With two competing railroads paralleling each other on Colorado's Joint Line, showing off individual ownership is a constant theme out here. Claiming of one’s right of way can be accomplished b... (more)

A lengthy fright train has begun to depart the snow covered yard in Pueblo this morning as it begins trek to points east of here.

The MNYPU makes an appearance this afternoon pulling 6,520 feet of train into the yard after spending much of the morning working in Colorado Springs. In a few minutes the power will uncouple fro... (more)

Swallows Siding is used as a passing siding today as a meet on the famous Tennessee Pass mainline has just taken place here between the Rock & Rail and a UP rock train. The engines of the Rock & ... (more)

Rock is one of the two remaining types of traffic revenue that still traverses over the famous Tennessee Pass line. Here it passes alongside the Arkansas River as Union Pacific brings another loa... (more)

The Rock & Rail begins its day as lite power as it passes CP Adobe. The train will soon enter into the massive Holcim complex located a few miles from here where a train load of cement is awaitin... (more)

Catching locomotives splitting signals is always a fun treat, it's even more enjoyable when the signal bungalow has been tagged with some tasteful graffiti which proclaims the line's original owne... (more)

A KCS Southern Belle breaks up the monotony of auto racks found today at the Armourdale Yard. With this many racks it's easy to determine that an automotive assembly plant must be somewhere near ... (more)

Even in today’s world of radio communications, hand signals are just as fast and sometimes more reliable at getting the job done. The UP conductor gives his hand communication to the engineer a... (more)

With a 17 to 3 ratio in this view, it’s easy to see that GE is the preferred locomotive brand by BNSF Railway.

This special track work at the CN Joliet yard certainly lives up to its name. Instead of using the traditional type of turnout for their yard ladder, this portion of the yard uses overlapping tur... (more)

A trio of UP 70M locomotives are heading out of the IBH yard on a frigidly cold day in Illinois. The 4197 looks to have had its under frame cleaned when compared to that of the 4346 a few tracks ... (more)

Nearly two decades after the merger, some Santa Fe locomotives have eluded the paint booth and still display their predecessor colors such as the ATSF 119. The cigar band logo and red warbonnet p... (more)

A matching set of faded Southern Pacific AC4400s are a pleasant surprise to see shoving on the rear of this coal load. Unlike the pretty field of yellow daisies they are passing, this set has see... (more)

Coal empties slowly traverse the curving mainline tracks in the west bottoms area of KC being lead by an all EMD swooshed consist with the famous vomit bonnet riding second out.