D&R 18 was delivered to East St Louis Junction Railroad in October 1948, but it isn't nearly as venerable as the old locomotive shed at North Dardanelle, which - I believe - was demolished in 2019... (more)

Passing through a Cajon Pass landmark, the Mormon Rocks (created by the San Andreas Fault) is Union Pacific “Big Boy” 4014, leading a 23-car passenger train from Barstow to the railroad’s West Col... (more)

The roasted shell of the UP 1407 sits yards away from the scene of the initial fire. After a small derailment, a diesel fire ensued completely charing this former SSW unit. Thankfully no crew was ... (more)

Frozen lansdcape this morning at higher elevations as Central Maine & Quebec Job 1 is passing by a recent derailment site.

The Mississippi River draws many people away from their busy weekday life for weekends of partying river life. Many spend spring thru fall at a trailer up and down this river. The CP Marquette Su... (more)

Wagons East!!!

For years, I've joked with fellow coworker and RailPictures contribuitor Elijah Cross about getting a very long telephoto lens and shooting the intermediate pai... (more)

Union Pacific 1989 leads a Rock & Rail train out of the Royal Gorge.

Santa Fe all the way! SD40-2's 1614 and 1786, the leader still sporting ATSF blue/yellow, cross the Des Plaines River as they depart Joliet with the Y JOL201. This job switches industries west of ... (more)

What do you do after a day of client meetings? Meet the train at the station! One of Amtrak's westbound Wolverine trains is making its Ann Arbor station stop while I got a great taste of true ... (more)

Southern Railway 250-ton Industrial Brownhoist derricks/wreckers #903026 and 903016 work to place Conrail flat car #716074 and its load back on the rails. Wrecker train operated as Southern Railwa... (more)

On a humid July morning, CSX crews work on the unfortunate removal of IU Tower in Downtown Indianapolis. Built in the 1930's as part of Indianapolis Union Station modenization project, IU tower ha... (more)

Sneaking On To The Street!

Selkirk based local B765 turns on to South 7th Street for a block of street running after coming through the town square and crossing Warren Ave. on t... (more)

On a beautiful April 19, 1990, a westbound Santa Fe intermodal train hustles across impressive Canyon Diablo Bridge at Canyon Diablo, Arizona. A quartet of GE B40-8s (Nos. 7419, 7418, 7440 and 742... (more)

A Westbound hotshot intermodal exits Snow Shed 12 in Essex, Montana after tackling blizzard conditions on Marias Pass. The weather towards the top of the pass is drastically different than below i... (more)

"LiDAR Test Train at Westfield Plate Co." Amtrak's LiDAR Test Train heads north past the old Westfield Plate Casket Company building on the MRS Line in Enfield, CT. On the rear of the trai... (more)