292.2 Miles From San Francisco. There are still traces of the Western Pacific Railroad hidden deep in the mountains of Northern California. Out here, searchlight signals still dominate the ... (more)

NS 23M takes a Clear at CP Lum, which today has replacements on site.

CSX intermodal Q020 heads east through Dunkirk on the Fourth of July, passing under the classic signal bridge at CP 39 on the Erie West Sub.

Locomotives:
CSX 562 AC44CW
CSX 7859 C40-... (more)

Union Pacific 1995 splits the doomed searchlights in Cortland Illinois.

CSX intermodal Q390 passes under the New York Central signals at MP 38 on the Erie West Sub in Dunkirk, NY. These signals were removed a few weeks later as PTC upgrades progressed on the line.
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NS 1112 flies through Mishawaka past G-head signals.

The very last of the Southern Pacific searchlights stand tall in the middle of the Arizona desert.

The ZLAJX gets underway departing the Tuscon yard with the last minutes of sun rays pop out over the horizon. In the foreground is one of the last SP era signal bridges guarding the Union Pacific ... (more)

NS 8114, the 'Original Norfolk Southern' heritage unit brings NS 20Q under the MP 318 signal bridge at George's Station Road near Greensburg, PA.

This is the UP Gila Sub that was once the ex-Southern Pacific Sunset Route that runs 255 miles from Yuma, AZ, to Tuscon, AZ. Between Dome and Wellton, there is 16 miles of original SP double t... (more)

This is the UP Gila Sub that was once the ex-Southern Pacific Sunset Route that runs 255 miles from Yuma, AZ, to Tuscon, AZ. Between Dome and Wellton, there is 16 miles of original SP double t... (more)

We didn't really figure with Tuesday's forecast we would get anything for decent shots. Surprisingly when we landed it was sunny out and we made tracks to the UP Gila Sub around Shawmut. Here is o... (more)

Fog rolls into the Shenandoah valley at CP Arcadia under clear skies.

An eastbound Union Pacific coal train bursts out of the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colorado, on the morning of October 2, 2008.