Deep in Spruce Creek valley near Birmingham, a westbound ore train for US Steel in Clairton consisting of 109 jenny hoppers negotiates the tight passageway that confined the Broadway to three main... (more)

Big Blue in its prime: one of the afternoon fleet of van trains snarls up the grade as it rounds Allegrippus Curve, about midway between Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin. Fuji Sensia.

After a few days in Sturgis it was time to get back to railroading. I camped beneath a cottonwood tree beside the tracks and watched the passing of trains through the night - some with five unit s... (more)

The former C&NW 8816 with another patched unit from the SP lead a manifest out of Fremont, NE on a lovely late summer afternoon.

Stand back, now; this baby's rolling. The Pennsy era signal bridge at Mapleton, PA, situated in a high speed, super-elevated curve, was always an attraction. Westbounds pour on the power coming ou... (more)

You knew whose railroad it was by the type of signal system present, and this scene proclaims Santa Fe all the way. A classic installation with cantilevers and searchlight signals protects the cro... (more)

Pride of the Plains. Yep, there's no doubt that's it's a Big Boy - impressive in every sense; making its 1:30pm departure from Fremont, NE enroute Omaha. A respectable number of folks trackside an... (more)

The Big Boy comes to town: on its Grand Island to Omaha jaunt this Friday, the 4014 made its dramatic appearance in flatland territory quite unlike its usual stomping grounds farther west. A class... (more)

It is a gorgeous late spring afternoon at Magnolia, WV - deep in the Potomac River valley - as the 5355 East exits Graham Tunnel and crosses the river prior to entering Stuart Tunnel. The more dir... (more)

On one of those moody, overcast autumn afternoons, NS 9147 is slugging it out on the ascent to Gallitzin. Most regrettably, the signal bridge of Pennsylvania Railroad origin no longer stands to sp... (more)

It's a beautiful August afternoon in Oregon's Blue Mountains as the 5256 East comes rolling into the siding at North Powder in order to meet a westbound that's descending Telocaset hill.

Riding into the Oregon sundown, the 7698 is in charge of a westbound that has crossed the Blues and is on the home stretch toward Hinkle.

A lovely autumn day at Hansrote is embellished with the passage of westbound empty hoppers while this railroad still retained its classic B&O signal system.

A pair of snappers are ahead of the haulers (a C36-7 and SD50) on a 91 car westbound rounding Horseshoe Curve. Three more SD40s are on the rear of the train. Note the vintage tank car six deep. Th... (more)

Three SD40s shove a westbound manifest around Bennington curve on an early autumn afternoon. There were still a few wide domed tank cars in the freight car pool as evidenced by the two ahead of th... (more)