Gotta do whatcha gotta do. A classic grainer improvisation. OSHA! Oh OSHA!

D&H PA-1s 16, 17 and 18 at South Station, Boston Mass. on Oct. 8 1977. The PAs were leased by the power-short MBTA in 1977-78 for commuter train service.

An eastbound ethanol train eases into the curve at the famous "Trench" widely known by many railfans. Every November the tracks are surrounded by the changing gingko trees and their beau... (more)

Storm clouds at Roggen, Colorado create the perfect rainbow backdrop for BNSF 5942 (ES44AC) heading east into the storm.

When Everything Comes Together. It would be difficult to account for how much work went into the Norfolk Southern Heritage Units Event at the N.C. Transportation Museum for NS's 30th Annive... (more)

What happens when you have a logistic nightmare, miss judgement of a trailer length, and a railroad crossing? Well, you get a not so good chain of reaction! The locomotives, and all damage cars ar... (more)

In the yard of the Progress Rail facility, we see several railroads paint schemes, along with locomotives in different phases of the rebuilding process.

cars roll down the hump and into the class yard.

With the 2022 Christmas Train stop in Meridian well under way, all of the local kids and their families ventured out to see Santa and tour the train.

Marching down the New Mexico mainline of Southern Pacific comes a big 2-8-8-4, looking "right nice" with the cab behind the boiler, and real coal heaped high on that tall-sided tender ba... (more)

With their dynamic breaks howling, UP coal loads fight gravity descending the horse-shoe shaped Gilluly Loop at a crawl speed after setting off their four pack of manned helpers at Soldier Summit.... (more)

3629 , 8133 , 9759 were wrecked @ Hiram Ga in Dec 2021 , bound for Altoona Pa

We Bring Good Things To Life. It was unusual to find open doors at the General Electric Schenectady, New York facility on the evening of Saturday, July 30, 2022. One of the plant’s switch... (more)

A Norfolk Southern intermodal train heads west through the woods just outside of Cresson. The bridge in the distance carries US Route 22. Using a variable ND filter, I was able to drop the shu... (more)

Damaged rail can be caused by flat spots on wheels and high tonnage. Defects like this one can eventually give way and cause a derailment, especially in cold weather. Railroads are usually thorou... (more)