A colorful power consist leads a Hinkle to Yermo mixed freight through Leamington Canyon at the Martin Marietta cement plant on Sept. 30, 1993.

A Conrail interlocking tower scene from 1983 at Willow Creek in Portage Indiana. A few decades ago the B&O, NYC Michigan Central, and Wabash 4th District crossed here. Currently this busy junction... (more)

Northbound on the Joint Line near Louviers, Fort Worth & Denver 752D heads a Colorado & Southern freight for Denver on July 8, 1967. The practice of sandwiching one or two SD9s between paired AB F... (more)

With northeast Pennsylvania’s trees in early blaze mode, a northbound Delaware & Hudson train rolls near the quiet borough of New Milford on its way from Scranton to Binghamton. Bicentennial TE5... (more)

As it switches local industry around Johnson City, this Clinchfield SW7 is showing the signs of its 32 years of service. Less than ten months later, it would be off of the roster.

We’re standing on the Jersey Central right-of-way, watching a westbound 86-car Conrail train descend the ramp to the Lehigh Valley main line. This ramp was built as a result of the 1965 shared t... (more)

The normal definition of a unit train is a train carrying a single commodity, such as grain, coal, or oil. An alternate type of “unit” train may be one that has a large number of locomotive un... (more)

CNW's Duluth-Chicago service moved off their own rails to a combination of former Soo/Milw trackage after they sold a portion of their line to Wisconsin Central. At Junction City the ITPRA exits t... (more)

It's dirty, but it's home: Years of road grime are evident on Boston & Maine caboose 469, but it's still a welcome sanctuary from the New England elements for its crewmen. The caboose is seen here... (more)

NP SD45 3617 rests at BNSF's former NP Rices Point yard in Duluth while en route to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, where Monad logos, correct numberboards and horn will be put on. The big EMD ... (more)

It’s a busy time at the Boston & Maine’s small Lawrence, MA yard as a southbound train with three GP40-2’s does its pick-up/set-off work. Meanwhile, a northbound train waits its turn at yard... (more)

The Boston and Maine local crew has the unenviable job of switching the White River Junction yard on a cold, snowy, December day.

The folks in the mobile home, lower right, must be getting an earful as Santa Fe 3504 leads another GE and one of Santa Fe’s home-rebuilt CF7s on a southbound freight through one of the still-ru... (more)

Recycling in Eritrea.Almost everything is recycled in this country. This old third class passenger car became the home of a family in the suburbs of the country capital Asmara. It is still wearing... (more)