A crewman throws a switch for the Denver Rock Island Railroad's GP9 that is working the Stockyards area of north Denver.

I was attending a summer school workshop at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA back in June of 1994. As with many of my pre-internet trip, I arrived with zero knowledge of what the local rail... (more)

What a cool little railroad the Saint Maries River Railroad is. Using GP9's of Milwaukee heritage, hauling raw lumber. (Tom Ellis photo)

Snowy Sunday on the Short Shortline Early Sunday morning, a small snow storm rolled into town, and soon after the Kendallville Terminal Railway rolled out for the day. Pioneer Rail GP9 #907 an... (more)

Winchester and Western 9006 leading, approaching Kenyon Ave. Deerfield Twp NJ

Winchester and Western 9006 trailing through Vineland NJ on a return trip to Bridgeton.

Winchester and Western 9006 leading across Jessie Bridge Rd. Pittsgrove Twp. NJ

GSMR 1751 pulls up to the Depo in downtown Bryson City.

Winchester and Western 811 passing the Wheaton Glass Factory, Millville NJ

St. Maries River Railroad’s turn to Plummer heads back home to St. Maries as it departs Plummer Junction, Idaho, on September 27, 2021. A piece of track equipment occupies a spur off the wye on ... (more)

The sun pokes through the smoky skies in western Nebraska as the Hi Plains Co-op takes a weekend break.

Switching the Industrial Park

While the Fort Myers Division recovers, the Sarasota Division is hopping with two jobs servicing transloading operation. When the bridge in Arcadia is fixed, this transloading will shift to North... (more)

Winchester and Western 9006 leading the J101 westbound through Deerfield Twp NJ

It's not how you start the game, it's how you finish. The low-key Sarasota Division, 50 miles west of the higher-profile Fort Myers Division, occupies a patchwork of ex-SAL & ACL grade south of B... (more)