It was 105 degrees on this nice arid sunny day at the Orange Empire Railway Museum. I thought this classic Santa Fe "Foreman Car" was pretty neat.

An ex-N&W SD40-2 and ex-SOU MP15DC shove a cut of spine cars over the hump at Norfolk Southern's Inman Yard, which is now mainly used for intermodal classification.

A unique load on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line in 1977. The placard reads "Do Not Hump".

New classroom ''TankTainer'', a tank car developed to provide hands-on training in maintenance and operation.

Under an overcast skies with a thunderstorm approaching fast, the crew rushes to finish the maneuvers before the rain starts to fall. It's amazing on amazonic region how fast the weather can chang... (more)

A veteran Fruit Growers Express boxcar now finds itself storing miscellaneous yard materials instead of hauling fruit these days. While the paint scheme is still holding up fairly well, a new add... (more)

Since my previous barge photo was so well received I thought I would upload another perspective. With one track loaded already the barge crew shoves another track onto the barge. Notice the tight ... (more)

With some Deere on the head end, Santa Maria Valley's Town Job heads toward Betteravia with its 70-tonner #80 doing the honors. The flat with tractors will be parked at the team track in Betteravi... (more)

We are doing 8 knots, as Thomas J. Brown & Sons tugboat John P. Brown tows the Cross Harbor rail barge on the hip through New York Harbor from the 65th Street Yard float bridge to the now-demolish... (more)

A BNSF Dash9 on the right brings a mixed freight past UP's North Yard and past a long string of windmill turbine blades.

Bang your head The lite power of today’s Z390 is almost at the rear of its own train where the conductor is busy gathering his thoughts for the next move as he patiently waits for the eng... (more)

I guess a locomotive simular doesn't need a full nose! This CN locomotive simulator has been stored at Exporail since last fall. It presents an arresting sight with its really chopped nose!

After completing work along the Big Marsh Fork Subdivision, and parts of the Big Coal Subdivision, a CSX Maintenance of Way train proceeds West through St. Albans, WV on a Summer evening.