Goodbye for now
It seemed like it would take forever for this train to finally leave Columbus after arriving there 7 hours earlier that afternoon. Any other train and I would have give... (more)

A 23 year old GE Dash9 standard cab locomotive is the leader of ballast train NS 96A which tonight finds itself tied down on the Royal City siding track. Seeing standard cab units on the NS syste... (more)

Intermodal train R105 makes a surprise run on the A&WP as it headed south from the Fairburn ramp towards New Orleans. This train would continue to run under the id of X105 along the Panhandle rou... (more)

A new addition to the train lineup along the WofA mainline from Montgomery to LaGrange is CSX freight train Q606 which runs between New Orleans to Waycross daily. Today's Q606 has 89 cars and str... (more)

A trio of DC and AC powered GE wide nose locomotives pull the 71 cars that make up today’s Q514 into Opelika. The scene here has change in j... (more)

Q646 utilizes the new Pyne siding extension that opened in October of last year as it pulls 87 cars north past the loaded coal train of N040 for a meet just outside of downtown LaGrange. A year a... (more)

A solo GP40-2 of Rio Grande lineage is today’s power for the Colorado Springs local as it moves cars around the small yard located here. This 3000hp geep works well as it arranges the freight c... (more)

Three six axle GE locomotives make a wonderful sound as their 4 cycle engines chug along and pull the 123 cars making up tonight’s 8000 foot long Q614 train as it grinds slowly up grade through ... (more)

Having secured their train in the massive Pueblo yard, a rather clean UP AC4400 leads the locomotives from last night’s MNYPU towards the more)

Rafters having tested their might along the Arkansas River’s whitewater rapids are now at the end of their journey as they greet passengers on the Royal Gorge Route train who are about to begin ... (more)

The last rays of sunlight on this November afternoon illuminate the empty coal train of NS 819 as it gets pulled through the 32nd street diamonds by an eight month old ES44AC.

A BNSF dash 9 leads intermodal train Q186 through the 2nd avenue crossing after having just come off the CSX main line at the 24th street control point. The double stack train is now riding atop ... (more)

Two BNSF swoosh painted geeps look relatively clean as they relax inside the confines of East Thomas yard awaiting their next call to action. To see a more)

A pair of Canadian visitors make a surprising sight as the pull today’s 183 freight train underneath the signals that guard the 14th street interlocking and past the Birmingham skyline.

The Waycross originating train of Q514 is almost near its destination point of Boyles yard in Birmingham with numerous freight cars in tow as it passes through the 13th street interlocking. Befor... (more)