Big Al & the Critters. Three diesel "critters" - admittedly large ones - are seen at the Colorado Railroad Museum, laid up around the turntable. At left is Durango & Silverton... (more)

The face of shoreline railroading has changed so much since 70-tonners and old end-cabs plied light rail with light cars. I attribute much of this to the almost universal use of 286,000 lb. gross... (more)

At first glance, one would think we are in Southern California, but this is Cotter, AR, crew change point for the M&NA. An empty UP coal train and M&NA road power wait for crews to be called befo... (more)

Doublestack D77 led by AC44i #763 photographed between Ouro and Tutóia yards.

Bookend Your Week With Meet. An outlawed CSX M701 was recrewed and ready to go and sitting near CP 35 in Croton-On-Hudson, New York on the morning of Friday, May 17, 2024 with CSXT 468 (AC4... (more)

The California Zephyr exits Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado. There will be 28 more tunnels before the train crosses under the Continental Divide.

Kansas City Southern's Holiday Express speeds across the wooden trestle at Crew Lake near Start, LA nearing its next stop at Monroe.

Pennsy Motor at Madison. NJ Transit ALP-46A no. 4636, sporting its Pennsylvania Railroad heritage scheme, is seen leading Morristown Line train 6922 into Madison Station en-route to New... (more)

Iowa Northern BUWA crossing the Cedar River

Kansas City Southern's Jackson - Vicksburg turn makes a noisy departure from Vicksburg, MS behind a pair of well travelled geeps. KCS GP38-2 #1908 built for the Boston & Maine would turn 50 years ... (more)

On September 15, 2015, CSX Empty Autorack Train Q277 heads west through Washington Grove, MD. Former Southern Pacific 7336, HLCX 6341 (at the time) sandwiched between two CSX SD70MACs.

Dead line at the KCS, originally Illinois Central, Yard.

Pointed at Starkey Hill, that winding grade close to town that is the start of the "Pumpkin Vine" line to Winston Salem, NC. Due to proximity and a grade nearing 1.7% Starkey has been t... (more)

Amtrak's 50th Anniversary P42DC 46 leads train #237 at Scarborough.

CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train East past the historic depot in Deerfield.