The engineer is widening out the throttle after getting a clear signal at Picacho heading east towards Tucson.
New power on the Lancaster and Chester Railroad was on Train 12 on May 23rd. The first two motors are a new model built by Knoxville Locomotive Works they have designated as a SE32C. There's a thi... (more)
SP 7851 leads a northbound at Valley Jct. in Sauget, IL on Union Pacific's Chester Sub. This Southern Pacific train, which consisted of a little bit of everything (intermodal, auto-racks, manifes... (more)
A pair of Southern Pacific AC4400s send a bit of smoke skyward while exiting the east end of the passing siding at Avondale, CO on BNSF's Pueblo Sub. In another 10 or so miles this loaded coal tr... (more)
Railroading requires constance adjustment to situations that arise. A unit train is coming so these units were pulled off a train to run light and clear out cars to make room for it. The big Kno... (more)
Flat country, long train and a nice little mix of power. The perfect combination.
VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Burlington Northern SW1000 388 handles switching duties. My photo.
SP SD40M-2 8701, a rebuilt CNW SD45, leads a westbound ascending the grade from the Colorado River valley at Cisco, UT. The incredible scenery where the railroad follows the river and redrock clif... (more)
Led by CNW 6831, 2nd 245 gets out of Wood St. Yard and crosses over to another track to clear the path for a southbound transfer. A short trip up this line reaches the east-west mainline near the ... (more)
C&NW branded its 1970s-80s intermodal service as Falcon Service and created a logo featuring a predatory falcon bird and this sign which decorated the yard office at the Henry to Wood St. Yard, Ch... (more)
Look ma, no snow. LOL.
A rare Geneva Utah bound taconite load with 3 SP GE's and a mix of hoppers. I believe these were symbolled something like ST815.
UP 417 takes the lead on a freight getting ready to depart their Argo Yard in Seattle, WA and head to Portland. The second unit is a Cotton Belt SD45. SD24s were fairly common on UP's Seattle boun... (more)
On a calm Spring evening, BNSF 1419 leads the southbound Everett to Longview Mixed Freight along Puget Sound at Salters Point.
A SP and Rio Grande unit lead an empty taconite train from Geneva Steel.
