The former DW&P Depot near the end of Chestnut Street in Virginia, MN basks in the evening sun on the shore of Silver Lake. The three-story depot was built in 1913 on pilings and concrete and made... (more)

NS 153 calls a clear signal on track two at Lowell with around 200 cars for points south. They would hold at Arlington where they would see 240 & 154.

At Control Point 147 on CSX's Berkshire Subdivision, the eastward absolute signal displays a Medium Clear aspect for a crossover move from Track 2 to Track 1. Off to the side, a 'Block Clear' indi... (more)

Northbound 16T illuminates the N&W bracket at Pkin as they fight their way up Lofton Mountain.

Sometimes there is more action in the sky than on the rails.

Over the Canal. As people enjoy a stroll in the unseasonably warm weather, the payload and caboose of a High & Wide train crosses over the Columbia Canal on its way to Cayce Yard. These H&... (more)

A Southern Rwy scale test car sits in the Wheel Balancing Shed at Spencer shops, NC. The shed, built in 1944, houses a set of eight Fairbanks scales connected to the tracks where steam locomotives... (more)

My guess is this was originally a Brookville loco used for mining but now it has been repurposed as a the welcome sign for Larry's Truck and Electric in McDonald, OH.

Snow clearing efforts taking place at CN's Keenan yard as some more snow falls. Lots of stored DMIR ore cars fill out a couple of tracks.

Geometry train W001-05 is northbound, and seen here traveling through Malone. The car bringing up the rear (observation car) has a big window allowing CSX officials, inspectors, and anyone with p... (more)

On a clear, starry night, the Union Switch and Signal T-2 Semaphores stand quietly against the dark sky in Colmor, New Mexico. Having served for over 100 years, these signals have numbered days as... (more)

“Now boarding the midnight train to nowhere” while not a mainline station like Atlanta or Macon, Milledgeville was still served by the old Central of Georgia Railroad and Georgia Railroad and ... (more)

A southbound freight on the CN Rainy Sub knocks down the signal at Ramshaw as they glide over the CN Iron Range Sub.

The photographer Lewis Hine is known today as a man who worked toward reform for the working person. His photography highlighted the extreme conditions they worked in. What is less known is he did... (more)

A CN freight quietly glides up the Missabe Sub under the northern lights.