The Norfolk & Western heritage locomotive emerges into daylight at Montgomery, Va., as it leads a heavy train of empty hoppers toward Mullens, W.Va., on a pleasant morning along NS's Christiansbur... (more)

A westbound empty hopper train waits for the signal to enter the yard as eastbound Amtrak No. 704, the "Blue Ridge" passes Mexico Tower in Cumberland, MD on March 21, 1976 with P30CH No. 714.

Tuscan Red under all reds. All four heads on the signal bridge just north of the Metropark station display stops as PRR E8 5809 leads sister 5711 and five passenger cars underneath on a dea... (more)

A Santa Fe westbound emerges from the passing track at Goffs, California on April 9, 1993.

Nighttime along the N&W.... It's a peaceful night with stars shining bright and beautiful, until the faint sound of a westbound time-freight begins echoing throughout the East River Valley.. Soon,... (more)

Living on borrowed time, the classic Atlantic Coast Line searchlights protect southbound grain train G086 as it enters the Wilmington and Weldon Subdivision at Contentnea. Visible in the backgroun... (more)

An old favorite photo spot for many, this one was taken July 12, 1978 when BN's Marias Pass still had signal bridges and crossovers. A F45, a GE U boat and a SD45 lead reefer Train 97 westward ... (more)

Another day on the C&O has come to an end, but scenes like this will soon be just a memory. Signs of signal replacements have begun to pop up on this portion of the line, and the masts at West En... (more)

With Christmas in the air and an increase in passenger traffic, the first section of the normally-combined North Coast Limited-Empire Builder wears green as it roars through La Grange, Illinois on... (more)

After making a late evening trek along the secluded New River Gorge, eastbound loads for Hinton silhouette the eastbound absolute signal at C&O's CW Cabin as they approach the west end of the form... (more)

The Stockton, CA to Willow Springs, IL "Z" train thunders through Sandcut in perhaps the final sunset shot I will capture with the aging cantilever signal as the centerpiece.

An eastbound BNSF coal train departs Laurel, Montana, at 5:45 p.m. on the eve of January 27, 2013. Snow has been falling for a while, blanketing the scene with cast that can only happen during win... (more)

Splitting the former Northern Pacific semaphore signals at the east end of Byron siding, the last westbound Yakima Turn is headed to is namesake town. A few days after this photo was taken this ma... (more)

NS 20T & the rear of NS 261 pass under the the signals at MP 334.5 on the Pittsburgh line

Rio Grande's Helper Local ducks under the Ironton signal bridge while departing Provo Yard on August 29, 1987.