The sun fades over the Ohio River at Metropolis, Ill. as a PAL-bound coal train crosses the river on the Canadian National.

After performing some work, BNSF 1706 rolls south with the local for Paducah.

CN A408 to Centralia pulls into Mattoon in preparation to drop some of its cars before continuing southbound.

CN A408 to Centralia picks up speed after coming out of the siding. In the lead is an IC SD70 with a mixed bag of power trailing, including the EJE heritage.

Indiana Railroad's SAHW manifest flies over Shuffle Creek Trestle near Unionville on their way south to Illinois.

Much like their 2025 March Madness run, PAL's Louisville Cardinals-tribute locomotive brings up the rear of loaded coal train LG2. They have slowed their roll through Rockport to cross the Green R... (more)

PAL train PP1 with two pairs of mother-slugs cross US Highway 62 in the small community of Suwanee. They are working hard to lug their 100+ car train up to Princeton.

Extra 473 North with K-28 476 as a mid-train helper shoves back for another photo runby at Whitehead Gluch, just a few miles south of Silverton, Colo. This was the photo train to celebrate the 100... (more)

The sun lights West Texas on fire as an eastbound loaded coal train pulls onto single track to continue its journey down the Red River Valley Subdivision.

Overlooking Thistle's altered landscape after being decimated by a landslide which blocked the railroad, river, road, and buried the town in 1983. All realignments (rail, river, road) can be found... (more)

The tall grass sways to the rhythm of the passing train as K-28 476 brings The Silverton home to Durango.

Afternoon light glows across the Animas River Valley as train 464 dashes through the fields en route to Durango.

Fireman Breeden tops off the water in K-37 493 at Tank Creek as we get a clean look down the tracks at the day's 12-car train and a pristine Animas River.

K-37 493 walks across the High Line under the watchful eye of Engineer Breeden as the Animas River sits a couple hundred feet below the train.

Dual DL535s walk their train through the MP 486 slide area that shutdown Silverton service for six days in June, and another day in July after sliding again. The chute is visible behind the locomo... (more)