A CN 595 crew member is hard at work clearing switch points after another overnight dumping of snow.

LSRC GP40-3M 1171 with the logos of both the Lake State Railway and the Saginaw Bay Southern Railway on the long hood is seen switching the LSRC's yard at Saginaw, Michigan as the dispatcher readi... (more)

The conductor provided the engineer a box lunch for them to eat while they were stopped at Scenic for the Cascade Tunnel to flush the smoke.

Engineer Craig Willett is at the controls of F40PH No. 357 on Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, at East Hastings, Minnesota, on November 9, 1992.

Checkin' the oil. Valley Railroad locomotive crew members perform a quick check of the lubrication system on the trailing truck of New Haven 3025 during a brief break between their daylight... (more)

While Class I's have gone to powered switches and heaters to keep snow and ice clear, railroads like Great Lakes Central still use a lot of old-fashioned methods, such as a broom and large up-righ... (more)

Interior of Armstrong lever equipped Z Tower.

In a scenario repeated countless time in railroading they are waiting, and talking "footboard talk", 99.9% of the time about something other than their occupation. The sun is high and warm and h... (more)

As the idling exhaust of two C40-9W's silhouettes the single car loader at Dan's Branch industrial track, two mining officials perform a physical inspection of the empty train prior to its loading... (more)

Seen through at boxpox drivers of an SY 2-8-2, a worker in Jalainur's massive locomotive workshop welds a new driver axles box. Soon, the axlebox will be placed and another 2-8-2 will return to wo... (more)

As the third trick operator at North Platte’s East Hump checks his array of glowing computer screens, cars continue to roll down the hump to be classified. A UTLX tank car rolls by the lights of... (more)

Sections of the temporary panel track used to move the 4014 closer to the mainline are seen being disassembled here in preparation for re-assembly at the rear of the locomotive. After many hours ... (more)

A moment in time at Cumberland... As passengers board the eastbound Capitol Limited at the former site of B&O's Cumberland Station, the Queen City platform comes to life.. An exited... (more)

When I see this much orange in November I automatically think deer hunting but in this case it is a BNSF new-hire training class with 1663 providing the power.

Rondout Tower operator hands off orders via hoop in the rain to a Canadian Pacific freight heading south into Chicago.