Blizzard conditions & near zero visibility this morning as D&H 252 dashes through snow drifts near the Canada/U.S border. Thanks to my reliable "oil burner" Ford F350...

Two of the units from the derailment on 8/26 in San Timoteo Cyn in Redlands are now set to become scrap. These engines were part of a lightpower move that became a runaway train. The crew survived... (more)

Norfolk Southern SD60E number 6920 has been painted in a special scheme in honor of our Nations' Veterans and members of all branches of the Armed Services. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more i... (more)

K-36 #487 brings a tripple header around Windy point, heading to Cumbres, during the peak fall color season. Will we ever see this again?

Cattle truck got hung up in the ditch swinging a right turn and with the cab stranded in the path of a loaded rock train. He got lucky enough to be able to drive the truck away after the investiga... (more)

A loaded CN coal train passes an empty CP grain train in the narrow confines of Black Canyon. At this location, the Thompson River twists through an oxbow so tight that the only routing option av... (more)

Every photo is supposed to have a story that goes with it, and this one is about an everyday event that didn't quite unfold as it normally does. // One warm summer evening, BNSF's daily garbage... (more)

Over two hours of dodging clouds finally produced a sunlit meet between the upbound Duquesne Incline and an eastbound CSX freight. Note the difference between the colors of the Monongahela and All... (more)

Ex UP 618 crosses Casperville Rd. in a scene out of the past.

8098 isn't the only Norfolk Southern locomotive painted in Conrail paint! Nicknamed "The Bug" by Enola Yard's crews, this homebuilt locomotive shuttle was constructed by Conrail to move po... (more)

Trackside Treasure: Portage Flyer passengers focus their attention on the train as they stretch their legs on the station platform in the background while we focus ours on this odd little h... (more)

Norfolk and Western 8103, Norfolk Southern's fifth Heritage locomotive, rests in the sun outside the paint shop in Altoona. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern Corporation. For more... (more)

George Bush Express departing Dallas Union Station across the Texas & Pacific RR trestle.

A Lancaster, California bound Metrolink commuter train makes its way through the Sand Canyon Fire near Tunnel #19. The 22,000+ acre wild fire has forced Antelope Valley Line trains to operate at r... (more)

A large herd of elk are more interested in the grain and I rather than the train that is about to hit them!