New Jersey Transit's Aqua Train going east on the Montclair Boonton Line. The Aqua Train sprays water under high pressure to clean the rails of leaves.

A Union Pacific MOW worker cuts a piece of stick rail just outside the Altoona yard so that the new welded rail can be spliced in for the night before work resumes again the next day.

Proving that there WAS a budget on the Rock Island for weed control, at least in 1976, as a crew work a sprayer in the yard at West Dav, getting a good tan in the process.

Millions of tons of railroad coal traffic has beat over this rail in Thurmond, West Virginia.

What a snow blower? This piece of equipment was used by the Erie Lackawanna [and D&H] for burning weeds in the summer and to clear snow and ice from the switches in the winter. Never saw it do a... (more)

73. On some of the most used tracks in the US, a lot of track work and track inspection needs to take place.

89. Going to help a train with an unknown air issue this MOW employee will take that bar to rail his hi-rail truck onto the tracks. With limited access, this is the only way in.

BNSF Jordan spreader is clearing ditches on the eastern end of the Mitchell Sub. powered by a BNSF GP39M.

Elephant and mouse...the big rotary snow plow Xrotet 9218, pulled by Gem 4/4 802, and the little snowblower to clear the station platform on the highest station of the Rhaetian Railways.

Train 1621 from St.Moritz to Poschiavo left the highest station of the Rhaetian Railways network shortly and is following the track along snowcovered Lago Bianco. Railcars ABe 4/4 49 and 47 are sh... (more)

After a heavy snowstorm in the night and morning, rotary Xrotet 9218 and dual system (diesel/electric) locomotive Gem 4/4 801 cleared the line over the Bernina pass (2253 metre/7391 ft a.s.l.) No... (more)

NJ Transit's "Aqua Track" heads west on the Morris & Essex Lines, seen here passing through East Orange. This train was created by NJT in 2003 to combat slippery rail conditions from leaves falli... (more)

The Hill Ore runs "wrong main" up Proctor Hill after a large washout had underminded the northbound main the night before.

This could be a classic... after derailing two cars and having to stop, a hi-rail truck backed in to assist in getting the train moving again. Foamers, railfans, car knockers, hoggers all mingled... (more)

At 16.40 on the last day of January the first load of ballast is dropped at Km post 80 on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. The hoppers are Rail Track's new autoballaster wagons which are radio contro... (more)