Conrail was the second-largest purchaser of the SD50, rostering 135 of the big EMD’s. Here one of them leads an eastbound coal train through Bridgeport, Pennsylvania on the former Reading main lin... (more)

On a dreary December day, an eastbound Conrail auto parts train has pulled out of Abrams yard and is passing Norris Tower near Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. While he no longer has to hoop up orders, ... (more)

On a frosty, winter morning at the Tehachapi Loop, a BNSF manifest has it’s turn at the railroad landmark, climbing the grade toward the town of Tehachapi. A winter storm had quickly broke apart j... (more)

Eastbound BNSF X train (empty grain train) at Rowena, OR.

A cold storm out of the northwest and a snow level down to 2000 ft brought a dusting of snow yesterday and overnight to Tehachapi Pass. A southbound in the foreground and a northbound on the far s... (more)

Union Pacific sent one of their heritage units on the point of an eastbound manifest that traveled over an infrequently used segment of trackage across central Ohio. Here it is seen passing under ... (more)

Reading 3642, GE U25B 2507 of New York Central heritage and an ex-Erie Lackawanna SD45 provide power for this Conrail merchandise freight about to leave this ex-Lehigh Valley yard heading for Alle... (more)

123 is strung out all the way from Dendron to the upper loop of High Fill on this beautiful February morning along the Blue Ridge.

Norfolk Southern Train 781, with the Southern Heritage unit 2 of 4, passes the Tipton intermediate signals on the NS Pittsburgh line. Signs of the signals demise are imminent, as the new signal bo... (more)

Not many people thought we'd see flares back on the mountain in 2019... Still retaining their 20 cylinder 645's, an SD45 leads an equally scarce GP35 as they start up the east slope of Bozeman Pas... (more)

A Union Pacific coal drags up hill, making a rumbling appearance through a rare & thick morning fog.

A BN EMD SD40-2 leads two ATSF GE units on westbound empty coal gondolas and are about to cross the Union Pacific main line. The embankment behind is for the new BN bridge over the UP which is alm... (more)

Many railroads in Chicago slowed down due to the extreme cold the region has been experiencing over the passed few days. UP restricted trains to 40mph, except Z trains of course. Here, UP 4279 pie... (more)

A merchandise freight with CR 6666 SD45-2 ex-EL 3681 trailing, travels north on Conrail's Corning Secondary. Through service on this line ended October, 1988. This former NYC line was dismantled f... (more)

Four llamas group together where two of the four watch the "Longmont Switch" led by ex-Burlington Northern SD70MAC Nos. 9621 and 9709 race down Berthoud Hill, near Berthoud, Colorado, on... (more)