You had one job!
A covered hopper built by Trinity Industries in 1989 shows off a different approach to the CSX lettering scheme typically seen on the sides of that railroad's freight ... (more)

Bang your head The lite power of today’s Z390 is almost at the rear of its own train where the conductor is busy gathering his thoughts for the next move as he patiently waits for the eng... (more)

The early morning sun reflects a nice orange glow off the sides of five cryo-trans refrigerated boxcars seen at the head end of today’s Q551. This train is about to pass the Pine Street control... (more)

Once the future of railroading with a promise of 6000hp from the manufacture, today the SD9043MAC finds itself as the oddball loco on the UP's roster. 23 such units are taking up space on track 5... (more)

Some like it Hot
What do you do after a rail breaks??? Heat it up of course. The track gang here, is heating up the rail to allow it to expand so as to apply the new joint bar. Thi... (more)

Built by Gunderson in May of 2013 this car represents one of the newest and latest designs for the stand alone auto rack, the Multi-Max. The unique aspect of this auto rack is that it can be setu... (more)

Slow and steady
Under the watchful eyes of a signal maintainer, Q619 rolls over this break in the rail at the cautious speed of 10 mph. This break was caused by the very low temperat... (more)

Four Boeing 737 fuselages prepare to drop a clear signal in Fountain as the KCKSPO continues the journey west towards Washington with the unique loads at the front. For a more detailed shot of th... (more)

The 1220 has certainly seen better days, this is the result of a loaded asphalt truck running into her as she was crossing Court Street last Friday, no one was injured in the collision. more)

The remains of the cab from a former EMD SD90MAC-H2 built for Union Pacific are seen resting on the ground these days instead of pulling a heavy trains as intended. Although the locomotive model ... (more)

Flexible
With a pair of UP 6 axle units pulling slowly, another Continues Welded Rail (CWR) train full of 136lb Rocky Mountain Steel departs the city of Pueblo and shows off the spaghe... (more)

To negotiate the numerous curves found on today’s rails, innovative holding mechanisms were created and attached to these 89 foot flatcars which allow the large blades to pivot their way around ... (more)

The 3510 continues to straddle the main and diverging track as the re-railing process proceeds into its 3rd lift for this locomotive. Other NS personal go about moving and setting the steel strap... (more)

The 6473 was the lead unit of a welded rail-train that became a runaway because not enough hand brakes were set on it. Its south bound journey came to a crushing stop after running head-on into t... (more)

Have a drink on me
The crew of U250 fills up their 70MAC with some much needed water provided by the friendly West Point Fire Department as a local police officer converses with the o... (more)