One half of LIRR's L2 class C420's (222-229) rest at Holban Yard awaiting their next freight train assignment. Bumped by GP38-2's from most passenger runs in 1976, 22 of the C420's were retired, a... (more)

This empty Chico rock trains on the OKT (ex RI) is about to pass under North Saginaw Blvd. near Avondale, TX, just north of Fort Worth. I believe the ETT location is called Hicks. There's some ex... (more)

A westbound empty frac sand train is headed for the sand plant along the Loup River at West Genoa, NE. The 42 car train has one GP38-3 on either end of the train, likely to simplify the runaround ... (more)

A Nebraska Central local heads to the frac sand plant at West Genoa, WI with one GP on either end of the 42 car train. NCRC902 is the trailing unit as the train slides thru Genoa, NE. A cold front... (more)

The eastbound coal train is on the west approach to the Missouri River Bridge, and the track in the foreground leads to the Blair riverfront industrial complex.

A westbound Santa Fe intermodal train is not on it's normal KCT route, but is on BN tracks in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City next to Santa Fe Street. This is likely a flood detour as the San... (more)

This Iowa Interstate train from Council Bluffs to Chicago is currently westbound in Nebraska on the Burlington Northern as viewed from the L Street overpass in South Omaha, Why? Because this is a... (more)

The southbound freight is holding for a more favorable signal indication from Union Tower, while the Metroliner is moving thru at track speed. In this area the great Pennsy RR plant is six main tr... (more)

An empty coal train is led by one of the SD60 demonstrators. At this time the unit was leased to the BN, and was eventually renumbered GMTX9041, then GMTX9000.

Amtrak 488 is passing some of the ex New York Central Railroad signals along the Hudson River on a beautiful fall day.

Another trainload of black diamonds rolls off Soldier Summit in this view from the Highway 6 overpass.

A southbound passenger extra with a rare SDL39 hits the former Milwaukee Road diamonds at Duplainville as the headlight of a WC freight waits in the background for a signal to return to home rail... (more)

Westbound west of the depot at Belton, MT is this curve with Glacier National Park making for a spectacular backdrop.

My experience with the UTA is that most of the railroad is tangent along or near I-15. An exception is this view along the former D&RGW main (far track)north of Lehi, UT near Jordan Narrows Park.

Nevada Northern Railway #93 with a short ballast train returns to Ely yard with another very happy customer at the throttle enjoying his "be the engineer" experience, as rain falls in th... (more)