CP 7010 and CP 7015 rest in CPs Bensenville Yard. These new heritage units are the first two specially painted SD70ACUs to be released into service.

Snoot nose SP 8311 leads a westbound train around the famous Tehachapi Loop.

Cotton Belt 8376 sits in the helper spur track at Dike.

The early morning fog is burning off as snoot nose SP 8303 leads an eastbound manifest train up the grade through San Timoteo Canyon.

After chasing most of the day the Union Pacific 3985 steam excursion train from Salt Lake City to Provo and return, I came across a bunch of Western Pacific and Union Pacific diesel locomotives st... (more)

The regular yearly or so visit of the NS Geo train.

A pair of CP GP20C-ECOs and a GP38 handle a transfer run out of Pigs Eye Yard along Dayton's Bluff at St. Paul, MN on a nearly snowless December day.

About ten miles out of Alturas, an eastbound train on the Modoc Line rolls at track speed. When the train reaches Likely, the climb to Sage Hen summit will begin.

Union Pacific 3382 has exited Sullivan's Curve with an eastbound manifest as it is about to go under the Highway 138 overpass. In the distance, a westbound Southern Pacific train is just now comi... (more)

NS Dash 9 #9909 is unable to lead down the FEC due to the lack of cab signaling. So, when the NS geometry train came on September 19th for it's second of 2 annual runs down the FEC, SD40-2 #720 wa... (more)

A Tunnel Motor in the Andes

FCCA has one SD40T-2 in KCS livery. In fact this is the ex-KCS 6106. The purchase of this model has nothing to do with the presence of many tunnels on the... (more)

Union Pacific SD40-2s 1996 and 1896 take the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Torch Relay up Southern Pacific's "Sunset Route" through San Timoteo Canyon as the train heads east to, eventually, Atla... (more)

On the morning of September 7th, 2019, Champion SD40-2 #715 and GP40-2 #431 lead empty rock train FEC 193 through Pompano Beach, Florida on a hot and humid Florida morning. The appearance of train... (more)

UP 3469 leads an eastbound train past the Santa Fe station in Riverside.

UP 3326 leads UP 2469, UP 2839 and UP 6913 westbound down Cajon Pass towards Blue Cut. This view shows just how big the DD40X was compared to other locomotives in the UP roster.