On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

A Pacific Sun GP35 gets some TLC as it sits on the end of the Ventura Foods lead in Ontario next to the LA Sub. This WATCO contracted switching operation uses a couple units including this unit wh... (more)

Pacific Harbor Line MP20B-3 21, originally Boston & Maine GP38 254 (originally Maine Central 254) rebuilt by Motive Power Industries into an MP20B-3, shoves a cut of cars into the PHL’s Pier A Yar... (more)

After attending a first responders recognition ceremony with their GP38s, a Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold crew stop by the local gas station to grab a coffee before starting the day's switching... (more)

This 76 year-old survivor was spotted moving through the UP's North Yard on the back of a grain train. Built in April of 1941, DRGW 69035 was last serviced in 1969 and was utilized as a tool car ... (more)

A photo that could have been taken in 2009.

Shoving Back to Browns Yard - This train is shoving south on the Gillespie Branch back to the local yard. It is hauling an empty hopper that was picked up from the Mauser Corporation al... (more)

Downtown Freehold - One of Conrail Shared Assets Operations' more unique pieces of equipment is a switching platform. These units are used in reverse moves on local freights and don't off... (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 Farm... (more)

Former movie star as AWVR 1206 in Unstoppable, WLE 6353, 4018, 6385 head back west towards Rook after dropping off cars for AVR here at Bruceton, Pa. Off to the right is whats left of the old P&WV... (more)

Former Rio Grande coach No. 1012 sits in repose at Napa, California, on March 13, 2006. In 1960, Rio Grande bought eight of these ancient (built in 1915) Pullman-built coaches from Northern Pacifi... (more)

During last years gravel season the balloon track was removed at the Palmer load-out making it necessary for the crews to make a long back up move, so the RR re-instated one of the three remaining... (more)

Random sighting in a UP manifest on the Cajon Summit. I do not like graffiti on railway vehicles, for me, this is vandalism. But here I can see an artist at work.

CN 595 heading south to Martins with its usual Monday morning consist of 2 boxcars for the Panolam plant. Nice to see 4136 back where it's spent so much time over the past decade, temporarily fill... (more)