Finally the assignment was completed under the late night sky, as NS 348 (Linwood,NC-Chattanooga,TN) power wait to uncouple from its train to go into the diesel shop at Chattanooga,TN. Its amazing... (more)

The crew of the "Boise Turn" has just arrived at the Union Station in Ogden and is preparing Union Pacific 844 to leave in the twilight of early morning. Once the sun comes up the crowds... (more)

A late evening Regional Express navigates under a jungle of catenary poles and wires, ducking an old PRR signal bridge in Bensalem Township, PA while en route to Trenton, NJ.

Even if for only a brief moment, a glimpse of what an earlier period in time looked, sounded, and smelled like transcends generations when great machines of the past come to life.

N&W 611 simmers the night before 6 half-day excursions out of Roanoke on Memorial Day Weekend, 2017

The calm before the storm. Late Friday night found a freshly washed N&W 611 with a skeleton night crew tending the banked fire overnight. The next three days would be a powerhouse weekend with the... (more)

"Sharing a Pastime" ===== A father and his young daughter share and umbrella to watch N&W 611 pull out of Greensboro Depot after completing "The Roanoker" excusion on Sunday ... (more)

In the first light of early morning Union Pacific 8960 with a Auto Repositioning move rolls through Emma Wood State Park.

Christmas Before Thanksgiving As darkness begin to fades in the hollars of Appalachia Coal Country on this cold late November morning, we catch CSX P907-21 crossing over the Russe... (more)

It's just before dawn, but UP 844 is at operating pressure and ready to head out with UP Train PKCMV2 29. The FEF-3 is chomping at the bit in Kansas City Union Station, making its way back to Che... (more)

Big River, Big Engine, Big Trip: 844 brought in UP Train PCVKC2 27 a few hours ago and slumbers the night away at Kansas City Union Station.

Locomotive: UP 844

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844 came in with UP Train PCVKC2 27 earlier this evening, and takes a well deserved nap after a day on the road. The Union Station sign on the background is actually the lettering off the Union P... (more)

After being towed to Glencoe by TCWR 2300 the 261 has just arrived back in Chanhassen to allow this evening's Dinner Train Passengers to disembark. The steam engine will pull the consist back to ... (more)

After crossing over Nickajack Cove during the late evening hours CSX Q210-17 (Cayce,SC-Louisville,KY) slowly make its way northbound on the CSX Chattanooga Sub. Unfortunately this train had to com... (more)

It’s nearing the end of the blue hour on December 3, 1990, when an eastbound Soo Line freight thunders through Brookfield, Wisconsin, in the middle of a snowstorm. Soon, greater darkness will en... (more)