Not the way to start a rainy day! Night shift has left day shift a problem. Not much will move until 806 gets lifted out of the pit.

My first time chasing the Wheeling yields great results, WLE 345 crosses one of many trestles at one of the more popular trestles, Mingo Creek.

The P&WV company news letter was named the 'Hi-Line' and for obvious reasons. By the time the Connellsville Extension had gotten under way, other railroads already coated the area's river valleys.... (more)

It was a good day at Copper Creek

CSX's Johnstown Jet drops cars for interchange with the Conemaugh & Black Lick in front of the steel mill in Johnstown, PA. Both the classic sign, the mill, and Johnstown as a whole have seen bett... (more)

At the peak of a winter sunrise, a CSX 150-car empty hopper train heads west over the New River at Ansted, West Virginia, as seen from the overlook at Hawks Nest State Park.

Photo taken with permission.

Winter has arrived, as my frozen feet can attest. A westbound CSX freight crawls past the site of a recent derailment in scenic (but freezing) downtown Kent.

Taking a walk off the beaten path paid off on this day. Not only did I get to see the last of the fall colors here but I also got to see a train cross this bridge in a very remote location. The fa... (more)

A loaded Herzog Ballast train heads west towards Livingston, MI for unloading tonight. The train is climbing a .83% grade between Hudsonville and Zeeland. The rear SD70MAC seems to be having mecha... (more)

Fall colors in Michigan are becoming quite nice as seen in this river valley between Fennville and New Richmond, MI. Here a loaded Herzog Ballast Train rolls south towards Livingston, MI for unloa... (more)

A southbound autorack train rolls thru the middle of Vincennes. This is a town that was built around the railroad how ever many years ago. Now days I am sure the people of Vincennes probably aren'... (more)

A local roll south past the coal tower on the north side of Sullivan. This local is only a mile from crossing INRD's Indianapolis Sub.

After waiting for the Indiana coal empty to get in the clear in the siding, this northbound freight is back on the move north again. This 8200 foot train isnt going very far because in less than 1... (more)

An inside view of an EMD SW1001 built for the Reading Lines in 1973, now owned by CSX Transportation and assigned to Conrail Shared Assets Operations.