On a dark and foggy evening there are no trains coming because the signals say so.

If only a train…
Sometimes—just about everything comes together with a photo—only the subject doesn’t show up. During recent years on a much quieter Rio Grande main line through... (more)

Cascades Train 508 is getting ready to depart north to Seattle (right side train), while another Cascades train set awaits its next assignment at Portland's Union Station.

A Metra commuter train waits for departure at Chicago Union Station on November 11, 2019.

A view into Chicago Union Station from the Canal Street entrance shows stairs leading down into the Great Hall waiting room area on November 11, 2019. On the left is a portion of Amtrak’s Metrop... (more)

A westbound freight train waits to cross over state highway 55 on a cool misty fall night.

The annual NYS&W edition of Operation Toy Train makes its scheduled stop at Pompton Lakes train station in the center of town. Lines of local residents, U.S. Marines and OTT volunteers help in the... (more)

During the blue hour, CSX train Q142 roams in the far distance heading for Roanoke on its way north. The southend signal here, displays an approach medium (yellow over green over red) for the int... (more)

The semaphore signals at Chapelle, New Mexico will soon go into action for a late westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief.

During a mid-morning lull in traffic, the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station is mostly empty and quiet on November 11, 2019. The recently refurbished Great Hall was built in 1925, the 219-foot lo... (more)

Who needs an engine? Sometimes its nice to get a little creative with the rest of the train! On Sunday, June 9, 2019, Norfolk Southern Corp intermodal trains 23M and 20Q pass under the signal brid... (more)

An amazing piece of trackage is used on the southern approach to Chicago Union Station to keep busy passenger train traffic of Amtrak and Metra fluid that includes diamonds and double-slip switche... (more)

“Victorian Gothic Icon”
Although completed in 1875, what you see here in 1984 (and even today) is essentially the result of the 1931 restoration of the E. Francis Baldwin-designed st... (more)

Exiting the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station, this grand hallway leads “To All Trains” of the north and south concourses on November 8, 2018.

The beautiful Montgomery Station. Built in 1898 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, this station is now used as office space, a Montgomery Area Visitor Center, and a restaurant. In 1973 it w... (more)