As the sunsets on the evening, a conventional coal train rolls east thru southern Iowa. This coal load is 10 miles east of Fairfield en route to Burlington, IA, for next crew train. This train wil... (more)

Denver and Rio Grande Western 5771, an EMD F9A, sits proudly in the bright Colorado sunshine near its original stomping grounds in Golden, Colorado at the Colorado Railroad Museum. DRGW 5771 was b... (more)

ES44DC leads a long MRF over Route 2 in Munger. This train let out of Pokegama. I had hoped for an over and under with an empties train heading out of Proctor shortly before I got to my perch. ... (more)

Kolhapur bound Koyana express making its way through Daundaj village.

NS C40-9W 9674 and C40-8W 8431 near the summit of the grade over the Alleghenies as they pass far below the town of Tunnelhill. Their train can be seen snaking along the hillside in the distance t... (more)

BCG 14 shines while on display at the Gaithersburg MARC station as a CSX manifest heads west.

In the 1880s the CB&Q constructed a line form Midland, NE to Cheyenne, WY through the prairies of northeastern Colorado. While the land was advertised as somewhat of an agricultural paradise, the ... (more)

Behind a pair of SD40-2s the westbound Frisco Turn works along Stock Creek at Glenita just prior to entering Natural Tunnel.

Eastbound manifest No. 106 was leaving Marias Pass and storm clouds behind as it topped the grade near Spotted Robe, MT on June 7, 1990.

Welcome to the famous Rockville Bridge on the former PRR mainline near Harrisburg, PA. It is the longest stone masonry arched railroad viaduct in the world at 3,820 feet. Within 10 minutes of this... (more)

Southbound Southern Rwy excursion at Starkey Hill near Roanoke, August 1972

Southbound TOFC hotshot No. 191 was splitting the signals at Rutherglen, VA on December 12, 1987. The area between Rutherglen and Colemans Mill is graced with enough pine trees to give one a bit ... (more)

Crossing the Pamlico returning to Plymouth from Chocowinity on the old NS mainline.

The Andover-Frisco turn (NS 386) rolls eastbound into Duffield behind a unique mix of EMD power with the surrounding mountains quickly greening up after a mild winter. more)