CC20406 leads the way over the high bridge.

Penn Central 1073, Norfolk Southern's eighteenth heritage unit, poses outside the shop in Muncie. For more information, visit www.nscor... (more)

Due to a passing cold front off of the coast of California, the cloudy conditions add a bit of drama to this image. This is a westbound stack train, heading for the Port of Long Beach, California.

What used to be the hump yard at UP's now-shuttered Neff Yard in Kansas City, MO is now packed to the gills with units that are now considered to be surplus. Shutting down humps and storing locom... (more)

Union Pacific GP30B 726B leads (!) a westbound freight past the Amtrak (ex-Santa Fe) passenger station in San Bernardino. A GP30B/GP30 helper set was assigned to this train to assist the four SD4... (more)

One of the Talgo sets split the consist down tracks 2 and 3. The train brought down the tall historic speaker tower (look at Union Station photos older than this date) and bumped up against the st... (more)

Pacific Locomotive Association's Oakland to Truckee "Truckee Limited", the last excursion operated by the SP prior to Amtrak.

Engineer's side wasn't exactly unscathed! This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The crew apparently survived. On it's way to CE... (more)

Heading home. Having dropped off the P&W portion of the train, the 4449 heads back to Brooklyn.

Any ideas?

Fog slowly lifts as 23R runs north.

I had grand plans this afternoon to catch the eastbound California Zephyr as it rounded the curve at Crescent amid snow-laden pines with a glorious sunset over the continental divide in the backgr... (more)

Amtrak P42 69 derailed immediately and rode the ditchline for over 200 feet, coming to rest against an embankment. Note the marks on the side of the engine where the gravel struck the side of the ... (more)

Eastbound Q411 crosses the Potomac River and is about to enter the tunnel, on a beautiful August day. Note the clarity difference of the Shenandoah River.

By 1995 the WC had assembled quite a group of experienced craftsmen at North Fond du Lac Diesel. Always on the look out for ways to upgrade the power on the system, WC had bought three ex CSX GP40... (more)