BNSF 4876 West is pulling the steady grade toward the Continental Divide between Prewitt and Thoreau, NM. Fuji Astia.

During a brief respite from thunderstorms that have been moving down the valley during a spring afternoon, Kearney, NJ to East St. Louis bound Mail 3 comes roaring into the sweeping curve at Mexic... (more)

It's a warm June afternoon as ATSF 646 West prepares to take the diverging route at CA Jct., around the bend from Camden, MO. Three main tracks handle traffic of both BNSF and NS (nee Wabash) bet... (more)

During the final months of operations over the Tennessee Pass line, symbol AHNOA is rolling along the Arkansas River on this comparatively easy ascent of the Continental Divide. The west slope of ... (more)

On one of those idyllic early autumn days when the air is warm and refreshing, a distant groan begins to fill the atmosphere as a westbound works its way up the Potomac valley along the Magnolia C... (more)

You don't see many pictures from that remote piece of railroad nestled in the Potomac valley, now that the distinctive B&O style color position light signals have gone away. In their swansong year... (more)

Ahhh, sunshine and plenty of freight trains. That's one prescription for good times and this morning was a standout with a good run of traffic and, still, remnants of the old road colors evidenced... (more)

Cresting the long grade out of the Rio Grande valley at Belen, BNSF 5187 West is passing the classic Santa Fe signalling at Dalies, where the original mainline via Albuquerque joins the Transcon. ... (more)

Former CR 6101, now bearing PRR reporting marks, is leading an eastbound manifest beneath the signal bridge at Warrior Ridge, PA - some 4 miles west of Huntingdon. Fuji Velvia.

Former CR 5546 renumbered with PRR reporting marks has a westbound passing the old signal bridge at Leshville, several miles east of Newport, on an autumn afternoon. Fuji Velvia.

Beneath a peaceful western sky, BNSF 972 West is on its journey along the fabled Transcon passing McCartys, a short distance east of Grants, NM. Fuji Astia.

When the four-track signal bridges began falling along the old Middle Division in central Pennsylvania, incident to double-tracking and installation of CTC in the mid-80s, east/west facing pedesta... (more)

Allentown-Conway symbol ALPI-5F has snappers ahead of the road power and another pair of helpers on the rear as it brings 113 cars around Scotch Run curve, one mile east of the iconic Horseshoe, o... (more)

Trailvans east, trailvans west. Just another busy afternoon on the mountain as the 5603 West with a mail train climbs the grade, high along the steep precipice between Allegrippus and Cold curves ... (more)

Out in the Sandhills of Nebraska about halfway between Broken Bow and Thedford lies Linscott, almost precisely where cornfields end and cattle ranching begins. There isn't much to distinguish Lins... (more)