On any given weekday morning Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse is a busy place, filled with both commuters hurrying to and from trains and tourists standing around gawking at the incredible ... (more)

586 heads to the bowls tracks as 306 and a slug shove cars up the hump. If you look back at the hump you can see 2 more slug sets awaiting work.

After shoving cars over the hump 306 and 307 roll back down the hill as 308 and 309 pull cars towards the hump and 140 drills covered hoppers in he back.

Ridgeley, WV 5/26/2012 - Where Alpha-Jets Used to Trod: Under pouring rain, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's GP-30 501 is returning from the wye track at Maryland Junction along what was onc... (more)

Two rco crews using SW1500's pull cars back from the bowl tracks and start assembling outbound trains. The 534 in the back is the ex-Bicentennial unit and to the left is two more yard jobs waiting... (more)

KCS Retro Belles (and a few gray units) rest at the diesel shop at the end of the day, but as most anybody reading this knows, a railroader's day might only be dawning as the sun goes down.

After bringing in an outbound train, the 179 now shoves back to Chicago as it departs Joliet.

The VIA Rail Jasper Station sign on a clear day. Polarizing filter used.

VIA's eastbound Canadian has a lengthy stop at Jasper, and today some equipment shuffling went on. The Jasper protect F40 was added ahead, and the three F40s + Kokanee Park are pulled forward, dr... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

The 2200 series cars make a "once in a lifetime" run up to Dempster Street on the Skokie Swift with a charter train. This is the only time 2200s have run north of the Skokie Shops.

The evening Piedmont departs Durham at sunset.

The glow of Alna Center station's kerosene lanterns is the only light source for miles, until the last train of the day arrives. Greetings and paperwork are exchanged, and the train heads south to... (more)

This is the scene from iconic Mt. Vernon Bridge. A fleet of Metrolink trains await their weekday work (while one is actually doing some weekend running). To their left, the elusive BNSF Redlands l... (more)

NYC Hickory Creek is back in Grand Central, and not too far away from where it was normally spotted when it ran on the 20th Century Limited decades ago. It was on display for National Train Day 2... (more)