crossing the Huson Bridge shows the immense size of this load hauled with the 36 axle Schnabel car

Starry, starry night.         You say you'd like to see some diesels and perhaps fewer ... (more)

A BN crew works to pull cars from the Incan Superior using a mix of BN/GN/M&STL flats as idler cars.

checking clearances on a tight curve with the 36 axle Schnabel car. One of the loads for the Oil Sands project in Canada

Loading a pellet train for the dock can be a dusty job.

A "Link" to the past - Having been replaced by a modern signal, Agent J.L. Akers no longer waives steamlined 4-8-4's past the still standing station at Rural Retreat. Only one of the two tracks r... (more)

How to fix a pull apart the old fashioned way: Ground up newspaper and diesel fuel (always remember to let the fire department know what you're doing)

Alco truck bearing

Alco 539 engine cradle. Not many shops have one of these.

My first Michigan sunset illuminates this crossing gate downtown. Boy is it light very late here!

moving a new crossover switch into place

Harsco rail grider working on the UP in the West Bottoms

DM&IR Proctor Yard from the air

CN's Pokey Yard from the air

Picking up derailed grain hoppers on the SOO