In yet another case of "I was not happy with what was in front of me" (at the time), here we have Utah Railway Mainline 2. Laid off from flying for United Airlines and nothing better to do, I wan... (more)

GNRR 102 is headed south from Tate to Marietta, GA. While what is seen in the photograph appears to indicate a bucolic scene of former industries in a small town, the reality is Atlanta sprawl is... (more)

New Years Eve 2012. My family and I are vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and I have graciously been granted a day out. Happily (for me, not necessarily the crew) the Carolina Co... (more)

Possibly the shortest chapter in Grafton, WV's railroad history is Watco's Appalachian & Ohio RR, which lasted barely over a year after a lease from CSX. The railroad used worn out ex UP/MP SD50s... (more)

A westbound KCS trackage rights train rolls through Tavener, TX as a trucker unloads his cotton, giving a train over which I am excited a brief glance as he does his work.

My goal this spring day was to photograph CSX local D795 (Hanover, PA-Hagerstown, MD), known for solid consists of SD50s at the time. Obviously, my full goal was not achieved, but I came away wit... (more)

I remember this day well. Why? Because while explaining my passion for shortline railroads to the conductor, I remarked photographing the EARY marked my 50th shortline. The conductor was blown ... (more)

A view from a time before the BB operated a LOT less trackage than they do now. In just a few years, the BB would go from a sleepy branchline operator to the largest shortline operator in Virgini... (more)

The dynamic brake fans howl as Blue Ridge Southern (BLU) train T31 heads from Canton to Asheville, NC. The classic whistle post identifies this as a former Southern Railway line, now operated by ... (more)

The summer of 1994 found me in Kansas City for an internship with a flight school at Kansas City Downtown airport. This was a great time to be in the area, as several Class 1s were still around b... (more)

TSBY 2681 leads the Cadillac Turn south through Shepherd returning to Owosso. At the time, I was perturbed about the non-painted leader on this trek to photograph vintage GP35s, but in retrospect... (more)

In a scene which depicts where older GE fans stand in today's modern railroading scene, LSI 3002 is reduced to a burning pile of rubbish at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming's shop in Eagle Mills, MI.... (more)

After leaving a cut for the Arizona Eastern at the interchange in Clifton, a 4 pack of Phelps Dodge GP38-2s climb the steep grade back to the copper mines. These units are specially geared for th... (more)

A late summer afternoon finds Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AUAR) Gandy Turn heading north from McNeil, crossing Highway 171 under the conductor's protection because gates have just been installe... (more)

The Elk River Railroad continues as a viable operation, essentially serving as a switching operation for a car repair and storage operation in Gassaway, WV. The railroad recently repainted its tw... (more)