Wild 'N Wonderful West Virginia... Heavy rains have just pushed to east, allowing an evening sunset and low level fog to greet Chicago-bound passengers on Amtrak's westbound Cardinal No. 51 as it ... (more)

At 2:55 am local time, a trio of Norfolk Southern AC units run as light power to Farm to assist an eastbound coal drag across the ex-Norfolk & Western Elkhorn grade. As thick fog builds across Eas... (more)

Summer nights in the New River Gorge... With the milky way overhead, eastbound export coal loads slice through the darkness at Claremont along CSX's New River mainline in southern West Virginia. T... (more)

After heavy rains earlier in the night, a full moon illuminates the N&W-built coaling tower at Farm as an eastbound grain train waits for a relief crew and pusher set before continuing its journey... (more)

A DPU-equipped grain and loaded coal train illuminates a tied down ethanol train at the east end of Handley Yard. Soon, the 200+ car train will begin its assault on New River, while the ethanol tr... (more)

Enroute to the Western Maryland interchange at Spruce with coal empties for Harper Mine, Shay No. 11 eases by the Old Water Tank, climbing in elevation through dense fog and light rain in this spr... (more)

After taking the first cut of loaded coal hoppers to a siding near Mount Hope, a pair of run-through CSX motors return light to Pax to pick up another loaded of coal on R.J. Corman's Loup Creek Br... (more)

A pair of 2-8-2s, including C&TS No. 488 and Rio Grande Southern-painted No. 455 tackle Cumbers Pass with a fall excursion train for Antonito, Colo.

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief skirts along the New Mexico high desert at sunset after a brief delay near Mesita. The train will trek across western Mew Mexico and much of Arizona under... (more)

On Independence Day 2016, the local citizens of St. Albans let off a few fireworks as a westbound empty coal train slides into the East End of St. Albans on main two. On main one, an eastbound tra... (more)

NS intermodal train No. 234 crosses the Ohio River into West Virginia a few minutes after sunset. Spring is well on its way to summer and while a few showers earlier in the week have left some exc... (more)

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay No. 5 leads the first photo excursion along the former Chesapeake & Ohio Greenbrier line in more than 30 years. The locomotive, which has been disguised as a former Green... (more)

The DPU's of a westbound BNSF Railway intermodal train drift into the Mojave Desert near Goffs during one of January's vibrant red sunsets.

Coal may not be what it used to be and the trains may not roll through the community of Sproul as often as they used to, but the loyal Chesapeake & Ohio style cantilever signals still guide trains... (more)

Amid the hustle and bustle of life in New York City, day transitions to dark on this June evening as a Queens bound 7-local train arrives at 40th Street station in Queens. The city's Empire State ... (more)