With an unusually large 32 car train, the Pickens Anderson job uses the Belton Job's motor on the rear to get a push up the Gluck Line.

A trio of Carolina Coastal's GP9R's lead the Wilson to Chocowinity turn (Train #120) into Chocowinity on a warm summer morning. Matched sets of power on shortlines can often be hard to come by, e... (more)

Rebuilt ex-CN SD40 #6901 parked at the engine terminal in Aylesbury. Mobile Grain operates the 85 mile section of the former CN Rail Craik Subdivision between Regina and Davidson as the Last Mount... (more)

Former Modesto and Empire Traction GE 70-Tonners 604 and 605 at the Mobil Grain terminal in Bethune.

A Blacklands Railroad conductor protects the crossing while the train trundles towards the 'golf course crossing' as it's known to the crews. Pulling the Sulphur Springs to Greenville job is a for... (more)

Piedmont & Northern C420s 2000 and 2001 working at Spartanburg, SC with a set of Clinchfield EMDs waiting in the distance in this June 1969 scene.

Rockton & Rion #19 eastbound near Rion Quarry in July 1965.

A pair of SD40-2F's is shunting cars at Farnham Yard.

Big Spring Rail 5731.

Dry conditions combined with a stiff breeze fanned sparks from a rail grinder into a moderate grass fire. Crews on the grinder and those following on a special Northshore Mining fire train doused ... (more)

The South Branch Valley started operations with at least one former Western Maryland caboose. Painted in SBVR’s version of WM’s speed lettering scheme, caboose 1892 is seen crossing the south ... (more)

Before the Potomac Eagle

When the State of West Virginia purchased the B&O line from Green Spring to Morefield, It found a pair of army surplus MRS1’s to power the South Branch ... (more)

The orange really sticks out on NECR 3317 in this green Forest, NECR 611 backs down toward the Belchertown Yard to make a drop off.

Earlier this week, I was turned onto this interesting switching operation in suburban KC by Zach Pumphery, and with free time at my disposal, I knew I HAD to get out to shoot them. This is Spac... (more)

A Cleveland Electric GP38-2 sits in the engine facility area of Contrail's Collinwood Yard on a very cold and snowy day.