A once thriving town on the banks of the New River in southern West Virginia, Thurmond, in its heyday, was known as 'The Heart of the New River Gorge'. While most of the original infrastructure in... (more)

An old school IHB lash-up heads east under the New York Central searchlights in Calumet City, the last remaining searchlights on the entire IHB system.

A beautiful Spring morning greets Southern #630 as it passes the classic N&W CPL's at Washington on the Pulaski District.

It's not to often you see a single engine hustling freight down the mainline.

CP 258 rolls through NS/R&N Lehighton Yard at 11:45 pm on it's way eastbound to Allentown, PA.

Two SD40-2s from P37 have run north to assist ailing 153 on its drag up the 17-mile grade from the state line to Mt. Airy, GA. The 53 coal loads mixed into the train aren't helping much with the s... (more)

Metra 114 departs out of Downers Grove with a inbound train. The view looks quite different here now, the classic CB&Q signal bridges are gone, replaced with new generic darth vadar signals.

KYLE westbound Goodland to Limon turn with freshly painted in G&W family scheme passing a set of exRock Island searchlight signals still standing thirty two years after Rock Islands demise at MP 1... (more)

A Phase III NPCU leads a eastbound Hiawatha train out of Milwaukee.

The NYC Heritage unit heads west towards Toledo in the evening.

The Produce Express has long been one of my favorite trains to catch in the area mainly because of the UP power. Today was no exception, as the UP Southern Pacific heritage unit lead the train thr... (more)

A Norfolk Southern general merchandise train led by C40-9 #8771 exits the westernmost of the two tunnels at Twin Branch, WV. The CPL signals continue to steadfastly perform their duties.

With cars and GP9's for Monday's Paradise Local in tow, two immaculate EMD's lead a lengthy Night Gas under the Northern Pacific era signal bridges. The train will soon hang a right, and with a tr... (more)