The lightning bugs start to emerge from the trees, as the stars swirl above a country crossing near Clifton Forge. A stopped Westbound, damaged by storms on June 29th, continues to wait on a new ... (more)

Three westbound Santa Fe trains pause at the service tracks at Belen, New Mexico, on the evening of May 22, 1991. Soon, all three trains will race into the night, for a nocturnal crossing of the d... (more)

It's rare to see Nohabs on regular trains. On July 10-11-12 there were some workings on the overhead electrical wires between Háros and Kelenföld stations in the least busy period (00:20 - 03:40... (more)

A northbound BNSF coal train heads across a fill just south of Bill, Wyoming. The Powder River Basin is a great place to catch beautiful sunsets (and lots of coal trains).

Lackawanna 1074, Norfolk Southern's twentieth heritage unit, rests in the yard in Roanoke, soon to be placed into revenue service. For more information, visit <... (more)

Chesapeake Western 662 was one of the extremely derelict rust-buckets known as the "lost locomotives of Roanoke". It was moved to the Roanoke Chapter NRHS's 9th Street facility and meticulously re... (more)

The OGEX Coal train holds at Santa Fe Jct. before heading west onto the BNSF.

Business special UP Train SKCCB 20 rests in Kansas City Union Station along the KCT.

Stopped at Hickory Street on UP Train MHNKCX 07 is the Katy Heritage Unit, helping to move this extra freight on into Neff Yard this morning.

Norfolk Southern's Illinois Terminal heritage unit is celebrated with fireworks as she backs onto the turntable.

The moon rises over the Heritage Units at the Spencer roundhouse.

A cold winter rain falls upon a set of Chicago and North Western coal train power laying over at Butler Yard on a December 1983 night. The C&NW SD40-2 is joined by two run-through Burlington North... (more)

Like the setting sun, the days for views like this for passengers, are fading fast. In the not too distant future, the Cascades fares will entitle passengers to views of Dupont, Lakewood and Sou... (more)

An NS local poses nicely beneath a vintage N&W CPL cantilever signal at the west end of Roanoke Yard just after sunset.

Westbound empties for Bluefield grind uphill through Shawsville, passing the Sink Family Farm. While 12:54 am, the temperature remains well above average, at a muggy 80+ degrees.