One of Canadian Pacific's large SD70ACU class of SD9043MAC rebuilds leads a train past typical North Portland.

Amtrak P42DC 133 is seen pretty banged up in Chicago after it struck a cement truck while leading the Southwest Chief back in June, 2022. The crash derailed the entire train killing 4 people. Amtr... (more)

NS 183 derailment photo in Logansport, IN just east of 18th Street during July 1988. The derailment occurred due to 183 going into emergency when the head end was crossing the Wabash River over 1 ... (more)

NS 183 derailment photo in Logansport, IN just east of 18th Street during July 1988. The derailment occurred due to 183 going into emergency when the head end was crossing the Wabash River over 1 ... (more)

NS 183 derailment photo in Logansport, IN just east of 18th Street during July 1988. The derailment occurred due to 183 going into emergency when the head end was crossing the Wabash River over 1 ... (more)

4067 was leading train 26C when it hit a tractor trailer and derailed last month.

Amtrak engine #78 had a turbo meltdown and washed oil over its back and also over the top of engine #27.

The turbo on BNSF 8774 (SD70ACe) is not happy as the train notches up to move a heavy freight through Rollinsville, Colorado.

Honorary Steam Locomotive Both EMD ACe’s throw enough black smoke to fool the most avid steam fan into thinking this was a steam photo charter! Not an Alco even, certainly not Tier 4... (more)

BNSF ACe 8774 pays homage to the steam locomotives that used to run up to the Moffat Tunnel through Rollinsville, Colorado.

TORNADO!!.... Thursday, January 12, storms moved across the southeastern states producing tornados causing widespread damage and loss of life. Trains were stopped on the Lineville Sub for severa... (more)

Victim of some long forgotten mishap, found in an old file and fodder for the morbid such as myself, I present a wreck.

OKLAHOMA CITY OK (October) 1975 -- Vandals broke a switch lock, threw the switch and tampered with the switch signal to show the wrong aspect. The result was that Rock Island GP40 384 left the mai... (more)

The remains from the December 20th derailment are still hanging around til Norfolk Southern comes back to retrieve the three locomotives, and the cars that was left behind after the holidays. On t... (more)

Derailed 3601 was trailing on 26C which derailed in Collegedale after striking a tractor trailer with a concrete beam load