A trio of Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40-3s lead the daily rock train toward National Lime and Stone in Akron Ohio. The train is rolling past a set of CPL signals on the CSX main as train Z642-21.

After train Nº 300 is cleared, and making it's way down the belt-line, train Nº 100 is making the run eastbound up grade for the return trip back to Grand Junction. Personally I'm a sucker for... (more)

I stumbled onto the Savage Bingham & Garfield GP38's out on the Garfield Branch. They are on the spur that goes into the Frito Lay plant.

A Rare EMD SD45X 5740 was one of only 7 of this model that were built. This unit was the EMD demo. It was In Williams with test cars to test the New GP40X unit that was on the other end of the ... (more)

Taking cover. The Pikes Peak Cog Railway is in hibernation on Monday, August 31, 2020. As of February 2019, service on the railroad was temporarily suspended while a major rebuild is commenced. It... (more)

In the late 1970s, the Rock Island began testing a Fiat Railbus for commuter service in the Chicagoland area. The Railbus is seen passing through Blue Island on a September day. Tom Golden photo... (more)

The sun was shining at the Apache Railway Shops and it was time to shoot some ALCOS! Apache 98 and 81 are building the outbound train for the BNSF at Holbrook, while other units sit around the pro... (more)

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum temporally pulled a string of their equipment outside museum property so they could move a few trucks from the tight confines of their platform area. Some of thes... (more)

A Wisconsin Central welder has just lit off a thermite weld pot on the WC main line at Duplainville, Wisconsin, on March 23, 1996. A one-time-use form is attached to the rails surrounding the join... (more)

At dawn, the magnificent Mission Mountains are dusted with snow as morning clouds flow over the peaks on September 23, 2008. Rumbling softly northbound through the scene is Montana Rail Link’s P... (more)

On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

It was a great morning to take the aircraft up. APA 98, 81 and 99 are looking good as they hustle east out of Snowflake with tonnage for the BNSF in Holbrook. A couple railfans, including yours tr... (more)

It’s Christmas day and the scrappers working in Wisconsin Central’s Shops Yard locomotive facility at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, are home with their families enjoying the holiday. In the fo... (more)

NIRC 1, the oldest operating locomotive in revenue service pulls a single electric bi-level by the soon-to-be unmanned BI Tower. The tower itself is rumored to be closing soon, and may be torn dow... (more)

They did the Monster DASH with 644 axles and 8 locomotives. Waiting to meet the counterpart SHDA. There are 3 grade crossings in Copeville. All three were blocked for almost 2 hours wait... (more)