No doubt where this photo was taken on the former T&P near Van Horn in wild West TX westbound heading for El Paso.

A trio of six motors lead a westbound freight as it accelerates after changing crews in Jefferson City, MO.

Approaching Sullivan’s Curve, a 123-car westbound Southern Pacific manifest climbs Cajon Pass on the Palmdale Cutoff.

CSX Q682 heads north towards Nashville at La Vergne, Tennessee with a dynamic EMD consist seen throttling up in the low evening light of a crisp winter day. (Slide Scan)

A westbound train on the Modoc Line departs Alturas for Klamath Falls, Oregon. The train is coming off the alignment of the Nevada-California-Oregon narrow gauge and entering the grade of the Modo... (more)

A SD40 that was built for the N&W in May 1966 leads NS 114 west by New Albany Indiana.

On April 11, 1998, the IMRL put on a new local job that ran from Mason City to Marquette and back the next day. I was award the conductor on the 954 local when it started in 98. Over the years the... (more)

Early in the 2000's the black IC power still roam Iowa pretty hot and heavy, especially west of Waterloo. The unwritten rule was to keep the newer bigger CN type power between Chicago and Waterloo... (more)

A westbound drag on the Modoc Line pounds the BN diamond at Stronghold on a spring afternoon. The Modoc's primary purpose was to move Oregon forest products east. Westbounds on the Modoc were pr... (more)

An eastbound Conrail train, most likely CGAL (Corning – Allentown)in about to duck under the Hamilton Street overpass in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ahead is the last tangent before entering Allent... (more)

Steel Tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania controlled interlockings on the east side of Allentown Yard. Although its name may imply a proximity to the sprawling Bethlehem Steel complex, it was actuall... (more)

A view from a Canoe! That's how this view of BN train #101 is seen from the Wisconsin River. Spend the weekend relaxing and watching the BN run trains over this remote part of the Aurora Sub. The ... (more)

With the skyline of Easton, Pennsylvania in the background, an eastbound Conrail TV train crosses the Delaware River.

Borrowed OVR locomotive leading as the daily freight heads towards the Soo.

Former N&W SD40 1592, leads a westbound pusher set across Coopers Trestle, passing an eastbound coal train. The trestle on the lower right is on the Bluestone Branch Line.