A detail shot of a pair of solar panels mounted on two Herzog ballast cars. The panels supply the necessary power to open the doors to drop ballast remotely via GPS from the lead locomotives.

A brand new CAT 349E excavator rides along on train 382 as a D5R load 12 cars behind the head end power.

"The Caveman" keeps watch on D765's shove as they spot another set of trash empties at the Shady Grove Trash Facility. The doublestack containers are removed via crane and placed on trucks to be ... (more)

Proctor and Duluth fire fighters train on a special tank car designed for this purpose.

Plenty of history in this photo that includes a string of SD40-2 high hoods (3295,3214, 3319, 3318, 3212) awaiting their turn in the shop, the frame of a GP50 (7064) and a PC and Southern gon.

Kasgro Rail Lines 340326 with a large Siemens gas turbine rests in the Port Terminal yard near historic downtown Charleston.

Schnabel Cars WECX 800 (red) & WECX 801 (blue) rest together in the Port Terminal yard near historic downtown Charleston on Memorial Day.

This interesting set of Dupont equipment (with NS logos) is used to train fire departments on tank car/chemical safety. It was on CN in Proctor.

Close-up of the SP "Oil Cans". Image shows the relatively large connecting pipe that ran from one tankcar in a set to another. The loaders and unloaders used these pipes to quickly load an entire ... (more)

It's finger lickin' good! A loaded multilevel has been given a fresh coat of paint by vandals.

A BNSF local switches the yard at Greybull, Wyoming, on the afternoon of May 24, 2011. Freshly-painted BNSF GP39E No. 2744 stands in contrast to the weathered outside-braced former Chicago, Burlin... (more)

Connections between gasoline carrying tank cars.

An interesting container load rides on a five pack TTX well car.

It's always nice to see an old friend! While exploring Iowa Interstate's engine facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa, finding an old Northern Pacific box car was a pleasant surprise ... even i... (more)

AMTK 150 shuffles through Hamilton Yard with a P42DC on the point of five Amfleets.