The extreme winter conditions have created the 'Abominable Pony' out of NS 8345. A crew member braves the horizontal snow to attend to one of the many switches that will need to be cleaned before... (more)
The dwarf. The searchlight dwarf is one of the most unique pieces of railroad signaling in Northern California. There were a few dwarfs that guarded sidings along the UP Valley Subdivision ... (more)
The sun has finally come back out from behind a fast moving eastward thunderstorm as empty train bound for Black Thunder Mine comes to a stop at Pueblo Junction. A brand new Ace, more)
BNSF 4302 East crossing the Two Medicine Creek trestle.
BNSF 729 and 624, which both sport the "Santa Fe" warbonnet paint scheme, cross the mighty Clear Creek trestle as they approach Keddie, California with a long manifest train in tow.
A pair of NS GEs look pretty sharp in the scenery found along MRL's ex-NP line along the Clark Fork River in western Montana.
On a 108 degree afternoon at Verbenia, between West Palm Springs and old Fingal, NS 7572 west leads the IAVLBB up the steep east slope of Beaumont Pass.
With it's journey through San Timoteo Canyon finished, NS 7572 west passes through Redlands as it heads for West Colton and a crew change.
NS 8101 crosses high above the frozen tundra on the Gassman Coulee Trestle.
The day after my birthday BNSF called a Manitou empty out of Minot with NS 8101 leading... Can't beat it!
Westbound oil empties await crews at Minot yard. Unique power on each including CNJ heritage engine.
NS 1071 pushes on the rear of a Manitou empty, which has successfully climbed the 15 mile hill out of Minot and is up to the 55MPH train speed.
Crude oil loads are becoming very common on the staples sub. Since several terminate on the east coast, NS visitors are becoming more and more common, in fact, some people are saying NS power is ... (more)
CNJ Heritage assists a Manitou empty up the .6% grade out of Minot on a gorgeous, albeit chilly, Winter afternoon.
NS 1071, the CNJ Heritage SD70ACe, pushes a Manitou bound oil empty over the frozen Des Lacs Reservoir on a chilly Winter afternoon.
