Looking toward the east switch of Minturn siding shows an impediment to any possible train movements over Union Pacific’s railbanked Tennessee Pass route on June 4, 2018. In early March 2014, a 30... (more)

Conway Scenic 252, a former Maine Central GP38, leads a special over the impressive Willey Brook Bridge in Hart's Location, NH. The special is returning to North Conway after making the slow and l... (more)

On a cool Fall morning, CSX train Q576 is seen rolling north through New Farmington, Indiana on its way toward Cincinnati as the sun begins to penetrate the morning fog. CSX utilizes trackage righ... (more)

The latest in Norfolk Southern’s DC to AC conversion program is SD70ACC 1800, seen here fresh out of the Juniata Paint Shop in Altoona, PA. Original built in 9/1994 as EMD SD70 #2537, 1800 was reb... (more)

It's a quiet Christmas Eve around the Jenks Locomotive Shops as freshly painted Union Pacific 4726 and 1103 bask in the early morning light. Note all the other SD70s that have received fresh coat... (more)

The final cut

It was a long wait for a train in Delyatin. Wandering around the yard we found this rather elegant Soviet era coach. Soon, a couple of guys showed up in a picku... (more)

Today, Colorado’s Minturn yard sits empty, rusty and forlorn. No longer do crews cut in helpers for the arduous climb up the steep 3 percent grades of Tennessee Pass. The sand tower is now gone an... (more)

Union Pacific put some cars on the ground while rounding the Steel Bridge to NW Portland.

Several units await work outside the Juniata Shops in Altoona on October 7th. Some foundation work is also being done on the turntable.

UP 6259 eases a short eastbound manifest across the CN diamond in Memphis, TN. In the background UP 4894 holds waiting for clearance into Memphis.

IC 9630 creeps down the rusty tracks with three tank cars for Helm Fertilizer Terminal Inc.

Extremely faded paint is visible on the AMMC (Arcelor Mittal) ES44AC #302 as it leads the QCM AC44CW #17 northbound with a string of 210 ore jennies for loading at Mont Wright. The train is north... (more)

With low fog and a full moon silhouetting the Norfolk & Western coaling tower at Farm, an eastbound grain train waits to pull east with a leased Progress Rail ex-Burlington Northern EMD SD70MAC in... (more)

Arriving at Rochester 8 hours later than it's scheduled time at Ten AM gives the opportunity to shoot Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited crossing over High Falls on the mighty Genesee River in perfect eve... (more)

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