It's a dark and foggy night along the former Norfolk and Western, when Norfolk Southern merchandise train No. 194 illuminates the old Vicker coaling dock under a heavy fog.

Sun rays filter through the trees after a late afternoon rain shower. I pass by this crossing a hundred or more times a year, but this time was special and I just had to stop. After firing off a f... (more)

After a cold and cloudy day the sun makes a brief appearance before setting, covering everything in a golden glow as an NS train with 8980-9504 is tied down in the yard. The high winds causing the... (more)

Another very atmospheric photo by the late Kenneth Field showing a local train from Crewe on arrival in Chester General station hauled by class 2P 4-4-0 No 40653.

The morning fog is starting to lift as a northbound train rolls along Nickajack Lake.

Shortly after sunrise, NS 67N drags up Christiansburg Mountain with a empty ethanol train in tow as it enters a tight S curve situated in Shawsville, VA on a dreary December 16th, 2012 morning.

A section crew struggles to clear a switch during a blizzard with near white-out conditions.

Waiting for the next set of travellers, the crew of the LNER Y7 talk in the gentle drizzle that plagued the evening

Shepherdstown, WV 12/1/12 - Moments before the sun breaks the horizon above the distant mountain range, the perfectly still waters of the Potomac River reflect northbound Norfolk to Detroit interm... (more)

Charles Town, WV 11/20/2012 - The shadows of passing freight cars in the distance create a ghostly image of Norfolk Southern's northbound 38Q along the NS "H-line" to Hagerstown. Amid grand old tr... (more)

Early morning as Sir Cecil A Cochrane raises steam in Marley Hill shed

In the Scranton roundhouse, AKA "the barn," Bruce and Kevin were prepping steam locomotive CN 2-8-2 No. 3254 for the days run after repairs the day before. They were using a fork lift to replace t... (more)

Conductors eyes nearly glaze over as he receives the news that a SB ore train will delay his train's progress out of Two Harbors towards Wales on a cold 1986 night. Behind him the hostler waits fo... (more)

Santa Fe #76, the eastbound CALIFORNIA SPECIAL makes a station stop at Lubbock, Texas, on a cold February 20, 1964. The train ran between a connection with the SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF at Clovis, New M... (more)

The four loads of scoria rock are full tonnage for the 18 as it labors up the final quarter mile to the 9242 foot summit at Fir, enveloped in its own smoke. Just a of touch of Fall color remains.... (more)