The OOS BNSF Atchison Branch sits in disrepair after the 2011 Missouri River Flooding heavily damaged this segment of the line. The UP Missouri River Swing Bridge is still in service, because loc... (more)

Current south end of double track on the former Southern Railway main coming from Alexandria

CAT-illac A set of Caterpillar 325D excavators work in tandem to lift and move a section of track into the void created by the removal of the old switch from the mainline into the Vulcan ... (more)

Two very different modes of transportation collide at the Kennedy Space Center. At the top of the frame you can see Space Shuttle Discovery perched on launch Pad 39A preparing for her final flight... (more)

This is a microcosm of the global economy: On Norfolk Southern's Appalachia District main line at Big Stone Gap, VA (USA), the "south" rail--a 136 pound section--was rolled by British Steel at Wor... (more)

Splash! It seems that diamonds on any railroad are always difficult in draining water.

Carolina rail historian Matt Bumgarner believes this rail was laid at this spot on the old Carolina & Northwestern in the 1920s after the Southern's Washington to Atlanta main line was relaid. 101... (more)

A look down the colorful ROW of the West Virginia Central's line to Spruce West Virginia. Photo taken during a Motorcar excursion by Appalachian Rail Excursion's.

All that is left of this signal to the right is the cement base along the CSX mainline. The debris seen is what's left of houses in this area. Missing bark from the trees on the right is how hig... (more)

Trees and Houses still litter the tracks in Mississippi four weeks after Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulfcoast.

Hurricane Katrina severed the CSX main line in several places. Here the bridge over Bay Saint Louis was washed out leaving only the supports. Sections of the trestle can be seen in the water. N... (more)

Hurricane Katrina flood waters rose 3 feet above the rails in KCS' yard. The orange glow of rust is a reminder of that fact as well as the yard's inactivity since the storm. No KCS locomotives a... (more)

6 days after Hurricane Katrina devistated New Orleans, the Norfolk Southern line is still partially under water. These tracks lead to CSX Gentilly yard while the crossing tracks go to NS Oliver Y... (more)

Still used, this section of jointed rail boasts a born on date of 1947.

Two days after Hurricane Ivan devistated the Florida and Alabama coast, trees and debris still litter the CSX Main Line.