Much can be seen in this view of Canadian Pacific’s yard at Nelson, B.C. on June 10, 1975: the large depot and division offices under the red roof in the background, adjacent to the car shops; ... (more)

A Canadian maple leaf sticks to the oily leaf spring of one of Algoma Central five F7s powering a Canyon picnic train on Sept. 30, 1997. The F7s were retired and the popular train to Canyon Park... (more)

Algoma Central regularly takes enthusiasts 114 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Canyon Park to hike, picnic and relax alongside the Agawa River for an hour and a half. One of the substa... (more)

Union Pacific 3095 West, train CLS (“California Live Stock”), pulls through the siding at ironically-named Dry Lake, Nevada, to drench and wet 18 triple-deck cars of hogs en route to customer ... (more)

Heavy storms in the Midwest has resulted in significant delays to Amtrak California Zephyr trains No. 5 and 6 in the past week. Here, a near on-time eastbound No. 6 sits alongside a very tardy wes... (more)

The sun has set to the west as blue hour commences, and the famous NP signal bridges stand tall over MRL's 4th Subdivision at Desmet. Photo taken with permission.

On a long abandoned siding of the Walking Horse & Eastern sits this pair of long abandoned cabooses. I know they've been here since at least 2006, and maybe much longer. How and why they ended up... (more)

On a long abandoned industrial siding of the Walking Horse & Eastern sits this former Sante Fe Caboose. I know it's been here since at least 2006, and may have been here much longer. This was on... (more)

The rear brakeman is waiting to swing aboard when Great Northern’s eastbound Train 28 “Western Star” whistles off from Whitefish, Montana on April 9, 1969. The GN Flexible bus in Big Sky Bl... (more)

272 clears the plant in downtown Oakvale, WV on the NS Christiansburg District on a nice, warm May night. With replacements already erected nearby, it won't be much longer until these N&W CPL sign... (more)

The Central RR of New Jersey Terminal, also know as Comminpaw Terminal and Jersey City Terminal, was constructed in 1889 and was in service until 1967. The terminal was served by the Central RR of... (more)

A bumpstop in the overgrown remnants of the CNJ train shed in Jersey City. This type of train shed was known as bush-type sheds, named after its designer A. Lincoln Bush. It was built in 1914 and ... (more)

With the PTC technology being pushed hard to be operating by the end of 2015, the signals systems across all the Class 1 railroads are changing at a fast pace. I have been out trying to shoot some... (more)

A Santa Fe grain train of 40-ft. box cars derailed at Bobville, Texas on June 6, 1973 because of small bridge washout in non-block signal territory.

When gazing down into BNSF Railway's massive Galesburg Classification Yard, especially at night, phrases like "The Railroad Never Sleeps" can't help but to pop into one's mind as the nev... (more)