CN 4134 & CN 4727 are shoving seven grain loads towards Ardent Mills. The train is stopped as they need to flag the Charlevoix crossing at far right.

Morning At The Grotto. In an isolated area nicknamed "The Grotto" by the railroad in East Litchfield, Connecticut, the train passes next to the Naugatuck River. Railroad Museum Of... (more)

Boston & Maine 1719 made an appearance on the NYS&W in the spring of 1988. It was one of many unusual units to grace Susquehanna rails over the years. I believe a mechanical issue had it sidelin... (more)

D&GV GP 9 wearing B&O colors sits in the foreground next to Shenandoah Valley GP 9 and a C&O snow plow which was last assigned to Quinnimont WV. Lots of heritage in this picture. Picture taken w... (more)

Built in 1955 for the C&O, then wearing several paint schemes (Western Maryland, Allegheny Midland, and D&GV) before wearing the Shenandoah Valley paint sits with a C&O snow plow which was last as... (more)

Vandalia railroad #910 and #104 sit in town at the small yard office.

In a scene complete with something for about any diesel fan, including a GP9, FP9, BL2, F7, FA-1 and EMD-repowered RS-3, West Virginia Central's eclectic power strolls out of the shop area to head... (more)

The Winchester & Western high hood GP9 is seen pulling five cars out of the huge Cargill elevator next to the Chicago Rail Link's Irondale Yard.

A former Winchester & Western high hood GP9 is seen working Chicago Rail Link's Irondale Yard on the south side of Chicago.

The Denver Rock Island Railroad parks their vintage motors at a yard in north Denver, in an area known as The Stockyards.

Ex SP GP9 in new paint for Madison Rail found on an industrial spur in North Vernon, IN.

South Branch Valley GP 9 ex B&O/C&O 6240 sits with sister engine 6604 ex B&O 751 under cloudy skies at Green Springs West Virginia.

Storming past milepost 215
Montana’s Winston Hill between Townsend and Helena seems to be a magnate for afternoon thunderstorms in summer. Being east of the Continental Divide and wed... (more)

Poignant for me is the sad state of the former N&W passenger geep pictured here. Note the longitudinal air tanks, feature usually reserved for the later GP18. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my col... (more)

EMD GP9 No. 7516 is seen beneath the High Plains Co-op grain elevators at Kimball, Nebraska. This classic EMD is former Pennsylvania Railroad #7011, which later became Penn Central 7011 and Conrai... (more)