Climbing from Cajon Junction to Sullivan's Curve the BNSF annual Christmas train for disadvantaged children climbs toward the Summit of Cajon Pass. The dry landscape makes it hard to imagine tha... (more)

The sun sets on Northwest Ohio as a rack train races south along the route of the former C&O, which, at the time of this photo, was still marked with C&O signal bridges and active codeline. They ... (more)

9031 leads an Eastbound salad shooter across the Blair Sub. This train made up 1/2 of all the trains I saw in a 5 hour period along this line.

The Connecticut Valley Railroad, also known as the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat runs a number of Christmas trains each season. On weekends during the season, the railroad is running trains for mo... (more)

The last electric interurban freight railroad in action, as IATR 60 leads a short manifest west for awaiting customers along the line.

The head end crew is on board and the three U33C's (756-755-754) soon will leave Whitehall Yard for Rouses Point. WR-1 and RW-6 were the mainline freights between Wilkes Barre, PA and Rouses Point... (more)

Santa Fe 5967 East negotiates multiple reverse curves as it climbs out of Caliente, CA. The grade here is intense, and it will take all the tractive effort of this freight to head uphill as its ca... (more)

Private Varnish on the NEC:

AMTK No. 646 leads a Regional Express through Croydon, PA, ducking the surviving PRR signal bridge with a private car in tow. The "private varnish" is former Ohio C... (more)

Norfolk Southern U47 crew is making a reverse move through Stonega, VA with a short 14 car empty coal train. The train is headed to the loader at Wentz, VA a short distance from here.

CN X324 has 64 cars to interchange with the NECR in St. Albans, VT as it crosses the Lachine Canal with two Illinois Central units in two paint schemes (IC 2717 & IC 2460) on a mild afternoon.

NS 9504 leads 36T over the Genesee River on the last day the old bridge was in service. By sunrise the next morning, the bridge pictured would be out of service and work would be underway to cut i... (more)

Santa Fe 5205 West roars up the steep grade on the eastern slope of Tehachapi Pass. Compared to the 30+ miles it takes for eastbounds to reach the summit of the mountain, trains coming west reach ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific passenger train passes through colorful Red Canyon just after crossing the Colorado River between Dell and Range, Colorado, on August 3, 2014. This location is on the Dot... (more)

SD45-2 No. 5643 leads an eastbound Santa Fe freight at tunnel 3. Apparently, the locomotive was added to the train as a lead helper, even though it was headed long hood first.

The Coast Starlight passes through Bray on a clear mountain morning. The train is on time, no doubt because of the Southern Pacific business car at the rear of the train.