I have always wanted to hike to the top of Maryland Heights at sunrise, finally got the opportunity.

"The Sun Shown Bright and Clear We all Left Washington" except unlike the Johnny Horton song, Amtrak 195 isn't going to lick the rebel boys in grey at the battle of bull run. I was thrilled to ... (more)

Amtrak's Capital Limited stops to pick up a few passengers heading west to Chicago.

Arial view of St. Denis MARC station, with CSX 549 heading south towards DC.

Arial view of St. Denis MARC station, with CSX 549 heading south towards DC.

Construction work made it impossible for CSX 2 to trigger the crossing until it was in the crossing; so the conductor had to step down and protect the crossing until the engine was through.

A family with child await a southbound Regional train on the day before Christmas. These passengers are headed to Richmond Virginia; so they will be home for Christmas.

Amtrak 462 flies down the Pacific Coast; delivering to it's passengers the spectacular views the line is known for, and the miles of beach line that give it the name "Surfliner."

I've always thought this would be an interesting photo; today was a day that was nice and warm day to sit up on the bridge and wait. I spent 3 hours at St. Denis; but unfortunately construction on... (more)

This is a photo I took a long time ago but never spent the time to get onto RP. I used to work down town on Monday mornings and I would go down to Bush Street before work. CSX 85 is heading north ... (more)

ED4 was ready to go; but must yield to the larger AYMO (Ayer-Mechanicsville) train.

In the weening hours of the evening on this rare sunny day in MA; two men assemble ED4 for some old fashioned 10mph, exempted track under rusty rail conditions railroading. This small train servic... (more)

"She'll be coming 'round the mountain we comes" is what I kept singing when I took this picture of the Vermonter approaching Amherst Station.