Amtrak EMD NPCU No. 406 is wrapped for Amtrak’s new Winter Park Express passenger service to the ski resort and is used on the east end of the 8-car train. No. 406 sits in the siding at Fraser wai... (more)

The latest line up at the UP Jenks shops in North Little Rock. UP Y725 in need of much repair, UP 662 with it's hood completely off and engine removed, UP 1090 in fresh paint and baby wings, and t... (more)

A pair of Amtrak F40PHs are seen bringing the Sweden-built X2000 past Joliet's Union Station. The X2000 was used in testing along the Northeast Corridor during 1992 and 1993 and was the predecess... (more)

The Indiana Harbor Belt has had several hirail vehicles numbered as HR-1 in its fleet. The earliest was this late 1960s Dodge van, seen sporting the OSHA Orange scheme, which is seen passing by a... (more)

CR 6764 is former Reading Lines no. 5311, an Alco C630 locomotive in the deadline at Collinwood Yard, Cleveland, Ohio, in January 1981. Former Southern Ry. president Stanley Crane is now at the he... (more)

Just after getting some touch up paint work is Union Pacific No. 4141 inside the paint shop at UP’s North Little Rock Downing B. Jenks Shop on May 18, 2015. The specially-painted EMD SD70ACe is pa... (more)

Coal trains pass on Crawford Hill below Belmont, Nebraska, on July 12, 2008. The loaded train climbing the hill is a XCLX (Xcel Energy) unit train of hoppers, while the downgrade empty is composed... (more)

Union Pacific EMD DDA40X “Centennial” No. 6936 is serviced at UP’s North Yard at Denver, Colorado, on October 3, 2001. The unique locomotive will be powering an inspection train on the former Rio ... (more)

Floating Train

The Alaska Railroad has no physical connection to the rest of the North American rail network. But that doesn't prevent them from having a robust interchange. The ... (more)

Alaska Railroad 4015 "The Spirit of North Pole" in the shop at Anchorage, for new shoes.

One of Kentucky's coolest short line operations is the Transkentucky Transportation Railroad out of Paris, Kentucky. The railroad mainly hauled coal to Maysville to be loaded onto barges on the Oh... (more)

We are inside the control room at America West Resources, Wildcat, Utah loadout. Loader operator Jennifer is in charge of loading this Utah Railway unit coal train which will deliver its load to t... (more)

The Reserve Mining Company lives on as the #1223 is prepped for service inside the ancient E&LS roundhouse. I know this has become overkill and annoying, but I cannot emphasis enough that this ... (more)

Was out hunting trains, specifically this new GP38-3, but instead was also able to hunt this fella. He paused for a while, but moved when the locomotive got closer.

Molten slag fills a cauldron car while the standard light Mikado goes about some switching chores in the giant Anshan mill, which, at the time, had steam, diesel and electric power. I was given f... (more)