A scene that is on borrowed time. A daily routine of BLU T31 pulling 'the bottom' which is the track of outbound cars from the paper mill in Canton, NC is coming to a close due to the mill announc... (more)

While snooping around the C&NW North Green Bay roundhouse I came across this EMD cab sitting along side the building. I think it was from an SD40-2, number unknown. No idea how C&NW ended up with ... (more)

What a great tpwn in the times before mergers.

Burlington Northern train 3 hurries westbound through Eola, Illinois, on a sunny December 23, 1988. Tiger-stripe EMD GP50 No. 3124 and a cabless GE B30-7AB unit power the Seattle-bound piggyback t... (more)

Monroe was a favorite place back in the day. Things have settled down unfortunately. The great original paint scheme seems to be trying to get out.

As a BNSF unit oil train plods past at Trout Creek, Montana, on February 5, 2023, it’s time to get back to the trackside fire and relax again as the DPU rolls west.

Seven Sea. On weekends, the New York City Transit Authority's Corona Yard is chock full of out-of-service R188 trains used for 7 train service. In this view of the train roofs from the ... (more)

Wisconsin Central was a friendly railroad to be around with a camera. I frequently wandered around the engine facility, as well as locomotive and car shop at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin—or “S... (more)

Yadkin Valley Railroad train YV2 departs Rural Hall with a big train for interchange with NS in Winston-Salem, led by a trio of former CSX/Conrail SD60M's.

UP 4404 leads a pssenger special southbound at Larkspur, CO, on track #2, normally used for northbound operations. Mar 22, 2023.

CAJON PASS CA Sept 6 1983 — Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8340 leads a mixed freight. My photo.

CNW 205, former CGW 108C, waits alongside the diesel shops to be hostled onto a freight consist for an outbound train from Oelwein. F units were common on trains operating through Oelwein into the... (more)

Former EMD Demonstrator 1503 leads 287 19 out of town, passing 27A 19. 27A is one of NS' monster intermodals, requiring over half a mile of headroom onto the main in order to spot cars in the Rai... (more)

There was a rare sight in Wyoming as the Union Pacific called on the Rotary UP 900082 to go fight the snow drifts at Rawlings, Wyoming, which has shut down transcon rail traffic for three days. T... (more)

I always wanted to watch these working but most I've were dead. Originally B&O, ex C&O. Photo by Dave Petke, from my collection.