Three fallen flags of the railroad industry can be seen on this covered hopper as it passes through Auburn on a bright and sunny morning.
No longer “Employee Owned”, but still looking pretty good after 33 years on the rails. This C&NW logo still displays the former railroad’s slogan and shows moderate weathering after being a... (more)
Still Resourceful Although its time as America’s Resourceful Railroad ended in 1986, this relic of the north continues to be useful for its new owner.
Seaboard Coast Line train #334 has derailed at the junction of SCL's Lineville Subdivision (Birmingham, Alabama to Manchester, Georgia) and the L&N main between Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama.... (more)
After many years of hard service, a ragged looking Rio Grande covered hopper continues to soldier on in service for the Union Pacific. With paint eroding and ghosted logos, DRGW #10028 heads Nort... (more)
As the "big storm" starts, Pan Am crews work to clean up a derailment that occurred on the night of February 7th between MP 9 and MP 10 on the ex Boston & Maine line between Scotia and Rotterdam J... (more)
Cleanup is underway on a pair of derailed Erie Lackawanna covered hoppers on the EL mainline near downtown Hammond. Tom Golden photo.
Colorful sunset on the NS Piedmont Division main, with the yard at right
Hulcher re-rails a few grain cars that were shoved into the dirt due to a faulty switch.
An early morning derailment on the East lead in CN's Battle Creek Yard left a few KBSR grain cars on the ground and gave the track crews a full days work ahead.
It's hard to keep a legend down.
A couple of hopper cars lay in the weeds and brush awaiting their fate. The smell of rotten grain is pretty strong around these cars.
Looks like the Lake State had another little problem ... From someone in the know, "This car actually started losing it's parts and pieces back in the yard. It was the first car behind engine's pu... (more)
I did this once, but it was with a model train, and it was because I dropped it. How the Railnet's crew managed to do this is mystery to me.
Dramatic sunset along the old Big Four, now CSX
