Virginian 1069 led 170 loads of coal into the yard at Lamberts Point and was later sitting beside the F-units in the diesel shop, both awaiting outbound trains on Monday morning. For more informa... (more)

A full moon and the headlights from an approaching eastbound BNSF manifest illuminate a UP cement train waiting in Bissell siding on the BNSF Mojave Subdivision.

An eastbound leans into a curve between Brooten and Belgrade, kicking up some dust from a grade crossing along the way.

Makeing a quick yard move, Jeff James gives the signal to Back Up Signal to the 2230.

Joint Line bottleneck
Three trains are in view near Palmer Lake, Colorado, at a location know as “Sag” or Spruce. When the Santa Fe built its line between Colorado Springs and Denve... (more)

The rests of the old M636, in CPR colors, is standing up under the stars.

All is quiet on the Florida East Coast after southbound train 107 has passed.

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal snakes through Hawks Nest during the last of 'blue hour' light. The Cardinal won't see daylight again under sunrise over Indiana on its commute to Chicago.

Silhouetted against the morning sky at 8:20 am, a light engine patiently waits for a signal to proceed back toward Enola Yard on the former PRR Pittsburgh Line. Temperatures were frigid this Febru... (more)

Climbing out of Ludlow, a Needles bound baretable catches the evening light, under the power of two BNSF GE's.

An eastbound autorack train rolls east towards Clinton at sunset.

The local grain sweeper has just left Sandorus heading back to Decatur with a small grain train. Sandorus is located about 10 miles West of Tolono.

CSX 58 sits solo with a rock train waiting for it's recrew.

Arrival in the first rays of the sunrise during Reefsteamers Sunrise Photography event. During Steam Days, Germiston steam shed had a large allocation of 15Fs.

Just over 24 hours after the NS OCS train made an appearance, the Reading and Lehigh Valley heritage units show up with a rerouted Detroit Edison coal train headed for the western coal fields in W... (more)