Amtrak California train No.759 northbound from Los Angeles to Goleta, arrives in Santa Barbara at sunrise with morning commuters. 759 lead by Siemans SC44 No. 2114 was started after the devastati... (more)

A sea of Maintenance-of-Way Equipment covers nearly every inch of rail that makes up the 4,290 feet siding here at Roanoke. There's a lot of work that needs to be done, so a massive Tie Gang was ... (more)

Delta Fire Aftermath. On September 5th, 2018, the Delta Fire ignited along Interstate 5, approximately two miles north of Lakehead, California. The fire grew rapidly, closing Interstate 5 a... (more)

Just around the corner from where the Not-Quite-As-Mighty Willamette River joins the Mighty Columbia River in Portland OR, is the Columbia Grain Facility. In this scene the bulk ship Mamma Mia is... (more)

That'll buff out....

A BNSF southbound freight included 6 former 1970's era Amtrak Express Trak boxcars, which were used to handled Amtrak mail and express service freight. These cars are noticeably small compared to... (more)

The sun pokes through the thick Virginia fog as K446 crosses the Copper Creek Viaduct.

Ore vs. Oil at Ramshaw. With 145 cars of taconite pellets going by at 20 mph there are about 70 chances to try and get the southbound train waiting on the CN Rainy Sub framed in between two ore ca... (more)

Treasures of The Henry Ford: The C&O Allegheny. According to the docents at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, the most heavily photographed artifact in their building is this ma... (more)

Over the years, the question, "will a Union Pacific "Big Boy" ever return to the rails?" has been asked a handful of times. The answer was always no because of some factors. We... (more)

Guess Who's Back?

NS 4001 rests outside the Juniata Locomotive Shop, finally out of a two year rebuild following its involvement in a derailment near McVeytown, PA on April 15, 2017.... (more)

Even at a 10,221-foot elevation, small trees are taking foot on the rusty main line and siding at the summit of the former Rio Grande main line over Tennessee Pass. Still “railbanked” by Union Pac... (more)

HURRICANE MICHAEL!.... The category 4 storm caused massive damage to Panama City with winds well over 100mph. Sadly it devastated nearly everything in sight! Causing over $14 billion dollars wort... (more)

Moving day for Nashville Steam as NC&STL #576 on it's way to be delivered to live rail on the R.J. Corman (Nashville & Western) to begin it's journey to restoration. 576 and Tender as they head do... (more)

Tehachapi Snow...What A Tease. The morning sun has crested the hills at Cameron and shines down toward Monolith as the BNSF 3753 leads its lengthy train from Stockton downgrade. While snow ... (more)