The CTC panel in Smithboro Tower controlled the majority of the Penn Central (ex-PRR) line across southern Illinois from Terre Haute to East St. Louis. At Smithboro, the PC line was crossed by the... (more)

In the last light of the day, NS 821 rolls past the beauifully restored Cambria depot in Christiansburg, VA with gorgeous VGN 1069 leading the way.

Cumbres Pass - Elevation 10,015 MSL. A Chama-bound freight eases up to the water plug in front of the depot at the storied Cumbres Pass Station. Once a very busy waystation on the D&RG Nar... (more)

SOU 630 is heading back to NS' Inman Yard for the night as it is towed by the old Spring tower in downtown Atlanta. CNN should be covering this scene for their afternoon broadcast.

On a dark and dreary day in Dublin, VA, SOU 630 parades through town enroute to Knoxville for upcoming excursions this weekend.

What do you do when your employer sends everyone home in the middle of a snowstorm? . . . you go out in it! On the snowy afternoon of January 25, 1990, a Soo Line westbound dashes through the snow... (more)

The young railfan seen here got his money's worth when this Northwestern Pacific train rolled into Petaluma. Behind the locomotives (genset #2009 and GP-9 #1922) were nine grain hoppers, six bulk... (more)

L&N 661 starts its trek down the south end of the "Old Line" as it departs Tate

Recently rebuilt SP&S 700 rolls through Lyle on its first long-distance test run to Wishram. Those freight cars and leased EMD GP38 756 served the Goldendale Branch, abandoned shortly after this p... (more)

A new CSX "boxcar Gevo" leads a rare southbound through the daylight in Deshler. The old tower and B&O CPL still standing, but looking tired.

Strasburg's ex-Great Western #90 prepare to uncouple and run around it's train at the Western most terminus of the line in Strasburg (Ronks), Pennsylvania. To the right is the restored former PRR... (more)

On the southbound return leg of the Susquehanna Limited trip to Harrisburg, PRR E8s 5711 and 5809 lead the 16-car train past the closed, bricked-up COLA tower on the formerly electrified Po... (more)

Silver & Gray. The sole-surviving EMD E5 races with the Nebraska Zephyr back to Rock Island. This unit usually works at the Illinois Railway Museum. Photo taken during Train Festival 2011.

Outbound suburban with F40C #611 passes Tower A2 in the "Golden Hour".