The name of the business says it all for this shortline: "The Spud Seller." The San Luis Central derives much of its business from the potato farms lining this agricultural branchline b... (more)

Pioneer Railcorp's Georgia Southern Railway operates on this former CofG trackage, previously operated by the Ogeechee Railway. Swatting sand gnats all morning was worth the effort to get a pair ... (more)

One of Georgia's more obscure shortlines is the Georgia Woodlands Railroad, an OmniTrax shortline. While wood products used to be the line's mainstay, a plastics producer in Washington is the lin... (more)

I lived in New Bern for about 2 years. Almost all of my time here was devoted to flying, but I liked the local railroading scene which was only a few blocks from my apartment. Standard operation... (more)

My trip to the Copper Basin still ranks among my best trips. A guided tour of the operation with the CEO without any prior arrangements speaks loudly of treatment visitors receive, if following t... (more)

After UP leased the Clifton branch north of Lordsburg, NM to the AZER, trackage rights were included. This arrangement finds an AZER train entering the UP Sunset Route at Bowie, AZ in the morning... (more)

Winchester & Western leased this SD9 from the Black River & Western for approximately a year. The railroad was looking for larger power than its stable of GP9/10s, and this type seemed like a nat... (more)

A short chapter in Maryland Midland history is when the railroad's GP38-3 were quickly repainted into G&W colors and relettered for the CORP, as new SD40-2Ms were en route. As a long time fan of ... (more)

Much as the WSOR has done in recent years with SD40-2s, in the early 2000s, the railroad began updating its roster with GP38-2 rebuilds. The two on this Horicon-Oshkosh turn easily show their her... (more)

A view from when the FEC wasn't quite as interesting with fans, minus today's Champion scheme and other intricacies. Although, this day was quite interesting, as it marked Day 1 of a long drawn-o... (more)

Oh, what could have been. OmniTrax painted a pair of GP50s in this attractive scheme, and left many of us hoping the NKCR and other OmniTrax roads would receive local or corporate paint schemes. ... (more)

The Pregnall Turn is arriving at the Southern Seven Mile Yard (named for its milepost location) in North Charleston, SC as the local's conductor expresses his appreciation for the yard conductor h... (more)

CAGY train 48 works west through Indianola, MS, birthplace of blues legend BB King. I took this photo because looking at it, the image could have been taken anytime in the last 20 years.

After striking out with the "sure thing" Mingo Jct. - Rook Yard coke shuttle, a beautiful morning was salvaged with this nice little local running down the River Sub to the Ohio Cold Rol... (more)

In yet another case of "I was not happy with what was in front of me" (at the time), here we have Utah Railway Mainline 2. Laid off from flying for United Airlines and nothing better to do, I wan... (more)