Seen from above, a hopper train rushes west through Shawsville, VA with an ACC leader.

NS 24X passing Charlotte Yard as Aberdeen, Carolina & Western train 100 prepares to back onto its train in the yard

Red And White All Year 'Round For Christmas. On December 15, 2019, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis TRAA GP38-3 2010 (née-AGS 2812, GP38, EMD, 3/1970) and 2006 (née-DRGW 3083, G... (more)

The new switcher for Endeavor Ag & Energy at Wayland, MI, Looking at the rails, it will probably be a long time before its actually needed.

Former GTW 4433 is seen left on the tail track at Endeavor Ag & Energy. Great Lakes Locomotives is supposed to be moving the engine to the West Michigan Railroad where it will join the 4428.

Roughly seven months ago, when I had first gotten my drone, I attempted a shot of Amtrak 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, leading the westbound California Zephyr in Naperville, IL as the unit sa... (more)

Northbound Under the Signals. The daily hotshot 24X passes under the remnant Southern Railway signal bridge in Lowell, NC, led by an increasingly rare Dash 9 that once wandered the system ... (more)

Aberdeen & Rockfish train AF6 in Fayetteville

CSXT 3194 leading 90 loaded grain cars south for Ozark,AL

With a pair of GP15-1's on the point wearing the railroad's BN inspired paint scheme, the Northern Lines Railway's local is working the propane facility in Rockville, Minnesota to spot one cut and... (more)

With a load of steaming taconite pellets fresh from the Fairlane Taconite plant in tow, a pair of SD40T-3's and a C40-8 hustle U717 across the Cloquet River in Burnett, Minnesota and head towards ... (more)

The Connecticut Valley Line. Along much of its route, Valley Railroad trains are seldom far from water. The line runs next to the Connecticut River as well as by and over several tributarie... (more)

The Cumbres & Toltec's Holiday Express train is back after a 3 year hiatus due to COVID and equipment work. Here K-36 488 pulls a full train of families through fresh snow out onto Lobato Trestle ... (more)

60% Of The Time It Works Every Time. One of the "had to have" if possible shots from today was later in the afternoon, but it was the cooperation of the track selection lottery th... (more)

Westbound 167 making a rare daylight appearance