Early on the morning of November 29, 1968, two freight trains collided head on just south of Hale Center, Texas, on the Plainview District. As a result, the 213L broke completely in half just behi... (more)

Don't sit under that apple tree with anyone else but me.

Southern 8099, Norfolk Southern's second Heritage locomotive, is seen at DeButts Yard in Chattanooga, fresh out of the paint shop. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern Corporation. F... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 8100, Norfolk Southern's third Heritage locomotive, has just received its clear-coat at the Juniata paint shop. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern Corporation. Fo... (more)

CPR GP9 8700 is loading the barge with carloads of lumber on Slocan Lake, after which the Iris G will take the barge and its load to Slocan City at the south end of the lake for connection to the ... (more)

At approximately 4AM, the Chesapeake and Albermarle rock job was northbound with approximately 40 empties. When it approached the open bascule draw span over the Intercoastal Waterway, the train ... (more)

As seen from 3,000' AGL and looking east southeast, a recently unloaded coal train sits on the loop track in Ardoch, ND. This site was opened in the summer of 2005 and sees an average of two unit... (more)

This locomotive was involved in a collision 12/17/2007 between the towns of Derby and Mulvane Kansas. The unit was leading the Red Rock coal train when it collided with a UP local, taking impacts... (more)

Elk River Coal & Lumber shay #19 has five loads of logs en route from the lumber camp to Avoco, W. Va. on Nov. 24, 1961. They didn't build bridges, they just forded the creeks. A watchman ri... (more)

Well Mother Nature is doing her best to make railroading on the Omaha Sub as hard as it can be. Here 4 units wasnt enough power to get thru this drift at MP 408. All 4 units are having different s... (more)

2 dmu units,6526-6524 crossing Istmos canal in a special meeting

Milwaukee Road #261 makes good time shuttling 9 gondolas to interchange with the Twin Cities and Western in Buffalo Lake, MN. Once a two track main, the line is now single and sees mostly TC&W t... (more)

'Night Moves'