Narrow gauge National Railways of Mexico Train No. 109 awaits its 7:55 a.m. departure at Puebla, Mexico, bound for Mexico City the long way --- 192 miles taking all day to circle around 17,802-ft.... (more)

A southbound autorack/intermodal train behind a pair of Southern SD45s screams by the depot at Stearns, KY as the Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad works to the left.

A pair of Rio Grande GP30s enjoy a quiet October evening parked near the trainmaster's office in Provo Yard. D&RGW 3001, built in April 1962, was the first of 28 GP30s built by EMD for the Rio Gra... (more)

A look at the yards of the short line San Diego and Imperial Valley as well as the MTS. The San Diego & Imperial Valley is San Diego's own short line operating mainly at night.

There truly is no finer way to travel the country other than by train. By plane, you'll see your flight attendant when you duck your head to get in the door, and maybe when you receive your trivia... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, a westbound intermodal train comes off the Needles Sub and skirts the old yard on its way to a crew change.

A survivor from the era of train order operations, Rio Grande's tiny Soldier Summit dispatching office greets a sunny morning on the south side of the yard. By 1978, the tiny structure was utilize... (more)

Having traveled 65 miles from Memphis, a St. Louis-San Francisco "westbound" freight passes through Jonesboro, Arkansas on its run to Springfield, Mo. on June 2, 1961. Two Alco FA-1's have three ... (more)

Barely three months old, U.P. E9A 914 (THE LAST E UNIT BUILT -- Jan. 1964) stands ready with three mates at Ogden, Utah station to take U.P.'s nameless Train No. 5 to Los Angeles on April 20, ... (more)

Just after sunrise, a UP eastbound skirts Barstow Yard on one of the two main line tracks.

The 2012 Coal Miner's Vacation has concluded and production is in full swing as a loaded export coal drag moves east on the main two in Handley. The once massive C&O yard at Handley hosted a subst... (more)

After pulling a train onto former Conrail trackage at Alloy earlier in the day, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC shoves a loaded train back toward Deepwater and former Virginian Railway track... (more)

A stack train rolls by the yard while and empty rock train waits to depart and a yard puller works the west end.

This was good timing.....arriving to catch my GO train to Niagara Falls, VIA 98 showed up an hour and a half late, sporting a not-so-common visitor....On the left, the 2-year old mural stands stro... (more)

A 25A departs Gest Street Yard late in the afternoon.