"ALL THAT SHIMMERS IS GOLD"
The Winchester and Western switcher crew approaches Clear Brook from Winchester on it's return journey back to Corning Yard as the clock strikes m... (more)

Silhouetting the N&W CPL's at Chattaroy, NS 64D breaks the silence as it barrels down the former N&W mainline at at 1:13 AM on May 27, 2015.

Following an evening of severe thunderstorms, fog has settled into the coalfields of southwestern West Virginia as eastbound NS 64D illuminates the interlocking at Panco, eastbound on the N&W main... (more)

The light at the end of the tunnel might be a train! The 11MPH struggle is almost over for the BNSF 4652 and company, as with the assistance of a quartet of Montana Rail Link SD70ACe's, thi... (more)

Eastbound grain loads idle alongside the Kanawha riverfront in West Virginia's capital city of Charleston as empties thunder westbound on main one.

The sun sets on these Santa Fe searchlight signals, both literally and figuratively.

After sitting for nearly an hour waiting on the Yuma Yard to clear, the engineer on UP 8588 East throttles up and passes under one of the classic SP signal bridges left on this line as the sun set... (more)

As the sunset nears on the Iron Range, a loaded ore train pounds 145 cars up to track speed leaving Ramshaw. Lots of old school stuff left along the old Missabe with the code line, signals, and po... (more)

Darkness was falling fast, and a line of strong thunderstorms was in the area, but that didn't put a stop on the railroad moving the economy. We watch CSX Z345-03 (NS 22N) slowly eases along side ... (more)

A hot westbound cruises up Edelstein Hill at first light on the last day of March 2015.

Climbing the grade out of Las Vegas, this westbound intermodal works hard to defeat gravity through the curves at Sloan NV. It will soon reach the the grade crest at Cima, CA, and be speeding tow... (more)

The M338 out of Waterloo today had a gasket come loose and caused an oil fire on the lead unit, CN 2505. The crew had to get the roundhouse come out and get the gasket back in so they could use t... (more)

"WINCHESTER AND WESTERN AFTER DARK"
Returning to Corning Yard after a Friday evening trek to Hagerstown. 86 rolls past an already made up Winchester turn. For this and other... (more)