For Railroad Daze at Franklin Park Illinois, one of Metra’s new SD70MACH locomotives powers the special from track 4 to 3 before reversing back to Western Ave Yard.

I've seen better days says the B Boat waisting away at an old abandoned grain elevator track.

Utah Railway 9003 and 9004 are really getting the lead out. It's actual a pretty substantial grade on the Garfield, and Bingham Branches. The Utah Railway RUT310 goes across the two branches on t... (more)

A lone AC4400 is on the rear of a loaded GALX coal train as it rolls over the massive Arnold Fork Viaduct in Knott County, Kentucky. It's been a while since I can recall a GALX train in these part... (more)

An NS SD70M-2 and UP SD70M just climbed out of Raleigh with a loaded phosphate train out of Lee Creek. They're now cruising down CSX's Aberdeen Sub to Fetner, where they'll reenter NS rails bound ... (more)

ALCOS in South Jersey

AMTK 447 waits to depart Union Station while an Amtrak Turbo Train arrives from St. Louis, passing under the Union Station tower that controls the trackage south of the terminal.

Union Pacific train number 22, the Pacific Coast Limited, is seen near Cheyenne Wyoming in 1934. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Mating Worms Meets New York State Colors. MTA Metro-North Railroad 217 (Penn Central Heritage) was transported from North White Plains to Croton Harmon on Thursday, February 29, 2024. This ... (more)

Visible on a guided escort within the shop yard are six unrepainted SD40-2 which have seen little to no use since GrupoMexico took over. With five of the GE sent to Mexico and others being taken ... (more)

M410 rolls into Selkirk yard with the new Conrail Quality Heritage Unit.

Almost two years after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, the Swift RoadRailer heads for Southern California.

Consecutively numbered M-2s layover at Siberia, the far West End of the Irving Empire. The power here will be used for train 909 North to Oakfield Maine, and train 120 which will head East to St... (more)

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Another CSX Heritage unit makes its way over the Lineville Subdivison. A little over a day prior, this Chesapeake & Ohio Heritage scheme engine, brought autoracks north on train M222. Now headed ... (more)