Some classic railroading. Manned helpers provide the assist to a coal train for the climb over the Palmer Divide. Once a common sight on the Jointline, and still occurring occasionally I here, bu... (more)

The Missouri Pacific heritage unit, with a former SP AC4400CW in tow, leads 101 loads of coal east along the former Kansas Pacific main just west of Abilene.

Kanawha River Railroad GP39-2 No. 3901 hangs out in Nitro as a summer thunderstorm rolls across the Kanawha Valley, leaving behind flash flooding and quite a lightning show.

INRD SD40-2 #4005, the Honoring Our Veterans locomotive leads INRD 4002 and a 3-car SAHW across the massive Tulip Trestle. This huge structure is longest trestle in the United States and 3rd longe... (more)

BNSF GP-39-3 sits idle on the river front in Keokuk, Iowa with caboose and cars attached awaiting morning run.

CSO-4 heads south over the Farmington River with a pair of blue and golds leading.

After heavy rains earlier in the night, a full moon illuminates the N&W-built coaling tower at Farm as an eastbound grain train waits for a relief crew and pusher set before continuing its journey... (more)

The Sterling local returns from Rochelle on a stormy summer evening in Northwestern Illinois. While this was incredibly awesome, I had no time to setup and made a dumb mistake with the camera sett... (more)

Eastbound Union Pacific No. 7785 brings Stacks downhill out of Shed 10 and over the bridge as it descends the Western slope of Donner Pass.

GE ES44AC demo locomotive 2011 leads a GE LNG test train on the GE Transportation Test Track as it crosses over Sixmile Creek in Erie, PA.

Locomotives:
GECX 2011 ES44AC
GECX 2010 ES4... (more)

With a decent amount of cars for Relief, H731 heads up the street running of Harmar Street in Marietta. With only this local occasionally headed to Relief and back, usually after dark, moves on th... (more)

"Inspecting Over Steel"

NYSW ran the Norfolk Southern Track Geometry Train over the CNYK Southern Tier, seen here crossing the Delaware River in Hancock as they head east for Por... (more)

BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest led by BNSF ES44C4 No. 8134 continues to climb the grade west through Rollinsville, Colorado on June 24, 2018.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Q317 passes down the middle of the quiet 2nd Street in St. Marys.

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38AC #867 leads the southbound ore train past the Hartstown swamp. A family of geese rush into the water after narrowly avoiding the train while walking across the tracks. <... (more)