a double-decker "Sunrise Express" waits in the yard for his next assignment

a train of the Keihin Tohoku Line leaves for Yokohama

Trapped like a...front-end loader?

in the last evening sunlight, VT 25 rolls towards Zwiesel with threatening skies behind the church

The eastbound Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway crew has no trouble getting across the diamond at Chenoa, Illinois as the depot of the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad and Tip-Up crumbles back t... (more)

Running ahead of the Ditcher, the local is hitting more snow than the plow is.

Once, it provided service for the people living in the suburbs of Paris / France. Now, it runs in north-eastern Romania, from Suceava to the Ukrainian border. Note the beautifully restored station... (more)

the local Prien to Aschau

Finkl & Sons Steel is the only industry left on Kingsbury, but luckily it appears to be in no danger of closing down. The sign explains what Finkl & Sons, steel recyclers, do. Finally, ILSX 900 is... (more)

A busy scene plays out near Finkl Steel, with a front-end loader (probably used for pushing scrap metal) stuck between the train and a fence, and a fork-lift trying to get by. All in a day's work ... (more)

After leaving Finkl Steel, the Chicago Terminal meanders down busy Kingery Avenue. The area appears to be a gritty industrial area, though the area to the right is a yuppy shopping area.

In this photo, we have all the basic tenets of street running: 1.) Cool switcher threading its way through industrial trackage 2.) Idiots (yes, the train is moving forward toward the van) 3. Tight... (more)

The Chicago Terminal is pulling 3 loaded gons out of Finkl Steel on the north side of its Kingsbury street running trackage. Afterwards, it will set out 3 empty gons in place of the loads.

Little fish, big sea. The Gettysburg Northern local to Mt. Holly Springs passes aone of many apple orchards located in southeastern PA.

EJ&E SW1001 444 leads a eastbound local through Pine Junction. 444's paint is looking a little rough, but at least it isn't yellow like 446!