The railroad at Nelson is pretty quiet on this cold night. Not much has moved the past few hours as the signals show all red thru the many control points thru this area. The classic coal tower sti... (more)

As darkness falls on a cool winter day, an eastbound Amtrak Capital creates colorful light streaks through an s-curve along the San Pablo bay.

A westbound Q-CXOLAC1-12 is lined up at La Plata as the sun sets on the day. This control point in northern central Missouri is one of the few remaining signal bridges left along the Marceline Sub... (more)

The southbound Manifest train continue south through Howarth Park in Everett under the patches of sunlight. This was taken onboard the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry.

(Correction: Whitewood, Virginia) Extremely overcast and heavy snow conditions, are the perfect backdrop for a gloomy abandonment photo such as this. Looking southwest in the little community of W... (more)

Used and new wheelsets are lined up outside Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s shop at Alliance, Nebraska, on June 21, 2003.

The unnumbered critter on the left sat at the abandoned Dominion Bridge plant in Lachine for many years, I am fairly certain it has been scrapped since. I'm not even completely certain of the engi... (more)

This unnumbered critter sat at the abandoned Dominion Bridge plant in Lachine for many years, I am fairly certain it has been scrapped since. I'm not even completely certain of the engine type, bu... (more)

New safetran signals await to be cut in in front of the east-facing signal bridge at CP La Plata on BNSF Marceline Sub. As an update, these signals have been cut over on 1.18.14.

If you aren't going to get snow on Steven's pass in the winter, then the next best thing is a clear, not too cold, starry night. This east bound freight has just crossed the Foss river bridge, as... (more)

It’s dawn in the Clark Fork River Valley east of St. Regis, Montana, on September 13, 1998. Fog is slowly burning off in the low areas as the sun is about to rise above the mountains to the east... (more)

What is it? Numberless 50-ton Atlas diesel, one of two built in the early 1940's for the U.S. Navy with side rods and radial couplers, was working for Georgetown Railroad at Georgetown, Texas on... (more)

While Tacoma slept, the snow did fall, but not for long. What's left is proving to be nothing more than an inconvenience, despite numerous school closings. It certainly didn't slow the Starlight... (more)

Engineering forces are out and about clearing off down trees from the right of way as seen here along Canadian Pacific's North Toronto Subdivision.