Brand new CN 2857 on its mayden voyage

A nice mix of all EMD power leads CP's Montreal to Binghamton mixed freight as it approaches Mohawk Yard. The second unit is one of the few remaining SOO Line SD60's still in the white scheme.

This manifest train passing though Muri station (now closed) is nearly at the end of an overnight 420 miles run from Westfield (Auckland) to Wellington. The DX class entered service from 1972 and... (more)

On the first day of December, the commemorative "Veterans Unit" leads a 7 car southbound Pacific Surfliner train along the sunny southern California coast.

With the cancellation of the Northlander passenger train service last year we don't ever get to see ONR 1809, one of our favorite locomotives any more, unless we decide to drive up to North Bay, w... (more)

In fresh Genesee and Wyoming colors, CFNR 1570 and 1568 look great as they await there next assignment at Tracy.

Northern Explorer train from Auckland to Wellington hauled by DFB in Toll Rail livery. The train is about to enter Tawa 2 Tunnel which at about 3 miles (4.5Km) is the longest on the North Island M... (more)

The Southern Heritage Unit leads an empty bulk oil train to the oil fields of North Dakota.

NS #1066 leads train MPIPBJ south on the UP. This train was 15E on the NS before he interchanged with the UP to go to Pine Bluff.

Soo never bought a new SD45 although the EMD demo units worked on the Soo for a couple weeks when EMD was barnstorming them across country when they first came out. Oddly enough the Soo purchased ... (more)

Train 134 from New Zealand Steel Mission Bush approaches Papatoetoe in the suburbs of Auckland with just a few miles to go to the Wesfield classification yard. This DL is from the first batch bui... (more)

Separated by a century of rail progress, a new BNSF 9083 (Mexico built in late 2012) pushes a Powder River Basin coal train past a D&RG cattle car that was built in 1904.

Power short BNSF has made for some interesting lashups again, as 2 red and silver's lead a H1 under the signal bridge at Magunden as it leaves Bakersfield for the trip over Tehachapi Pass.

CREX 1214 leads this southbound BNSF intermodal move of TOFC and truck chasses up Tehachapi Pass near tunnel 2.

On the east side of Joliet around the turn of the century, and in the heyday of railroads, there were four rail yards within one mile of each other. The Elgin Joliet & Eastern, The Michigan Centr... (more)