Mid-train in Georgetown RR's continuous-belt ballast train are two distribution cars that can swing to either side to distribute rock. On the former MoPac at Hestes, Texas Oct. 12, 1989.

Baltimore Penn Station has some beautiful stained glass in the ceiling.

A couple of CN M.O.W. employees work to clear snow across the Ramshaw diamond on the last day of 2013. The Hi-Rail Blower, appropriately named Air Forced 1, is pretty loud and fairly effective i... (more)

Intermodal trailers of different sizes and shapes roll south on FEC train 101 as the sun sets in Melbourne, Florida.

Quite the exhaust plume precedes mid-train helpers as they near the west portal of Bozeman tunnel as MRL's Laurel-Missoula freight works west.

If Santa ever arrived by train I would half expect him to show up in a Soo Line caboose like this with its appropriate red, white and black color.

A side view of some of the interesting high-wide loads moving from Duluth to an oil refinery project in Manitoba. This cut of cars would be doubled with another cut to make a train of 50 total car... (more)

High-wide loads aren't uncommon but a train of this many rates special notice. Headed for a refinery project in Manitoba via BNSF and CN.

Engineering forces are out and about clearing off down trees from the right of way as seen here along Canadian Pacific's North Toronto Subdivision.

A ground blizzard is created by this snow jet as it clears a switch in Superior. You can hear this jet engine well before you can see it.

The era for the ex-Santa Fe signals are coming to an end on the Marceline Sub on BNSF Transcon Mainline. Many places new signals have been cut in and the old signals are stripped down and are dorm... (more)

The era for the ex-Santa Fe signals are coming to an end on the Marceline Sub on BNSF Transcon Mainline. Many places new signals have been cut in and the old signals are stripped down and just dor... (more)

The era for the ex-Santa Fe signals are coming to an end on the Marceline Sub on BNSF Transcon Mainline. Many places new signals have been cut in and the old signals are stripped down and just dor... (more)

Not seeing a train since the mid 70's, this bridge is now part of the Willard Munger Trail. This bridge originally carried the Northern Pacific Railway's "Short Line" between Carlton and Duluth a... (more)

New York Central observation car Hickory Creek brings up the rear of the Toys for Tots train at NYS&W's Hawthorne Station. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Toys for Tots train, made stops on the NYS... (more)