Metra 198 departs Orland Park with a outbound Southwest Service train, passing the signals at CP 143rd.

Ex-Penn Central.

On my way home one night in January, I decided to go home following some back roads just to see if I can catch a train. I figured it was going to be too dark to get a picture, but it's still good ... (more)

Sorry, not positive on the location. SP 6785 6840 7424 8361 unload a coal train, at a Colorado power plant. The picture really depicts how the Southern Pacific looked the last few years.

CN ES44AC 3827 pulls Vancouver Thornton, BC to Brampton Intermodal, ON into Otterdale

With the possible last train to ride over the CFU lead coming late 2023, I looked thru what I had from this dead end line. This was once the mainline of the Rock Island from West Liberty to Manly.... (more)

The Southwest Chief rolls along authorized for 90 mph across most of the Marceline Sub. The train will have to slow to 50 mph for the curves down into the Des Moines River Valley here in a few mil... (more)

Amtrak #4 makes their way into Iowa as they cross the Des Moines River. The Chief has less than 20 miles to the next stop at Ft. Madison, and is making good time from LA with nearly on-time schedu... (more)

The mid-day Waterloo to Butler job is about to hit the CN CTC main on the westside of Waterloo. This job normally operates from IANR Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the Butler Yard north of Shell Rock.... (more)

M433 with CW44AH 5103 leading at Bear Mountain.

The IANR had to use the normal 20:00 Butler crew to run the Oelwein Job the night before. The normal Oelwein Crew had to do some plowing. That now means the 8am Butler crew had to come to the CN o... (more)

Southbound. A Tri-Rail departs West Palm Beach for locations south.

The RS 70 has a heavy stone train today 39 cars.

Alabama Southern (ABS) 111 awaits the passing of NS A55 so they can work their interchange in Tuscaloosa. Already in place at the interchange is the NS 9-1-1 and OAR trainset which spent a few day... (more)

Under the night sky, Civil War railroad icon "Texas" glows within its glass display case at the Atlanta History Museum.