BNSF 9256 leads a loaded grain train for St. Joseph, MO starts to head east after waiting for an eastbound empty coal train to pass near Forest City.

While visiting the Omaha Zoo, I kept hearing what sounded like engines idling and rail cars banging. I knew we had to be close to a freight yard. After some exploring, I discovered the way down ... (more)

CSX M43428 manifest (Oak Island, NJ - Selkirk, NY) crosses the Popolopen Creek with a mixed variety including several subway cars, coal cars and construction & demolition debris cars.

Foreign Power Leaving Town. For this area, a very rare lashup of four Union Pacific units plus a fifth NS unit leading NS 237 out of Columbia west toward Spartanburg, SC on the Southern's ... (more)

Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T No. 110 rolls downgrade out of Oblivion with a late afternoon run to Keystone.

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's "Nantahala Gorge Excursion" crosses Fontana Lake near Almond, NC, headed upstream with GP30M 2467 assisting on the rear end of the train.

An eastbound mixed freight has just come off the MRL at Sandpoint, ID. The head end has nearly crossed the entire 4800' length of the original span and the continued progress is visible on the sec... (more)

A westbound California Zephyr emerges from a tunnel in Gore Canyon as it hugs the banks of the Colorado River.

CP 257 approaches the Steamtown North switch as they work their way uphill out of Scranton with a dual flag AC4400 leading.

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's "Nantahala Gorge Excursion" crosses Fontana Lake near Almond, NC, with former US Army consolodation #1702 leading the way.

With three GE units on the head end, a northbound manifest train cruises by the old depot - now a museum - in the middle of Mena, AR mid-morning on a hot and humid Sunday, June 26, 2022.

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's "Nantahala Gorge Excursion" cruises alongside the Nantahala River/ Fontana Lake near Almond, NC. The consist includes ex-Army consolodation #1702, a ... (more)

NS 178 is coupling up to his train on track 3

Montana Rail Link's "ML" manifest snakes it's way through Lombard Canyon (and under the former Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension) in the distance.