A hawk flying overhead admires the beauty of the rare EMD leader on M409-03.

A trio of MACs hum downgrade past the old depot in Red Oak, IA in the waning light of a December afternoon. Astia.

The local run north of Greybull, WY has assembled a formidable 96 car train by the time it returns to the terminal. These old coal motors are a good match to the task of this heavy train. The long... (more)

CSX Train M560 clearing CP-VO on the Selkirk Branch.

A BNSF coal train makes its way through the North Dakota Badlands at Sully Springs on August 26, 2018, while eastbound on the railroad’s Dickinson Subdivision.

A pair of MACs haul westbound empties near Pleasant Dale, NE.

A nice EMD DPU brings up the rear of a coal train heading down the Big Sandy, under classic C&O signals.

4 Kcs Sd70Mac's work a rock train west on the ex Gwwr.

Fresh flare flys across the Mud Creek bridge in East Palmyra.

An empty ethanol train bound for interchange with the Iowa Northern in Waterloo has an EMD leader for power. The train is seen here climbing out of Independence on the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is... (more)

CSX M585-21 (Nashville,TN-Chattanooga,TN) is finally making the descend down the yard lead over US Highway 11, and the NS AGS North-End. M585 has got direction to pull track 7 at Wauhatchie, cut o... (more)

CSXT 4525 leads CSX L302 though West End Fowlerville on the CSX Plymouth Sub. L302 runs from Detroit to Grand Rapids daily, with work in Lansing in between the two on most days. The searchlight's ... (more)

Empty ballast train

Rock train heading to Wylie yard

With a fresh crew onboard, BNSF 9669 begins its 185 mile journey from Denver to La Junta, CO on the route known as the "North Loop". With the Denver skyline in the background, this 17,7... (more)