Owing to New Jersey's damage from Hurricane Sandy, several ethanol trains are being detoured over other routes to Providence, Rhode Island for transloading. On November 3, the first detoured trai... (more)

With the yardman on the ground along the cut of cars, MMA C30-7 5016 is under the control of a beltpack and this converted CP caboose - now MMA VB-4 remote control unit. The yard job is seen buil... (more)

Amtrak has taken lease of two complete VIA Rail Stainless Steel train sets - 5 coach/1 Park Car each - and moved them from Montreal to Albany on Sunday, November 18, behind Amtrak P40 822 and P42 ... (more)

Running northbound on time, the Vermonter train 56 is crossing the Sugar River Trestle at Claremont, NH with P42DC 204 leading the 5-car train and P42DC 102 trailing.

Pan Am's former Maine Central Rigby Yard in Portland is host to an array of elderly motive power - the mix includes Pan Am (MEC) GP40-2W 511 and MEC GP40 306; MEC GP40 379 by itself; B&M GP40 332,... (more)

Amtrak has taken lease of two complete VIA Rail Stainless Steel train sets - 5 coach/1 Park Car each - and placed them in service on the Adirondack trains between Albany and Montreal through Novem... (more)

High above Colorado rests this Leadville Colorado & Southern GP9 - 1919 - of Northern Pacific heritage. The unit had been used to interchange several freight cars with the DRGW and was resting on... (more)

The Georgetown Railroad Equipment slot train is seen working at West Hartford, Vermont, cleaning up ditches and culverts as the final phase of the New England Central Railroad's ARRA High Speed Ra... (more)

A New England Central passenger extra is deadheading Green Mountain Railroad passenger equipment and two spacer boxcars from Montpelier Jct., VT to North Walpole, NH and back to the GMRC, followin... (more)

In an almost over-under with the log truck (too bad the log cars were deeper on the train!) the Green Mountain Railroad Bellows Falls Switcher (DASW) is seen eastbound in Rockingham, Vermont, with... (more)

Heritage meets history at Johnsonville, New York as the Norfolk Southern Nickel Plate Heritage ES44AC 8100 passes the former Boston & Maine Johnsonville Tower. The tower once stood proud to protec... (more)

Grande power abound at the Minturn, CO helper terminal on June 21, 1994, as several sets of DRGW SD40T-2s await their call to help trains over the famous Tennessee Pass.

A pair of veteran Boston & Maine GP9s - neither of which show any sign of their heritage, especially since the ST 52 wears a Maine Central heritage scheme, are seen working the Waterville Yard for... (more)

Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train cruises across the south end of Lake Champlain on a short causeway at dusk on November 28. Vermont Rail System Guide Book coming soon and available at: ht... (more)

Overnight Green Mountain snow brought accumulations ranging from around 12-14" at Roxbury to a dusting just 30 miles distant east and west of the mountains. Amtrak's Vermonter is not hampered by ... (more)