A bit of good timing was at hand to get EXO, VIA, and REM nicely lined up on the lead tracks to Montreal's Central Station. The three-car EXO was parked and soon shove to the platform for an eveni... (more)

GE industrials morphed over the years with little fanfare and no change of model. Much like the tractors on 18-wheelers components varied from user to user. One locomotive we handled had a two c... (more)

MRL 4403 and 4402 leading the night gas running as BNSF L-MON8211-15A at Tarkio,Mt

It may look like the Carolinas, but this is actually Alamosa, Colorado. Sitting in the San Luis & Rio Grande yard are Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad F9B 6622 (the WCLR is a shortline in both the Ca... (more)

NS 15M over the Westfield Trestle

The Wabash heritage unit brings NS 19W into Bluefield yard for a crew change.

Everyone loves a good shortline pic, with Patriot Rail motors formerly assigned to the CLC mixed with Georgia Northeastern diesels.

HPASKCK in Lombard Canyon
An interesting locomotive consist pulls BNSF’s HPASKCK along the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on September 12, 2010. ... (more)

With a storm brewing over the Trinity Alps, a pair of ex-Southern Pacific SD70Ms depart Black Butte with a manifest, heading for Oregon.

A train waits for departure on the classification beach of the Olavarria station

UP 4533 (SD70M) leads an officer's special towards the Moffat Tunnel, passing the trusty designated chase vehicle dubbed "The F-Unit".

After a performance in Hermon, the CPKC Holiday Train is seen heading North to Brownville on the Bangor Subdivision running along the Sebec River in Milo.

Amtrak Silver Star 92 departs Cary as Carolinian #80 waits in the station in the background with Phase II Heritage 130 for power. 92 is on the CSX Aberdeen Sub, while 80 is on the NS NC Line. The ... (more)

GP50 3850 and GP39-2 3676 were taken off a westbound to rescue a stalled eastbound at Bealville. Here the cavalcade emerges from Tunnel 5 into the rapidly fading evening light. Photo 654631 shows ... (more)

The other Altoona.....CNW 6926 arrives at the yard in Altoona, WI. in March of 1990. We would spend the rest of the day chasing the outbound train that is ready to depart.