Montana Rail Link SD40 204 leads a BN coal train over the MRL.

Colorado Iron Critter. Colorado Fuel & Iron locomotive no. 1, a "critter" built by Davenport Locomotive Works, is seen sitting at Steelworks Park at the Steelworks Center of the West. A... (more)

Old Meets the New. The FEC 148 steams ahead as a crop duster approaches on a parallel course.

Impressed by the Empress. The Final Spike Tour: Day One has passed thru Medicine Hat and is going towards the yard in Dunmore for the night. The Hydrogen unit #1001 will be pulled off the consis... (more)

53 Years Old And Still Moving America. When the Railpax (telegraphers code name for "railroad passenger") legislation passed creating Amtrak on May 1, 1971, it was a prevalent bel... (more)

The lash-up of the Tri-Rail geeps is still out roaming the corridor as seen here. The units were switched around however because of an engine fault on the 816. You'd think they would just take it ... (more)

First time spotting

WDG-4G (GE ES43ACmi) - Designed at GE Transportation, Bengaluru, built at GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania - powering coal freight

A Loram rail grinder deadheads westward to Barstow as it passes through Valentine.

The CPKC Golden Spike Special roars eastbound out of Sawyer, ND.

Murom city

Burning diesel fuel to make the climb up and over the Laurentian Divide in a few miles, KCS 4185 pulls CN train A439 through Virginia, MN on a nice afternoon.

The WW heads over to Gore across Route 50 with light power. This line no longer sees freight traffic as of January this year when the sand mine closed in Gore, only 1-2 light power moves per mont... (more)

11Z with the "Virginian" heritage unit leading passes the ruins of the old Riverton Corporation plant. My scrap/demolition company ended up tearing a good part of this plant down about... (more)

NS 12Z with blasts north on the Lurgan Branch in nice morning light with both the "Virginian" and "Conrail" heritage units. Also note the PC and CR gons behind the locomotives.

A pair Kansas City Southern GEVO's lead a southbound manifest freight as they climb the grade out of Kansas City, Missouri after departing from Knoche Yard. The train soars over a valley that East... (more)