The "old lady" #8450 stopped off in fourth track of Trenque Lauquen station, waiting the load of his train in the grain silo plant of the Lartirigoyen y Cia. S.A.
A westbound Z train rolls across the impressive trestle on the west side of Cut Bank en route to the PNW. Note the unlettered lead GE.
This is the last switch stand mainline crews would see from the cab before departing (or the first switch returning) and running the 72.2 mile mainline through the forests of northern Minnesota to... (more)
CSX Q62023 had major power issues in the midst of their uphill climb out of Watertown as both Guilford units had to be idled and isolated due to low water level. They managed to avoid stalling and... (more)
All that remains of Union Pacific SD-24B sits in a Santa Fe gondola along with other locomotive parts. Damaged Santa Fe 5609 and an Amtrak locomotive sit on the track next to the Santa Fe locomot... (more)
A pair of brightly painted HOG GP40's lead a 16 car stack train over the hogback profile of the former SAL Montgomery line on the way to the inland port in Cordele. As a longtime SAL fan it was gr... (more)
M385 in run 8 screams out of the Saint Clair River Tunnel as it arrives into the US from Canada. When one thinks of Michigan tunnels do not come to mind but this is one of 4 tunnels that link Mich... (more)
A couple of ex Milwaukee GP38-2's are spliced by Soo fuel tender 4001 at La Crescent.
While most Soo GP7's and GP9's soldiered on in there as built configuration until retirement a handful that had been involved in accidents received low noses. Some of them actually received kits f... (more)
The real neat aspect of UP's Atlanta Olympic train was the flame car that brought of the rear.
1000 Class Bo-Bo English Electric D39 shunts molten 'torpedo' wagons at one of the blast furnaces within the then BHP-owned Port Kembla steelworks.
Wide view of train entering yard. Notice the words Honoring our Veterans on the side of engine , a special paint job , only one painted this color.
In the remote reaches of northern Quebec it is common for QCM employees to ship their private vehicles south on the railroad's supply train versus a long and dusty dirt road to Port Cartier. I cou... (more)
An interesting paint scheme on the nose of this SD40-2 as it leads a BN train over MRL track east of Helena.
