This shot is just plain Loonie! The Huron Central's almost-daily run passes the massive monument representing Canada's 1-dollar coin in the town of Echo Bay. This tiny town is home t... (more)

Wiiiiiide load! CN 527 is about to pass a clear signal with a Heavy Axle Load. Never seen that car before. The car is numbered HQEX 01. On the car, you can see a Francis turbine for ... (more)

Another never-to-be-called back on stage to perform, C&O 1344 in the dead line at Peach Creek, W. Va.

CN X321 pulls through Snider with IC 1015 leading.

For a sunday, the CP Galt Subdivision was very quiet. Luckily, one of the few trains that made it's way through was CP 242 with a class leading refurbished ex. SOO, (CP 6221 ex. SOO 6021). If the ... (more)

POM 8403 is stopped to participate in the Old Port Symphony, an annual event which involves boats, trains and church bells making a lot of noise. The people on top of the engine are involved in th... (more)

Amtrak 14, the NB Coast Starlight, heads over the trestle at Gaviota behind a P42 lettered for "The Big Game Train" and a B32-8. Unfortunately, the classic pier at this location which made for a g... (more)

The latest concoction from Motive Power is the HSP46 for MBTA. These new units are quite a departure from the MP36 line, and feature engines, generators, and AC traction gear from GE, rather than... (more)

CN 9531, CN 4107 and CN 7250 are slowly heading towards nearby Taschereau Yard with a much shorter than usual CN 527 on a warm and sunny afternoon (CN 527 often runs to 100+ cars). For more train ... (more)

The northbound Tropicana train passes by the remains of old AY tower at the south end of Acca Yard behind the premier SCL power of the day, 3 U36Bs. The train is on the former ACL while the tail e... (more)

What's around the next turn in dark territory?

Train 400 eastbound through Wauwatosa,WI. derailed in three places. The worst being towards the rear end with empty coal hoppers stacking up three deep. If my memory serves this was the first time... (more)

A Kansas City Southern freight heads northbound through North El Toro, Texas, on the beautiful spring-like day of March 13, 2013. Leading the train is KCSM (Kansas City Southern de Mexico) GE ES44... (more)

UP 4129 heads south from Caliente, NV, in 2000.

The Turn at 106 - A whimsical late afternoon view of one of the seemingly infinite turns in the tracks that span the Carrizo Gorge on the desert line. (This line is currently under an e... (more)