The north freight, having departed Anchorage at 2010 the previous night, is crossing the Tanana River on the Mears Bridge at Nenana on a gloomy morning. It is not quite 0600 yet and this crew has ... (more)

Two faded CF7s, a few years removed from tourist line service, are pulling a freight with the CNJ 113 dead-in-tow. The 113 was headed to its new home in Minersville, where it was eventually resto... (more)

Southbound barge train leaving Anchorage.

On July 24, 1998, a trio of Rio Grande SD40T-2s (DRGW 5345, 5360, 5382) were called out of Helper Yard to drag a stalled out Roper to Denver manifest freight from Castilla to Soldier Summit. The M... (more)

I have been after this train for years. K851, a unit potash train for a customer off of the SCFE in Moore Haven, makes its way south down the Auburndale sub toward Sebring where the train will int... (more)

MAC Attack!!!! 11V had SD80MAC 7200 leading. Who doesn't love a nice MAC in the snow!? 7200 dives into the curve coming out of East Palestine on its journey West.

A classic Ex-Conrail widecab EMD leads a slop freight south nearing Roddy. This train had a straight shot to Chattanooga all the way from Emory Gap.

In 2010 the Alaska Railroad was still running a freight north to Fairbanks 7 nights a week. The usual departure time was between 2000 and 2030 after the arrival on the southbound Denali Star. Duri... (more)

A former SOO SD60 leads an NS SD60 and slop freight 140 up the jointed rail ex-CofG Griffin District. The train was at walking speed awaiting news of whether they'd work Griffin or not, as they on... (more)

Having switched several industries in Bartlett, Texas, a Katy way freight now proceeds south toward Granger.

On a beautiful late summer afternoon, Southern 8099k leads westbound slop freight 189 off the famed Blue Ridge grade toward Roanoke passing the classic N&W CPLs at Webster, VA.

A solo SD75I descends the hill into North Bay at mile 2 of the Temagami Subdivision with the colourful escarpment towering in the background

Ontario Northland Class leader SD40-2 1730 weaves the curves at mile 4 of the Temagami Subdivision as solo engine on a very short Thanksgiving Day southbound 214

Phil and Jim roll into North Bay with southbound 214 lead by sister SD40-2's 1735 and 1734

The trailing SD70 is dead, so this Warbonnet is making about 25 mph doing all the work on a 141 car Elmira, NY-Elkhart, IN freight.