An early morning commuter train stops at Newark Broad St Station en route to New York which is in the distance.

An early morning move has two units easily handling an empty coal train returning to the Helper Yard.

Passing Storm King Mountain in opposite directions is the American Star, a river cruise boat of the American Cruise Lines, while a CSX manifest heads down river. The CSX River Line has really expl... (more)

A few miles south of Davenport, the tri-weekly train is bringing home a light load back to Watsonville Junction. This train will be in view of the Pacific for most of it's journey.

Shortline railroading at its best….85lb rail meandering through the landscape, 40+ year old power, a one-man crew, 11 loads and 108 miles to the interchange. Rail was laid between Cheney To Coul... (more)

The sun has just set on Newark, but there’s plenty of action on three converging rail systems. In the center, Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line is hosting a NJ Transit train, which is a few min... (more)

At first glance, this train appears to be a caboose hop crossing the St. Maries River. Coupled behind the caboose are 35 center-beam cars that were picked up at the Union Pacific interchange and a... (more)

On a dog walk, a local resident finds the approaching train fascinating enough to stop and take a photo.

Steps off the beach, these surfers encounter a rumbling Davenport Local returning to Watsonville junction.

A bright moon illuminates the struggle of machine against the mountain. In this case, the mountain won. With two units on the front and a single DPU on the rear, this train could not make it up th... (more)

Under a beautiful sky, the Martin Helper returns light after assisting a train over Soldier Summit.

Scrapping asphalt down is not what these plows were intended to do, but on this rough stretch of track, is indeed what they do. This local, nicknamed “The Sidewinder”, works out of Mobest Yard... (more)

The quite rural village of Shushan is awoken by the sounds of the Batten Kill local moving through town on an Autum day.

As the sun rises over the Manzano Mountains, whose peaks are 3500 feet above the valley floor, a hot intermodel is nearing the crest of the long grade from Belen.

A log reload yard is a busy and dangerous site so the crew of the Clarkia Logger moves cautiously as they roll through the yard. Unfortunately this scene will not be repeated as the reload and all... (more)