Ge 4/4 II # 616 of the RhB, in the special paint scheme for collection of money for the steamlocomotive G 3/4 # 1 "Rhaetia", is pulling the Regio Express RE 1032/ 1741 ("Covid-19 timetable") from ... (more)

This day, two brand new Siemens "Vectrons" were delivered to SBB Cargo International. 193 # 532 "Rhein" in a special "Nightpiercer" design and 193 # 533 "Rhone" in the standard "Alppiercer" design... (more)

A BNSF southbound manifest is in full dramatic storm light from a break in between the HPC’s (high precipitation cell). BNSF 8347 is about to roll forward after waiting at Spruce on the Colorado J... (more)

BNSF coal comes around Rainbow Cut at Plainview, CO on a perfectly lit snowy morning in the golden hour. Icicles still hang on the nose and the fresh snow is just being whisked off the railhead by... (more)

Today two brand new Siemens Vectron 193 532 and 193 533 arrived in Switzerland for SBB Cargo. The first one has a special design, called "Nightpiercer".

With threatening skies overhead, BNSF 6689 leads the Denver, CO to Laurel, MT manifest through Niwot, CO on May 27th, 2020.

The salt train crosses the High Falls of the Genesee River in the evening and heads East for the CSX Goodman Street Yard.

The westbound Zephyr is between Tunnel 7 and Tunnel 8 in the heart of the Tunnel District on a beautiful May morning. The train is about to disappear in Tunnel 8 and, after emerging, the plains wi... (more)

A four-pack of Southern Pacific GEs passes under the signals at Joliet Union Station. Tom Golden photo.

BNSF 9233 is making its way through "the sag" on Main 1 a few miles north of Palmer Lake. Over 100 years ago, tracks of competing railroads (Rio Grande and Santa Fe) crossed here. Specif... (more)

North meets south at "The Sag" a few miles north of Palmer Lake on the Joint line. The coal train to the right on Main 1 is stopped, cooling its traction motors after the long climb up P... (more)

Buffalo & Pittsburgh X-SIBF speeds north past farmland in Chaffee, New York with a pair of SD60's. The crew will proceed to Wales, where they will pick up the remaining cars that were left there f... (more)

Highspeed train "Giruno" RABe 501 # 008 of the SBB, in the special paint scheme for "Ceneri 2020", is leaving the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel at 160 km/h, running th... (more)