Amtrak 192 leads another P42DC and the westbound Empire Builder out of Union Station and up to street level at Canal Street with part of the Windy City skyline in the background.

UP 1989 [Mayan Apocalypse Study 2012] - UP 1989 leads a mixed freight train down the Cajon Pass on main #2 of BNSF trackage in route to the yard at West Colton.

NS H48 with the CNJ Heritage unit servicing FM Browns.

CP's Holiday train pauses in the backtrack at Josephburg while the festivities wrap up.

AMTK 124 leads train #4 as it blows its horn to depart Fullerton on the last evening of 2012. A westbound BNSF train passes through the station on track 2.

On display at the Western American Railroad Museum in Barstow.

AMTK 455 powers a northbound Pacific Surfliner that has made its stop at Fullerton. Some rail fans are busy enjoying New Year's Eve at the station.

UP 8696 brings the Light Engine Move around the Wye at Pine Bluff, AR. UP 4141 was originally scheduled to be taken to Houston, Tx but was sent back on another train later that night.

The big news in Fullerton on Friday, December 28th, 2012, was that the westbound Southwest Chief was running nearly 13 hours late, and had a BNSF SD70MAC on the point. The surprise that ev... (more)

As the nocturnal Mahrt Turn waits for the dispatcher to give them a track warrant south to the mill, this very friendly crew parks the train on the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River and allo... (more)

RON THUR photo from my collection

One of the first trains to load at a new ballast quarry on the east slope of NP's Homstake Pass route is seen on a blustry spring day behind a rebuilt SD9 and a geep. Regular service on this line ... (more)