Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 100 at Ramble Road outside Midland

"Throwing the Switch at Cantic"

On April, 25rd, 2024, the conductor of Amtrak's southbound Adirondack (68) throws the switch at Cantic in Lacolle, QC, Canada so that the tra... (more)

CR, Conrail SD60M 5503-SD50 6717, leads a westbound stack train out of the tunnel and across the Port Perry bridge over the Monongahela River at Duquesne, Pennsylvania. March 3, 1999. Jack D Kuip... (more)

W&LE, Wheeling and Lake Erie SD40's 3048 - 3016 - 3046, leads a westbound slab train across one of the many bridges on the ex-P&WV at Charleroi, Pennsylvania. March 4, 2007. Jack D Kuiphoff photo... (more)

APA, Apache Railway Alco's working hard with 81-900-82-800-83 leading a southbound up grade at mp5 out of Holbrook, Arizona. April 21, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

HLX 3805 is nestled between UP 635 and UP 637, RVSC 513 (Rio Valley Switching Company) and NCRC 549 (Rio Grande Pacific Industries Rail Service), at the Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, Il... (more)

Flying through Gillham, Arkansas. Making track speed of 50 mph and still technically loafing, CPKC's Canadian Pacific Hudson #2816 "Empress" rounds the sweeping curve at Milepost ... (more)

What a Great Way To Start the Day!

While hanging around Martinez, where my railfanning obsession began with my older brother watching Southern Pacific Dayli... (more)

Amtrak San Joaquin 712 head south out of Modesto on its way from Oakland to Bakersfield. This train has Amtrak Non-Powered Control Unit 90278 up front (NPCUs were rebuilt into unpowered ca... (more)

Leased by Foster Farms from Western Rail Inc., WRIX SD38AC 201 was built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as Duluth Missabe & Iron Range 201 in June 1971. Fifty-three years later, it is ... (more)

Union Pacific UPS Expedited Intermodal train ZLCLT 16 (Los Angeles to Lathrop, powered by UP ET44AC 2655, ES44AC 7713 and AC4400CW 7198) descends the grade as it passes through Bealville, in the T... (more)

The KLW SE24B is a low-emissions diesel switcher locomotive built by Knoxville Locomotive Works, powered by a single MTU Series 4000 12V R54 (TIER 3) diesel engine which develops a total power out... (more)

SD40-2 #715 with Susan Komen GP40-2 #425 in support of Breast Cancer research.

With Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4 UP 3049 and AC4400CW 6847 on the headend, and AC4400CW 6520 on the rear, Grain Shuttle GSB3PX 15 heads to Pixley, 156 miles ahead. This train originated in South Sai... (more)

BNSF Railway train Z-STOWSP8-14A rounds the first curve in about 13 miles as it begins its assault on the Tehachapi Mountains. BNSF ES44C4 6889, ES44AC 6000 and ET44C4 3958 are hauling 41 loaded ... (more)