The sound of MLW's fill the morning air coupled with the sound of ice and tree branches falling all around, the extra road switcher marches northwards to Guelph. Thanks for the smoke show Bruce !

Taken from the Monon and moved to the coal fields, these units lasted about another decade hauling coal and looking good with the jaunty bell mounted on the short hood.

Illinois Terminal-inspired SD40-2 #3086 belches a nice puff of smoke as it passes a line of stored power while switching on Respondek RRC's Port Harbor Railroad. The stored units include SD40-2 #1... (more)

NS 9265 looks like it is about to catch fire as its smoke mixes with coal dust. As it passed by my dad and I noticed that the paint was bubbling and the white NS was turning brown.

LS&I 3006 leads a dusty sister and 60 loads upgrade passing the CN connection at Empire Junction. Big time LS&I action at its best with barking Boats, sand flying along with dust blowing off the w... (more)

Lunch stop! 628's 6701,6726,6707 have just cut off there loaded ore train on the main at Little Lake and are pulling down to the east switch. After backing into the siding to minimize the walk thi... (more)

A slide I traded for years ago. BN 4244 leads three WP GE's on a BN runthrough in April of 1971. The photographers name is illegible.

Just after sunset, a rerouted Barstow, CA to Vancouver, WA Manifest slowly creeps up the hill at Longs Peak where they will do a crew change as a biker can be seen on the right of way road to the ... (more)

UPY 681 - 33 years old and making smoke while making money

Smoke 'em if ya got 'em... Two of the Indiana Northeastern's finest lead a heavy train into Angola, putting on an impressive smoke and sound show at the Fox Lake Road overpass.

This GE puts on a nice smoke show as it departs Livingston for the assault on Bozeman Pass.

DL&W #664 leads a Steamtown excursion out of the Nay Aug Tunnel in Scranton in a scene very reminiscent of days long gone. The right of way is former Lackawanna and provided a link from Scranton,... (more)

Start the day right
Just after a crew member of Montana Rail link’s Paradise Local started up the two GP9s, smoke from the warming machines puffs into the cloud leaden sky at Paradise... (more)

Northeastbound FCAB international train crossing San Pedro old station between Conchi and Polapi, in route to Ollague.