NS 9275 East is crossing the Juniata River on an autumn morning. The classic stone bridge is one of a number of aesthetically pleasing structures prevalent along former PRR routes. It was construc... (more)

A post-merger power consist still predominantly flying the Santa Fe flag brings a westbound across the Kansas City Terminal/UP (former MP) diamond at Sheffield interlocking in days before a flyove... (more)

Bethlehem to Conway symbol BEPI growls up the grade past MG interlocking on a November afternoon with its typical head-end consist of truck frame traffic out of Reading, PA. A pair of SD40-2 helpe... (more)

Autumn colors are evident in the higher elevations this early October afternoon as a pair of GEs assist a coal train descending the grade to Altoona. The vacant roadbed is that of former eastward ... (more)

Former PRR SD40 6055 now in CR blue leads another helper unit in tandem with the SD50/SD60 road power on a westbound manifest working its way upgrade past the MP242.6/242.7 signal bridge between H... (more)

Across the barren expanse, on the home stretch into Winslow, comes ATSF 533 with a power consist that still evokes the heritage of this iconic route. Beyond the searchlight signals lies the Canyo... (more)

One of the hottest trains on the line at that point in time, Canal St. (Chgo.) to Portland symbol CSPDZ, roars through rural Big Springs, NE on a late winter afternoon.

The vast spaces of the Nebraska Sandhills are punctuated by numerous aquifer lakes. BN 9601 East is rolling through the landscape near Hyannis on an August afternoon. Fuji Velvia.

BNSF 8984 paired with a CEFX GE unit pound the diamonds at the UP crossing in Fremont, NE with a coal train bound for Sioux City, IA.

BNSF's Sioux City Sub (a former Burlington route) nearly makes a beeline from Ashland, NE to Sioux City, IA, however, takes a turn through Fremont, NE to parallel the UP before crossing it west of... (more)

An eastbound behind the 7709 comes through the interlocking at Orleans Road, which was the east end of the Magnolia Cutoff. Traffic using the old passenger route that closely followed the bends of... (more)

High on the west slope of Marias Pass the 4439 West exits Shed No.8 with a long manifest. The air is pure, the sun is warm and the railroad action quite decent on this August afternoon.

Out of the vastness of the Arizona plateau comes the 528 East with a manifest, about to rumble across the great trestle at Canyon Diablo. Remnants of the foundation of the original 1882 single-tra... (more)

BNSF 7274 is in charge of a 3+2 westbound manifest sailing through McCartys, NM - a short distance east of Grants. Although this has been CTC railroad for many years, it is still generally left-ha... (more)

A grain train with three units on the point, a manned four unit MRL helper mid-train and a DPU unit on the rear plods up the grade at the east switch of Austin siding. The real struggle lies just ... (more)