Progress has finally caught up with the signals guarding Lafayette Connection. The old and new types seen on either side of the double track mainline will soon be replaced by a brand new cantilev... (more)

Black diamonds from the Eagle Butte Mine in Wyoming negotiate the s-curves in Monument as they continue the downhill journey from the summit at Palmer Lake. In a few days this train will be in Te... (more)

A colorful pair of GE ES44AC locomotives provide a nice push on the rear of this loaded coal train as it conquers the summit at a frozen Palmer Lake. Now these units will begin to apply their dyn... (more)

Today’s UP RPUDD rock train winds along the Arkansas River as they pass the other large customer on this famous line. That is the Holcim cement plant located in Portland which is more)

This morning's Rock & Rail train has just delivered their cars from Holcim Cement to the BNSF at Pueblo and are now returning engines lite back to Portland to tie down for the day. But first, the... (more)

Usually seen traversing across the NS Central of Georgia District, NS 198 and a its power move of locomotives take an alternate route to Macon via Hotlanta. The detour comes as a result of a <... (more)

A plethora of EMD beauties are seen at the locomotive servicing area of Tilford yard this afternoon. From L to R one can spot a butt-head, a slug, some SDs and a few Geeps. Heck, there's even a ... (more)

Aggregate train W055 with one unit and 37 empty hoppers heads south through the country side of Standing Rock. Unlike the coal hoppers in this train which have been rebuilt and given extra years ... (more)

A Southern Railway rock hopper is the only other thing keeping this snoot nosed SD40-2 company tonight as it sits by its lonesome at the south end of the NS yard in Wilton.

The Birmingham bound Q679 rolls past the recently turned on cantilever signal at CP Lee this evening as it rumbles through Pelham on the former ACL mainline. This signal was built for a new cross... (more)

A trio of CSX GEVOs pull a fast moving Q025 through Pelham this evening as it passes below the Lee cantilever signal. In a few weeks the new track seen in the foreground will be finished completi... (more)

Another occurrence of A746 having a second engine would occur during the second week of November. This time the new power would be in the form of an SD50-2 from Chessie System lineage. And just ... (more)

After negotiating the curves in Castle Rock, this heavy coal train can take it easy as it encounters three miles of tangent track in To... (more)

The Southern Railway heritage unit sits patiently at a local Marta bus stop as a new day is about to begin in the South. Its load of auto racks are only a stones throw away from their final desti... (more)

Running in elephant style, this 3 unit consist leads today's Q678 into the Main Street Connection crossovers. This 136 car long train will exit out of LaGrange on the WofA/A&WP trackage after ent... (more)