Juxtaposition: GRLW's EMD GP9 duo no. 3751 & 3752 are resting at the former Piedmont & Northern River Junction shops in Greenville, SC. This was one evening before going under the knife replacing ... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe tried several test schemes before coming up with “Heritage I” paint for the merged railroad. One on them, applied to BN SD70MAC No. 9647 was not very popular, and ... (more)

After 2 safety stops, the final double was being made on the last 261 Triplecrown Roadrailer train at Rutherford Yard. After the hitch was made, it was off to the rear for the brake test and some ... (more)

The last 261 Triplecrown roadrailer is finally built and the conductor and Road and Rail supervisor tend to the marker for the final brake test before departure. Power for the train was NS 6782-UP... (more)

SD9 126, one of Missabe's older SD9s at the time "drops its pants" at Proctor roundhouse. The doors below the walkway allow access under the floor. This side does no appear to have as mu... (more)

A young lady rises over a ladder on the roof of the power car 410 101 of the German ICE-S high speed test train, which is standing in front of the north portal of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT... (more)

Fresh from the paint booth, Metra #97 sees sunlight for the first time in new dress.

It was a rainy day and deep in Harkins Slough a large eucalyptus tree had fallen across the track. There are no roads to access the location so the Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay F9 locomotives, SC 110... (more)

My son Wesley, who is three, and the biggest, little railfan, looks on as a CSXT grain train rounds the bend near Greggs Hill. CSXT's "Northern Sub," and Norfolk Southern's, "Colum... (more)

On a most fitting rainy May 24, 2011, Montana Rail Link gathers 17 retired locomotives at Livingston, Montana, to run as a a special “funeral train” to a scrapper on the west coast. A lot of p... (more)

This dual mode is in the shop for winter prep.

With two France-bound GE gas turbines in tow, CSXT W-999 rolls into Irmo, SC with a little fall color sticking out on the left side of the track.

Like most railroaders will always tell you, things are always up in the air... Usually its what the day will hold for the employees, but today it is the 630 who is up in the air receiving some whe... (more)

This MP15 sits next to a very unique locomotive; a GP38H-3 that started life as a GP40TC. At first glance it may look like a run-of-the-mill geep, but there are numerous spotting features that se... (more)

The End Of An Alco. Grafton & Upton S4 #212 meets her fate in the railroad's West Upton yard. With the other S4 and remaining GE 44-tonner already cut up, the scrapping of #212 wou... (more)