Another day is just beginning in western Ohio, and the former mainline of the Chesapeake & Ohio is bustling with activity. A loaded coal train heads towards Toledo at dawn, shooting under the int... (more)

Green Bay & Western C424 #312 and company works on an eastbound freight at Tunnel City, WI in August 1975. Photograph by more)

Charles Town, WV 11/20/2012 - The shadows of passing freight cars in the distance create a ghostly image of Norfolk Southern's northbound 38Q along the NS "H-line" to Hagerstown. Amid grand old tr... (more)

Three C&O standards come together at once: coal, grain, and center sidings. While Q310 does their work at Vauces, a loaded coal train rolls down main one, and an empty grain train creeps up main t... (more)

Passing through the town of Thurmond on its second to last excursion of 2012, the New River Train and its consist of three P42DC's and 29 passenger cars passes the historic structures, and under t... (more)

A CSX coal train grinds up hill with helpers in the rear passed the C&O cantilever.

The Southwest Chief knocks down the signal at MP 791.2 in Bernal at approx. 6200 ft. where it will continue its climb towards Glorietta at 7550 ft.

The westbound Southwest Chief cruises through the six semaphores protecting the siding and main at the ghost town of Colmor.

The Capitol Limited, P030, clears the still standing B&O signal CP-FIELD on the P&W sub, the AVR connection between NS and CSX rails.

A Full Moon illuminates overcast skies over the Magnolia Cutoff and the B&O CPL signals at Carothers light up for a westbound train. These signals would continue to only shine for two more months ... (more)

Classic Q. In a scene that just screams CB&Q, E5 #9911A powers the Nebraska Zephyr excursion under the classic signal bridge that has guarded this spot for decades. With a new tri-light can... (more)

While a few stray clouds roll across the sky, the moon shines over the Santa Fe searchlights displaying a clear indication for an eastbound on track two at Ancona. The trail of a shooting star is ... (more)

This is the old Santa Fe line over Raton Pass. The line has not been used for freight since 2004. Amtrak leases the line and runs one passenger train a day in each direction. Semaphores are in op... (more)

An SP dwarf target signal stares back at the camera as an eastbound Sunset Limited races over the west switch at Red Rock, AZ.

The Norfolk and Western CPL flips from Green to Red on the main as 38Q passes by. The other signal to the left is for the siding. A Doll Mast stands on the right of the signals letting crews know ... (more)