People Will Never Learn. Although the train was quite visible for anyone paying attention, this Volvo SUV pulled forward onto the crossing in close proximity to the train. A moment later, ... (more)

Wabash train number 79, the Chicago Express, is seen leaving Detroit Michigan in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

High above the Shasta Valley, the northbound Coast Starlight crosses Dry Canyon in summer 1994. An Amtrak engineer once told me that if the signals were all green and the train was making track sp... (more)

Santa came early this year...CSXT GP40-2 #6394 leads Cartersville based L810 through Taylorsville with a healthy train for the Cagle Feed Mill and CW Matthews at Rockmart.

Central of Georgia heritage leads NS coal train #812 (Quincy,WV - Lamberts Point,VA) past the Virginian Railway searchlight bracket at 'Lincoln'.

It's a snowy day on southern California's Cajon Pass, but after climbing to the railroad's 3,775-foot summit, BNSF Railway train Q-LACLPC6-23L has broken through the clouds and found sunshine as i... (more)

On December 20th, 2022 Norfolk Southern 3601 was the third locomotive in 26C’s consist that derailed due to a semi truck hauling a concrete beam for a new bridge being built in Collegedale, Tenn... (more)

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board is the governing body for the Caltrain Peninsula commuter rail transit service between San Francisco, San Jose and Gilroy. Among the railroad equipment t... (more)

SP 4-8-2 4364 leads Second 23, the Beaver, at Gerber California in 1940. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Central of Georgia F3(A) 904 with two GP7's on this southbound freight at Hapeville near Atlanta, Georgia on May 10, 1953. Photo by Ronald Sharpless, from my collection. ... (more)

In the latter half of 2013 General Electric built a group of EF44AC 4500hp Tier 4 emissions test locomotives, painted blue and sent out to test on several railroads, including (as seen here) Union... (more)

A pair of SD40-2s in two paint schemes (CP 5871 & CP 6012) switch Lachine IMS Yard. It had been many years since I last shot a pair of SD40-2's on CP, something that was common enough 10-15 years ... (more)

Hoopin’ Orders. PRR GG1 4927 hoops orders at Spaulding Tower during the Illinois Railway Museum’s ‘Shay It Forward’ night photo charter.

Business As Usual For The Coke Express At Blast Furnace #4. Yet another train of loaded coke is shoved into Blast Furnace #4 on a nice, fall morning. A pair of Gary Railway "Top Banana" SW1... (more)

Experiment at Moffat Tunnel by Anna Huezo I found this charming scene on the "Moffat Road" group on Facebook taken by a local photographer by the name of Ana Huezo. She wowed me on thi... (more)