Like many railfan trips, this day's forecast was "Sunny." While it did wind up that way later, the first train of the morning was found in foggy conditions brought on with cold fall air... (more)

A typical busy morning on the Fairfield Southern, as remote jobs do their work shoving iron ore pellets into the steel mill. While presently commonplace on any given morning, this scene (which is... (more)

A scene which has played out in so many locations in 2014 is well demonstrated on this August day in Birmingham. While the venerable cantilever is still in place and governing movements, its PTC-... (more)

A scene which was once common all over the United States is now nearly extinct-- a true logging railroad. The Simpson Timber Company operated the last true logging railroad in the US, but the rai... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern train T31 is returning to Canton from Asheville with a train of loaded woodchips and other products for the paper mill in Canton. Even though I grew up in the era when SD45s w... (more)

After pulling out onto the CSX mainline at Maysville, the pushers now lead the train for the short journey to the coal facility in Maysville. Much has changed in the past 5 years-- the U36Bs are ... (more)

Finally, on the fourth try, I got the CWRY running intermodal with home road power. All CSX cars are moved with CSX power, but NS trains V14/V07 power does not go all the way to the APM Terminal,... (more)

A recent visit to Birmingham made me go back and review some old slides. At first glance, the new Birmingham Terminal Railway which now operates this line seemed mostly the same. Then I took a l... (more)

The second of two loaded trains from the Clymer, PA mine passes through a classic fall scene at Fleming Summit, just after passing through the horseshoe curve. Trains on this line go to the mine ... (more)

A variety of Conrail locomotives await a spin on the Conway turntable, as the hostler ponders the next move on the turntable.

Though Paul M. Jones Lumber is not a rail shipper, the sawmill is adjacent to the MDDE Snow Hill line, and provides a nice vintage backdrop for a line full of lore-- one of a handful of operationa... (more)

TSRR train 105 heads south through Glendale, TN on its trip to Pulaski from Columbia. This train operates from Columbia to Pulaski 2-3 times per week, and is the less predictable branch, as compa... (more)

TSRR train 101 heads south through the farming community of Ethridge, TN on its return trip to Lawrenceburg from Columbia. Ethridge is home to the largest Amish population in Tennessee, and horse... (more)

MDDE 801 is the only operating example of the Conrail Express paint scheme, a short-lived marketing initiative between Conrail and partner shortlines. When the RS3Ms based at Massey, MD are not o... (more)

Eastern Maine Railway (a paper railroad which is New Brunswick Southern's U.S. operation) train 902 eases over the Pleasant River as it assembles its train to head east for Saint John, NB. This m... (more)