Built in November of 1959, 752 an ex-Conrail 7527, PC 7527, NYC 5972 continues to be a work horse on the Winchester and Western roster in the Virginia Division. This and an assortment of other fir... (more)

After the first major snowstorm of the year(On Christmas Day, no less), dumping 20-25cm of goodness, westbound train 406 hits a nice pile of snow at one of the crossings at Hampton, New Brunswick.... (more)

The culmination of a text message received on November 19, requesting a paint scheme adaptation for a pair of GE AC4400CWs for the Central Maine & Quebec, came to fruition on February 9, when the ... (more)

Couldn't be happier with this shot: I spent two days here, and this is the only one of around 50 trains which came when the fog has cleared. Beautiful piece of equipment, a real modern day streaml... (more)

SLRG 576 & 578 sit wasting away shoved off on a side track in Canton, MS. At one point Iowa Pacific intended to run a dinner train out of Canton with them; however, now that the line from Canton t... (more)

A warm greeting to a regional Ventimiglia-Genova, one of the last trains in transit on the mesmerizing waterfront of Cervo. This stretch no longer exists: the rails have been moved on the other s... (more)

The 10,221-foot-high summit of the former Rio Grande main line over Tennessee Pass sits quiet and rusty today, with heavy trains no longer grinding through the lofty 2,550-foot tunnel beneath the ... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway’s official machine shop cat, lovingly named “Dirt”, will rest comfortably over the next few evenings while locomotives #40 and #93 cool down inside the confines of the shop... (more)

Having barely turned 15 years of service for its owner, a former Union Pacific DD35 is seen at the IHB's Blue Island Yard awaiting movement east via Conrail to Naporano Iron and Metal in New Jerse... (more)

BNSF 972554 is parked at Glendive ready for action if needed. The unit's paint job is reminiscent of former Great Northern E7s and doodlebugs from the 1940s, looking quite impressive. This plow re... (more)

On a gorgeous spring evening, two BNSF C44-9W's lead a northbound stack train across the vast open spaces near Norfolk, Colorado on April 9, 2018.

Southern California conmmuter style. From LAUS Union Station and by San Bernardino Line, EMD F59PHI and Metrolink service passing over the BNSF Intermodal Facility by elevated track, and arriving ... (more)

CNW's only DL-109, 5007A awaits scrapping in the 40th Street Yard in Chicago, IL in 1954. Russ Porter photo from my collection.

A westbound Rio Grande freight drops down the steep 3% western grade of Tennessee Pass at Mitchell, Colorado, on July 20, 1990. Leading the train is EMD SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” No. 5349, which is m... (more)

An extra Potash local makes an unusual late afternoon appearance as it exits Bootlegger Canyon heading to the Potash Mine which is located at the end of the Cane Creek Branch. Corona Arch is seen ... (more)