The moon glints off the number plate of this classic that is now history.

The headlights of a westbound light up the RoW as this old US&S signal display a clear signal for the train crew on this somewhat mild evening.

15 years and counting. The dwarf signal at the West End Saluda is dark, as it's been for the past 15 years as the grade sits silently in the North Carolina mountains.

Old New York Central Signals - Clear!

All red on the southend, as S237 maneuvers through the siding overtaking a stalled train on the main. The consist of autoracks shimmer as they glide by reflecting light from streetlights, the cro... (more)

The setting sun emits its last rays of light on the WofA mainline in Loachapoka as it silhouettes the veteran US&S color light signal at milepost 121.5 along CSX's eastern Alabama route.

The long-dormant storefronts of Thurmond, West Virginia were brought to life in the fall of 1986 when the town was chosen as the location for shooting the film “Matewan”, an historical account... (more)

WORTH NO SLEEP (copyright Tj M. Murrah)

A new day is about to begin on the railroad this mornings. But with clear signals at both ends of the Gold Ridge siding, this NS line won't be seeing traffic any time soon. Photo taken from gr... (more)

Cutting over a new signal system can take a considerable amount of time. Starting around 7 am, and now with the daylight fading, the newly turned on signals at CP-MILL just outside of Detroit, MI ... (more)

The classic ACL Signal bridge at Lane, SC has stood for decades as hundreds of thousands of trains have passed under it's classic target signals. It's Safetran replacement awaits activation on Ma... (more)

Three of the few remaining Mo-Pac Signals in the area (on the system for that matter) still protect Charleston Jct. on the UP Chester and Hoxie Subdivisions. This one is the NBCS and routes train... (more)

Last light and one more train for me coming around the curve and under the endangered SF cantilever signals.

Replacements standing by for these former Southern Railway signals

This signal was once a part of the Missouri Pacific’s mainline to Pueblo and saw such famous trains as the Colorado Eagle and Ford Fast automotive train. During the combined SP & Rio Grande sys... (more)