Apache railway C424 #99 leads the daily train from Holbrook to Snowflake past Milepost 5. This was the last month of operation for the Apache Railway, and I was lucky enough to see large trains st... (more)

A North Bound BN Train with BN #7232 pulls the emty coal train back north for more loads.

UP 2900, an Alco C-630, leads the only Alco C-855 B-unit built -- 60B -- which was only 4 years old when photographed entering Rawlins, Wyo. eastbound on May 11, 1968. It was scrapped 3 years la... (more)

UP 807 East has ample power to climb Cajon Pass as it nears the summit on Sept. 1, 1974. Two GP-30's (one a "B" unit), a DD35A, an SD-40-2 followed by two DDA-40X's. The heavy grading and dirt ... (more)

In 1995, high-tech propane switch heaters had yet to come to the CSX interlocking at Miller Tower in Cherry Run, WV. Old kerosene switch pots were still in use. They were dirty, smelly and requi... (more)

A leased geep rests near an elevator as cola loads pass by on a nearby track.

Westbound CSX Q349 is exiting Stuart Tunnel at Magnolia, WV on Oct. 23, 1993 with two SD60s. The Cut Off is no match for places like Sand Patch when it comes to fall color, with the trees at trac... (more)

NS 9618, NS 6739, NS 9526, and NS 8848 are the power for a Union Pacific eastbound train as it crests the summit at Mescal while a track maintenance gang was working on the other mainline.

With 11,749 ft. Mt. Timpanogos looming in the background, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 roars east through Springville, Utah. Built by EMD in Dec. 1987, the 403 was one of the last new F40PH... (more)

A fan trip with C&WC 901 along with E-unit 106 makes its way across central Wisconsin between Plover and Wisconsin Rapids on a hot hazy July afternoon. I never did much shooting in this stretch as... (more)

An ex UP GP30 rebuilt with a Cat prime mover that the Soo referred to as a GP30C trails an Ex Milwaukee MP15 and a Soo SD60 on a beautiful October afternoon. These units were common around the Twi... (more)

In honor of General Norman Schwarzkopf who passed away today (December 27, 2012), this shot shows top brass from nearby F. E. Warren airbase and the governor of Wyoming (Mike Sullivan, cowboy hat ... (more)

CNUR 5 assembles cars for interchange at the Maumee and Western Yard in Defiance, Ohio on a brutally windy, snowy and cold Boxing Day. This was the last day for operations of the Maumee and Wester... (more)

45045, Coldstream Guardsman, had a heavy collision with Saltley viaduct while shunting the nearby Lawley Street freightliner terminal. The loco was withdrawn following this.

The last Maumee and Western train ever from Napoleon to Defiance waits out Christmas Eve about halfway along the 15 mile line. The MAW will cease to exist soon, the line has been purchased by Pio... (more)