Two icons of the South come together on a spring-like day in Claxton, GA: black high-nose locomotives and the Baptist Church. The Georgia Central, a Genesee & Wyoming property, has a roster of mor... (more)

Winter's snows are on hiatus on this crisp January day as an eastbound NS train crosses over Cleveland's Flats Industrial District.

DL 4068, resplendent in fresh paint, sits with two sister RS-3's in Scranton. This locomotive was recently restored and placed back into service. A prime mover sits nearby. Where else can you find... (more)

A southbound empty coal train trots down the street in Elizabeth, PA. What's even rarer than the street running? The motive power - CSX has the smallest fleet of SD70ACe's, only 20 units.

Seen at the FrontRunner maintenance facility. Either they're starting elevated service or are getting ready to film an episode of "Pimp My Choo-Choo."

R. J. Corman's West Virginia operation is tied down for the day, with the motive power resting by the highway outside of the town of Pax. Note the local dwellings, complete with a nice layer of gr... (more)

Mist from the Monongahela River shrouds the valley as an eastbound train rolls through. Homestead, site of a major US Steel factory and famous for periodic labor unrest, has been reduced to ruins ... (more)

A westbound train crosses the Monongahela River in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Some relics from Pittsburgh's days as the heart of the steel-making industry sit near the bank of the river.

A westbound train crosses the Monongahela River in Munhall, Pennsylvania at daybreak. Carrie Furnace, a relic from Pittsburgh's halcyon days as the steel-making capitol of the world, stands abando... (more)

The second half of a train from the Fallen Timbers Mine makes its way down to Cresson to be interchanged with Norfolk Southern.

Kenosha, Wisconsin has a vest-pocket streetcar system, featuring a loop of track and five cars - all painted for different cities that operated PCC cars. Usually, there are only one or two cars ru... (more)

Most of the South Branch Valley's roster, a SD18/GP9/SD18/GP9/SD18 combination, is in charge of a healthy-sized train north of Moorefield on this muggy spring day. Some of the cows look on with in... (more)

An empty coal train, having negotiated the mountain, sits waiting for permission to enter the Livingston yard.

Shortly after startup, a Wisconsin Northern train rolls north towards Rice Lake through classic Wisconsin farm country.

A different sort of Obama train.