Here's something I never would have thought I'd ever see in the GTA, Go trains drifting busting through snow. With service running as frequently as every 15-30 minutes it makes it almost impossibl... (more)

After getting walloped with an instense snow storm that had high winds and lots of drifting snow the OSR brought out the wedge to clear the St. Thomas sub. Here at Gladstone you can see it really ... (more)

The only thing of interest on the Kyle Railroad in northern Kansas this day was KYLE MW01, a former Rock Island wedge snowplow constructed from an old "breadloaf" steam locomotive tender... (more)

Going UP the hill....not as much fun as heading down....still, the Big Boy is making its way to Cheyenne on a snowy November morning.

C&TS Rotary Snowplow OY is making it's way to Cumbres Pass, where this unique photo excursion will come to an end. The plan was to continue on a bit further but a buildup of ice at the grade cr... (more)

A pair of Conrail painted GP38-2s lead H59 on the Shippensburg Industrial into Mechanicsburg. I believe this was the last solid-Conrail lashup I ever saw.

The D&H's Colonie Shops in Watervliet, NY was a great place to see a large number of idling Alcos. The lineup on my father's visit from early 1977 was from left to right: C420 410 - U30C 709 (hid... (more)

A late spring snowstorm has dumped over a foot of snow in the Colorado Rockies, giving passengers on the California Zephyr one last view of a winter wonderland.

Rocky Mountaineer
Now thats a beautiful train. Fresh snow, 8.9” worth overnight on May 25th at Nederland, official and this late in the year that flock doesnt last long! Stil... (more)

A few old relics look on as a fresh blanket of snow pounds down on Northwestern Ontario. Veteran SD40-2 5743 has just setoff a 5 car consist for the tailend of an upcoming CWR movement (white cabo... (more)

Dropping down the original California Southern Railroad 1885-built grade across Cajon Pass, Santa Fe C30-7 8094, SD45 5396, SD40-2 5206 and Burlington Northern SD40-2 6353 are a nice mix of diesel... (more)

Train L516, the daily train from New Brighton, MN to Stevens Point, WI runs east at sunset. The setting sun casts a warm glow but the fresh snowpack lends an arctic feel to the scene. One of the f... (more)

Mishap at the BNSF Denver Shops
Teamwork on a snowy cold morning in Denver, CO. BNSF 9025 gets a helping hand back on the track after running on the ground. 2/6/22

4 years ago the Minneapolis Sub saw a wider range of locomotive types than it does these days, including foreign road power. At dusk in a spring snowfall a UP and an NS EMD pair up on train L516, ... (more)

A long way from home and definitely a rarity in Northern Ontario, Executive Mac 9431 idles on the pool 8 leads awaiting its next assignment. The CP Fort William depot is visible in the back left.