It speaks volumes that this little freight was running about 10 minutes AHEAD of Amtrak's hours-late Coast Starlight.

This edition of the Coast Starlight is running nearly 8 hours behind schedule this sunny July morning.

I don't know any of the details surrouding this LRV-pickup truck collision other than to say the LRV came out on top. The incident occurred directly outside my hotel room at Portland Internationa... (more)

An interesting layup of power is in evidence at the NS Allentown Yard on Memorial Day 2006.

An eastbound freight on CSX's Boston Line screams past The Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer.

It may be a lowly road slug now, but seeing a GP30 carbody in 2006 is a welcome sight. This particular unit once belonged to the GM&O.

This Acela Express got "stabbed" for a few minutes just to the east of New Haven Union Station; it's just now beginning to roll toward the station once again.

Nighttime railroading in the city... and the presence of an ancient SW-1200 only adds to the appeal.

MRL 350 leads this northbound BNSF train as it pauses at the interlocking at 21st Street. Good to see an SD45 alive and kicking in 2006.

The Tacoma Dome provides the backdrop for a BNSF power set idling the night away.

The Puget Sound area is well-known for its rainy conditions, and the skies stayed overcast during much of my 5-day visit to Tacoma. The skies might have been cloudy, but a trusty night photo hand... (more)

Nighttime at the BNSF Tacoma engine terminal. The huge gantry cranes at the Port of Tacoma create a rather eerie image in the background.

Consecutively-numbered GP40-2s sport quite a different appearance. CSX couldn't have posed these units any better if I'd asked them to.

Since this SD40-2 can't lead on Amtrak's Springfield Line, it's running around its companion B39-8E so the GE can lead on train CSO1's trip back up to W. Springfield. Looks like CSX is swapping o... (more)