Not too long into my day, Norfolk Southern’s Central of Georgia heritage unit greeted me on train 10K at Alto Tower in downtown Altoona.

Northbound Amtrak No. 14, the Coast Starlight with Siemans ALC-42 No. 314 leading, crosses Padre Juan Canyon Road as it rolls through Faria Beach Coloney on the Santa Barbara Sub.

CN 3008 leads CN L572 under the arches in Taylor Michigan after completing its work at NS Oakwood yard. This will be the second CN Heritage unit to go under the arches. The other one that has made... (more)

SP 4-6-2 2447 and SP 4-6-0 2376 are in charge of SP train 72 at San Luis Obispo California in 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

CSXT 1776 leads M415 at track speed heading southbound on the James River Bridge. After being held up for several hours, CSX finally was able to get the train into Richmond. Due to the train havin... (more)

HTR 646 is a 77-year-old veteran working with the Hudson Terminal Railroad in Hudson, Colorado while the first snow of the season falls on the Front Range. The Alco S1 was built in 1946 for the ... (more)

After going missing in action for nearly two years, for PTC and other miscellaneous upgrades, the sole Chicago & NorthWestern painted locomotive left on a class one railroad, heads point on an int... (more)

CSX's "Family Lines" heritage unit leads M60216 south through Rebecca, Georgia, on St Patrick's Day.

It is snowing heavily on Christmas Eve as UP 8016 (ES44AC) leads an oil can train down the hill from Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.

LIRR FL9ACs 301 and 300 on a test run with bi-levels approach Crugers station.

A pair of Arcade & Attica GE centercabs make a shove move south as they pass through the alley on the backside of Main Street in Arcade, New York. Once the crew has their train put together, they ... (more)

Southerners Headed Home NS 8099 and 1069 lead a Georgia-bound Office Car Special through some not-so-ideal weather. In a few days, they'll arrive in Augusta, GA, where Norfolk Southern exe... (more)

HZRX CF7 #1500 is still earning its keep in 2023 at South Chicago Recycling off Avenue O and 116th Street. The engine is leased from Horizon Rail, or HZRX. It was originally built as a F7A for the... (more)

A high hood GP38-2 works the East Yard at Lafayette as a pair of geeps hang out a the yard office the D93 crew to come on duty.

Rochester, Minnesota is known for several things, mostly for being the home of the Mayo Clinic. But there is another thing, not as well known outside of the local area and that is the “Corn Towe... (more)