Conrail looked great in the 1990s and traffic moved right along over the mountain. Here symbol OIPI snarls through MG interlocking on the east slope with one of the daily succession of manifests o... (more)

ATN 8733 leads train Z390 through 35th street in Birmingham, AL late in the afternoon

After a very long day of stalling out, having to reduce tonnage to make the grades and then having engine issues, Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 passes through 43rd str... (more)

Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads southbound through Irondale, AL.

The sun peeks out from behind the clouds to illuminate the CEMEX plant switcher, SD60I #8774

KLWX 8774 rests outside the Cemex plant in New Braunfels, caked in dust

After a very long day of stalling out, having to reduce tonnage to make the grades and then having engine issues, Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 passes through 49th str... (more)

Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads south through Alton, AL.

Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads south through Wattsville, AL.

After a very long day of stalling out, having to reduce tonnage to make the grades and then having engine issues, Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 passes through Irondale... (more)

SIBF rolls thru Arcade Junction

The rain stopped long enough to catch the daily (M-F) manifest crossing over Bonnie Brook and B&P’s Petrolia Sub as it left Butler on its way east to Punxsutawney. A trio of SD60I’s.

The distinctive MG Block Station was still an open office at this time as No.3 track was closed west of this point account work on the tunnels at Gallitzin. It's SD60I 5630's birthday month as it ... (more)

A brief window of calm between snow showers and raindrops gave me a chance to capture today’s Punxsy to Butler train crossing the impressive Goodville Trestle originally built in 1899 by the Pen... (more)

TRRA job 201 is a transfer between TRRA Madison Yard in Illinois and BNSF Lindenwood Yard in Missouri. TRRA provides road power from November through April while BNSF provides road power from May... (more)