The setting sun illuminates the aluminum bodies of Amtrak’s Talgo train as it heads north past the Ferry Terminal at Steilacoom. The Cascade service has 5 of these equipment sets in service all ... (more)

A late spring blizzard does not slow down this intermodel heading west to Ogden.

The shed at Hoboken is full of activity during the evening rush with a good mix of units spanning NJT’s history poking out. 4103 and 4102 are both former CNJ units and among the oldest in the fl... (more)

Scrapping asphalt down is not what these plows were intended to do, but on this rough stretch of track, is indeed what they do. This local, nicknamed “The Sidewinder”, works out of Mobest Yard... (more)

Crowded in between the Delaware River and the adjacent mountains, two right-of-ways essentially overlap and make for some nervous driving along River Road.

At Plummer, the crew sorts cars for the local mill.

The Clarlia Logger brings it's loads of raw logs into St. Maries on former Milwaukee Road track. It will proceed through the yard to the Potlatch Mill and drop the loads. This was the last time I ... (more)

Spotted behind the St. Maries River Railroad shop building was this Bettendorf truck frame cast in 8/44 at the Milwaukee Road Shops. Not likely to be used again, so it's a pleasent surprise to fi... (more)

Spreading its holiday message and cheer, the CP Holiday Train stops on the massive Tunkhannock Viaduct for a 10-minute show of its lights and horn blowing. The town had waiting hours in anticipati... (more)

Having crested the grade deep inside the 4893 feet long Musconetcong Tunnel at Pattenburg NJ, 20K exits the east portal. The tunnel was constructed by the Leigh Valley RR in 1928 and was double tr... (more)

The Sunset Route. It’s a name that embodies the history, romance, and beauty of the route and under the UP, is a very busy line. While UP intends to double track the entire route, there are stil... (more)

Just dodging the first rays of light peaking over the surrounding hills, Amtrak’s Empire Service cruises south along the Hudson River towards New York City.

On its northbound trek up the Hudson River Valley, an intermodal hustles across the trestle at Iona Island and past the changing leaves basking in the early morning light.

Winding through freshly cut fields of grain, an eastbound train out of Coulee City is casting long shadows on the plain signaling that the day is coming to a close. On track restricted to 10mph fo... (more)

While the tractors are idled for the day, the Eastern Washington Gateway pushes on to get the train to Cheney before the hours of service law catches the one-man crew. In an irony of economics, th... (more)