Call for the wrecking crew. With a derailment reported on the High Line to McGill, Nevada Northern's wreck train heads north out of Ely, across the Steptoe Fill to deal with the aftermath. ... (more)

451 kicks up the freshly fallen snow following a significant accumulation across the Muskoka region over Christmas. It might look like twilight, but with the weather and short days it’s actually... (more)

OM Rotary snow plow, fan trip on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic. I believe this was the last time the OM operated. Tom Ellis photo.

Clearing Snow System

Tuesday morning December 29th, 2020 Amtrak P42DC number 161 leads the California Zephyr train number 5 seen here climbing to tunnel 1 on the Moffat Sub... (more)

Fresh snow has fallen and a daylight run of a westbound out of Rook calls for a beautiful snow photo.

A black stallion out for a winter trot. On a cold February morning, the Nevada Northern Railway's high-stepping 10-wheeler #40 charges through the East Ely Yard with her cylinder cocks open... (more)

CSX N312 knocks a few inches of snow of the Clinchfield mainline as it clears the signal at the north end of Boody siding

BNSF 6942 (ES44C4) rounds the corner with four mates and a long freight. It will soon pass through Tunnel #1 as it enters the Moffat Tunnel district.

P&W WOGR leaves Willimantic Yard with a pair of geeps leading auto racks bound for Worcester.

On February 25, 1994, it’s still snowing and dusk is approaching as Soo Line train 421 blasts west through Brookfield, Wisconsin, with Soo EMD SD60 No. 6014 clearing the way, and has all but obs... (more)

After working Andersen Windows, UP 2198-1739 depart Bayport and take LTS82B back down the 4.6-mile Stillwater Industrial Lead towards Lakeland Junction. The 2198 is one of Union Pacific's few SD62... (more)

A night of heavy snow does not stop the crew of BNSF 1592 (SD40-2) from getting an early morning start on building a train in the small yard in Golden, Colorado.

The snow that has blanketed CBQ 5629 (4-8-4) shows the streamlined nose to good effect. She was built in 1940 at the Burlington shops in Iowa and was one of 15 engines of its class designed for f... (more)

Rounding the bend at Horseshoe Curve a container train pulls hard on the grade.

The party's over..... The last Victorian Christmas Train from Alna Center has returned, the holiday revelers are all gone, the coaches have been put away in the barn and all that's left is ... (more)