Truly inspiring life experiences like this don't come along too often, but this day was one of those days for me. I had the distinct privilege of meeting a little boy who loved trains so much he w... (more)

The people catcher is called an Eclipse Fender. A Roger Puta Photograph

Steaming diesel !

Sometimes a GP38-2 Isn’t Enough

While I don’t recall the exact problem, the crew of a Conrail local switching a readi-mix concrete plant in Bowie, Maryland encountered an issue wit... (more)

During a visit to Fayette County for work, I was able to spend some time checking out the railroads around Lexington, including the NS CNO&TP 1st District mainline, and the ex-L&N Old Road now ope... (more)

Federal regulators and CSX crews positioned this fleet of damaged tank cars in an enclosed area near the railroad's former Handley yard after a 2015 crude oil derailment leveled a home and put the... (more)

2016 marked the end of an era for the Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey circus and its elephants-by-rail. The elephants were removed from the circus and the company's stock cars were repositione... (more)

Local car dealership has good way to get your attention along highway 30. Here a loaded coal train is about to pass thru the small town of Clarence on the UP's East-West main thru Iowa. This train... (more)

Union Pacific 6960 heads North past this mural in downtown Greeley.

Trains aren't the only thing snaking their way through the mountains near Altoona: Timber rattlesnakes are abundant in the hills! This slithery example had 8 buttons on its tail, posing on an ol... (more)

The unfortunate aftermath of the MWCNP train with UP 7088's blown turbo and trailing unit 6609 hidden beneath a blanket of crankcase oil. The first 15 cars of the manifest freight were also bad or... (more)

At the railway Museum Kötzschau

"El Segundo Local" LOW20 passes one of the 4 remaining wig-wags on UP in SoCal. One of the infamous 4th Street gensets which now feature more graffiti than original paint leads. The replacement cr... (more)

Sixty years have passed since this empty narrow gauge hopper last moved. During that time, Mother Nature had begun its process of reclamation. Rails have sunk into the ground and many wheels of ad... (more)

Hino truck converted to railcar