A westbound Montana Rail Link “Jimbo” work train, powered by MRL EMD SD40-2XR No. 259, crosses an icy Clark Fork River at Clark Fork, Idaho.

Dwarfed by an interestingly designed apartment complex, Amtrak's Capitol Limited cruises through Gaithersburg, MD without an ALC-42 Charger in sight. "The Crossings," which was constructed in 2016... (more)

About to load up CN 5288 , where she will be shipped to her new home at the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.

"First Train Over"

On the afternoon of July 29th, 2023, "glass out" Amtrak MP15DC 539, leads a loaded stone train over the Warehouse Point (Connecticut River) Railroad Bridge into Enf... (more)

Ex CSX SW 1500 leads a strings of loads from the load out at star bridge over the upper submarine bridge toward Alexander. These loads will then be taken by the A&O, and handed off to CSX.

The "Bloody Nose" heritage unit, Amtrak 161 shoots through heavy rain on the point of the Capitol "Extremely" Limited to Chicago, IL.

The steam locomotive L-3535 (2-10-0) is preparing to coupling to the train #821 Haivoron - Khashchuvate

Gone But Not Far. Recently, the former 1939-1940 World's Fair Railroad Exhibit lights were removed from the Norfolk Southern Altoona, Pennsylvania Yard. The 100 foot tall lights were brough... (more)

On January 6th, 2024 an MBTA/Keolis work extra moved B&M RDC-2 #6213 and B&M milk car 1930 from Boston Engine terminal to the former shop complex at Iron Horse Park in North Billerica. The Budd RD... (more)

Santa Fe employees and their families enjoy a day of train riding on the Santa Fe mainline between Joliet & the Chicago area. Here engines 105 & 104 are running around their special train and will... (more)

N.C. & St. L 576 still under restoration at Nashville Tn

A BNSF grain train curves by the townsite of Lombard, Montana, while heading eastward on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision. The train is tracing the Missouri River, and is passing the Milwa... (more)

Run-8 with SD9s! Hard to believe a 66 year old locomotive is still lugging tonnage up 1% grades in blistering heat, but in Washington State this happens 5 days a week. The Columbia Basin r... (more)

Led by Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range EMD SD18 No. 185, a Missabe taconite ore train rolls southbound toward the docks on Lake Superior just south of Iron Junction, Minnesota, on September 21, 1991.

ALAMOSA CO Oct 21 1977 — The last vestiges of the below-the-horizon sun illuminate Rio Grande GP40 3077 as the moon climbs skyward at right. My photo.