Darkness falls over the Illinois River in Watts, OK as a northbound empty oil train heads north on a cool May 22, 2022 evening. I've seen trains at this location many times, but this was my first ... (more)

A very special cable car in Bridgnorth between the low town with the river Severn and the high town: Lengh 61m, high difference 34m, maximum steepness 64%, gauge 1067mm, trip duration 90 seconds.

Viewed from the Oak Park Avenue Metra Station clock tower, Metra’s brand new freshly painted “Honoring Chicago” F40PH and a F59PH lead three private cars east through Tinley Park at trackspe... (more)

B&O Eastbound (CR Northbound) passing Conrail's South Akron Yard on the shared Conrail-B&O Akron Branch.

Imposing Garratt-loc waits in the sun for the beautiful run back to Porthmadog.

An eastbound stack train is rushing east as the sun rapidly sets on the west coast.

Thunderstorms roll out of the Joliet area while a UP SD60 and two SD40N’s switch a cut of over 100 baretables around at UP’s Global IV facility in Joliet/Elwood. 2182 has been a yard goat at G... (more)

The end of the day is near at Blue Island Yard... recently IHB has been using foreign road power for yard pulldowns. CN 2501 and GEVO lead an east end pulldown at Blue Island Yard. It is hard to s... (more)

The full moon shines bright in the night sky while the CN Geometry Train spends the night away in the siding at Munger.

A crew member for the Wabash Railroad finishes lighting the tail markers in preparation for nightfall, as the crew readies to interchange cars with the NKP in New Haven, IN. FWRHS photo shoot.

A hot '49 Hudson, a hot blonde, and a hot steam locomotive on a beautiful Saturday night. What more could a guy ask for? A little action in Ft. Wayne as the NKP RR prepares to interchange with the... (more)

MRL 4309 heads West past a little town called Springdale. Note the mountain peaks in the background.

BNSF 6312 leads a train up the mountain at Austin over Mullan Pass