On the old Hocking Valley (then C&O) mainline between Athens and Columbus, an iconic C&O GP7 leads passengers towards Logan.

One of C&O's finest leads the 2:30 train south and back to Nelsonville on a beautiful September day.

After a 6-month absence of chemical traffic north of Nitro, WV, three ex-SP SD45s led the first train at 25mph in beautiful afternoon light.

GLC nos 385 and 397 both push and pull as they transfer cars from the GR&I yard to the AA yard, while the Cadillac Casting Inc. dwarfs both of them!

Great Lakes Central 385 rolls along Lake Cadillac and the adjecent walking path as it heads for Clare. 385 was built for the Ann Arbor Railroad, the very same rails it treads today!

Amtrak Vermonter 56 glides over the Deerfield River on approach to it's station stop in Greenfield.

The final NS southbound 380 is about to enter Langsville Tunnel for the last time. One more train, northbound 381, will pass through this tunnel before the rails fall silent.

This is rumored to be the last northbound revenue train NS runs on the West Virginia Secondary. The last southbound will likely run tomorrow, and then the rails will rust over. Today was an unseas... (more)

Three different schemes worn by TSBY's ex-Ann Arbor GP35s are visible in this slide from my collection.

A trio of classic GP15-1s wait for their next assignment.

A disembodied SD40 cab gazes at fellow ex-Ohio Central units, probably thinking of better days. Taken on LTEX property with permission.

Pere Marquette 1225, the very same Berkshire animated in the 2004 movie The Polar Express, gets ready to head out of Owosso on the so-named train.

For someone living on the east coast, I figured I'd probably never see a Cotton Belt unit at all, let alone in it's namesake city. But on a freezing November day, I got to catch a patched St. Loui... (more)

A loaded CSX coal train eases east on a bright, sunny summer day in southern Ohio.

Most of the Little Kanawha's fleet sits at their industry. The 1205 is former Norfolk and Western (as evidenced by the black), while 1147 is speculated to be of Missouri Pacific heritage. Who woul... (more)