The Dubuque to Manchester turn local chatters their way out of the Mississippi River Valley west of Dubuque. Here the job is about to the top of the 10 mile grade just east of Peosta. Power short ... (more)

CBNS 523 puts out a puff of smoke as the crew notches up crossing the Trans-Canada highway with cars from Michaelin and Northern Pulp making up the train. The local is on the return to Stellarton ... (more)

Nearly six years have passed since I pursued this BKNM advancing through Bucksport, Maine with cars for Bangor and points beyond. An impressive snow storm the day before had proven to be a chore,... (more)

On a lesser traveled BN route (that I believe no longer exists), this freight is passing Wood River tower. I think the train is on NS (ex-IT/SL&A) rails at this point, and is moving toward Alton... (more)

An empty SAM Shortline passenger train heads back to Georgia Veterans State Park to tie down for the day. Sadly, the HOG unit is no longer on the property and CSX has removed the searchlight sign... (more)

Having just pulled out of yard limits this is still in town of KC but Bonner Springs not far off.

NYSW Train UT-1 heads south through Waterville, NY, passing a pair of antique cars in town. Soon, the train will reach its destination of Sangerfield.

A former Penn Central GP40 leads an SD40-2 and GP40-2 on TV-204X. This unit appears to have been recently repainted as it include black on white number boards and is obviously a darker shade of b... (more)

A pair of ex-WP GP40s heads north out of the siding at Charter Way with a cut of cars. The lead unit is ex-WP 3516. As part of the agreement by which P took over WP in 1983, these air-conditioned ... (more)

The year is 1984 and the Western Pacific disappeared into the Union Pacific a year ago. WP Geeps began showing up on locals around the Los Angeles area where I was on a short term assignment in Lo... (more)

BRC 230 goes about its switching duties at Clearing Yard.

The HOG Cordele switcher heads to the yard to kick around cars and work Cordele Intermodal Services.

Just after sunrise, WP 3519 bears down on the west portal of Chilcoot Tunnel with an eastbound UP manifest. The train is leaving the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range, visible in the distance, and ... (more)

“MAILing It In”
CR GP40 3201, plus five, leads the Sunday edition of Conrail’s MAIL-9 (Kearny to Chicago) west on the Pittsburgh Line at mp 115.3, near Cove, on 04/24/1988 at 14:53... (more)

“Will Not Exceed 10 MPH”
With some autumn color still evident, a westbound manifest approaches–at reduced speed–the boardwalk at the BTSC/Baltimore Terminal Service Center (mp 5.... (more)