With a fresh crew and a good warrant, BNSF 6305 begins the long journey across Colorado as it hauls 12,634 feet of empty coal cars. BNSF has increased their numbers of double empty coal trains ove... (more)

On June 10, 1984, Burlington Northern’s local operating from Sterling to Earlville, Illinois, pauses just north of Earlville. The branch used to cross Chicago & North Western’s Troy Grove line her... (more)

Upgrades to the Modern Mainline of Mid-America. Amtrak #59 (the southbound City of New Orleans) led by AMTK #4 charges through CN's new super defect detector. This structure is a consolidation of ... (more)

CSX 547 charges past the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, home of the University of Memphis Tigers, as it leads Y101 (a CSX Leewood to CN Harrison Yard transfer) south. Note FAA rules only prohibit ... (more)

Q217 empty auto racks head west as the DPU CSX 937 passes by the former B&O turntable in the foreground and WB Tower in Brunswick yard.

Sunrise at Ferguson's. DRGW K-27 Mudhen #453 steps across Ferguson's Trestle at MP 285.87, just moments after sunrise, hauling a freight westbound toward Chama and Durango, via Cumbres Pass... (more)

Better take careful notes, as this westbound intermodal heads towards Altoona and Pittsburgh along the Pittsburgh Line. While it was a more prevalent commodity back 10 years ago, this Dash 8, alon... (more)

A very rare sight! Bernina piloting locomotive Ge 2/2 #161 "Asnin" ("little donkey") from 1911 and railcar ABe 4/4 #34 from 1908 with a contemporary mixed train are seen in the... (more)

The importance of #NeverForget. With Amtrak’s Portal Bridge in the foreground, the Tribute in Light has been turned on for a test on the night of September 5, 2019 prior to their all night display... (more)

Completed in 1934, the Dotsero Cutoff was built by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in order to shorten the journey between Denver and Salt Lake City. Previously, westbound trains at Denve... (more)

After taking ALL they could take in passenger and freight service the 103C and the 71C face an uncertain future being sent to the back yard as it were know back then in West Milwaukee Shops. LINES... (more)

After meeting a westbound Santa Fe manifest, a hot 991 train continues its climb up the pass as it departs Woodford siding.

One of Central Illinois newest short lines Motive rail leads a loaded 105 car unit grain train into yard limits at Clinton.

A warning sign hangs below a noteworthy plaque placed on the 4014 by Pomona, CA. The photographer may have seen this plaque when he visited the place where UP 4014 was displayed in Pomona back in ... (more)

CN ET44AC 3237 is lifted high in the air for a wheel replacement after being involved in a small derailment.