Empties at Two Harbors do not leave the way they came in. I believe that's due to the headroom issue at Two Harbors, loads are dumped and then shoved towards an outbound yard. Empties then depart ... (more)

Running coal trains thru Galesburg Yard wasn't too common practice. Once in a while, MofW or traffic issues would force the hand, and the trains would run by the roundhouse and out thru Waterman t... (more)

Ex-Penn Central.

The IANR had to use the normal 20:00 Butler crew to run the Oelwein Job the night before. The normal Oelwein Crew had to do some plowing. That now means the 8am Butler crew had to come to the CN o... (more)

Alabama Southern (ABS) 111 awaits the passing of NS A55 so they can work their interchange in Tuscaloosa. Already in place at the interchange is the NS 9-1-1 and OAR trainset which spent a few day... (more)

Cresson Steel NS 8717 is one of five former-NS C40-8s stored in Cresson, PA. Though they've been parked at a scrap metal facility for the better part of a decade, they're still standing.

Conrail "Baby Tunnel Motor" rests between assignments at Port Newark.

The Old Clifton Shop. Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA Staten Island Railway's Clifton Shop maintained its fleet for decades before being replaced by a larger facility in late 20... (more)

Two former Illinois Central Paducah rebuilds are spending their final days pulling loaded soybean hoppers around the massive ADM facility in Valdosta, Georgia. A testament of EMD quality is on ful... (more)

Fifty two years ago Wilmot Model Railroad Shop in Prattville was a beacon for model railroaders in the deep south. We traveled there as often as possible to buy treasured models and to chit chat ... (more)

3643 is being set out to head up to Von Storch later in the day.

Sitting alone outside Von Storch.

PO-74 underway; going all the way to Portland.

A 7 hour+ late City of New Orleans makes its shove move to Union Station as it passes the Amtrak facilities at 18th Street. I've seen some pretty cool units lead Amtrak trains in the past, but an ... (more)

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)