Amtrak 20 blasts through the town of Central, SC, disrupting the peace of an otherwise calm night, with a highly acceptable duo in the lead.

NS high hood SD40-2 Nº1625, built in September 1973, is one and the first of an 11 unit order from N&W, the following N&W SD40-2 purchases came with standard issue 81" low noses. This small eleve... (more)

BNSF 7555, leading an empty eastbound ethanol train, sits on the main while the crew investigates a problem related to setting off a hot box detector.

BNSF 3842 leads a westbound train upgrade toward Ash Hill just as the last rays of sun light paint the scene.

High hood GP9 498 basks in the light in Winchester and Western's Corning Yard. GP38 2197 rests on the adjacent track.

Yesterday, January 15th, my girlfriend and I rode Amtrak's Ski Train named "Winter Park Express" between Denver and Winter Park, Colorado. The train consist includes two GE P42DCs, NPCU ... (more)

Looking splendid in VTR red & white! The 431 leads CLP 263 past the Green Mountain Baptist Church in Center Rutland at 04:11 during a light rain which only enhances the attractive paint scheme.

While the Cushing Stone quarry is still very much active, Cushing 264 weathers yet another day in the spot it has been for many years during the magical blue hour. This EMD Model 40, powered by tw... (more)

Podmoskovnaya station and locomotive depot were built in 1901. Until 1945, passenger traffic was carried through the station. In the 1940s, the station was the largest marshalling station of the M... (more)

A northbound coal empty illuminates the grade as it climbs into Palmer Lake under the watchful presence of the iconic Star of Palmer Lake which is just wrapping up its 81st year of operation on th... (more)

A blur of Q237 streaks by on the mainline as a loaded MOW equipment train with a single CSX DC unit, idles the night hours away while waiting for a new day and its next assignment.

The DPUs of an empty Union Pacific empty coal train pass by south of Bill, Wyoming, on May 29, 2009. The head end of the train passed while the sun was right on the horizon, and by the time the re... (more)

Testing out my new Radiopopper Jr2 system, I used 4 of 5 Canon 580EX ii speedlights to blowup CN 2400 leading M338 at Broadview.