purchased 90 ex-Oakways from GMTX in 2012. The units went thru an extensive standardization at the CN shops at Centralia. Unit received many extra and newer parts and also got a fresh paint in... (more)

Prowling in the street during the early morning hours, a YN2 pair leads 88 coal empties bound for Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania for loading and to eventually return to New Haven Power plant along th... (more)