In a scene which may never be repeated, a TTI coal train accelerates through the hand-throw crossover at "CP Caproni" in Maysville, KY. The TTI Rail to River facility closed in November... (more)

If there was one "signature" shot I had to identify on the Great Western Railway between Shaunavon and Assiniboia, it would hands down be at Ponteix. Ever since seeing photos of the GWR... (more)

A trio of Great Western Railway M420Ws accelerate east from Woodrow, SK as they journey east from Shaunavon to Assiniboia. This photo demonstrates the desolation one will encounter on the journey... (more)

Much has changed since this photo was taken. The classic Cooper River bridges in the background are no more, this paint scheme no longer exists, and the engineer no longer works for the South Car... (more)

Wheeling & Lake Erie local 611 (Rook Yard-Bruceton turn) crosses high above the bustling downtown in Castle Shannon, PA taking a cut of cars to the Alleghany Valley RR interchange in Bruceton, PA.... (more)

Home sweet home for me in the late 1990s. Mableton, GA where I met some of my best friends in this hobby. Not via Facebook or some other heads up group; the internet was barely a player in our r... (more)

RJC-1 brings the first cut of loads from the Clymer loadout through the Rosebud loadout in Stifflertown, PA as an MOW crew takes a break to let the train pass by. Even in 2013, operations on this... (more)

Many people have asked me over the years "What is your favorite shortline?" Well folks, here it is. And this photo typifies why. Two factory-original EMD units in spotless as-delivere... (more)

A Gateway Western local heads west through Santa Fe Junction on its way back to Mill Street Yard. The mid-90s were a last stand of sorts for the Kansas City railfanning scene. Many railroads whi... (more)

The coolest shortline there never was (this version, at least-- see comment below). I wish I had better photo skills (and the will to photograph trains somewhere outside of Bennett Yard and SY To... (more)

A family photo passed down through the generations, this is one I am glad wound up in my hands. I remember being in awe seeing this photo as a young child, knowing someone in my ancestry was at t... (more)

A westbound train passes ALTO tower in what is arguably my favorite Conrail photograph of all times. This photo does not typify my photographic style at the time it was taken, but I'm certainly g... (more)

NERR's Old Hickory job works the yard, preparing to shove into the Dupont mill. 8531 is the only operating NERR locomotive in the company's traditional green and yellow paint. All others either ... (more)

ATN train M715 (Gadsden-Guntersville turn) descends the grade through Littleton with an abnormally large train, and lacking dynamic brakes, creates a smell not often sensed in modern railroading a... (more)

PAL 2118 and company haul coal loads west from Madison, KY, and the dynamics howl as the engineer prepares for a sharp curve ahead. While once commonplace, coal trains with big 4-axle lashups are... (more)