Its almost 1:00PM and the dispatcher wants everybody off the hill. The equipment is backing southbound on the siding at Bealville and is going to pull of onto the spur track.

Tucked away deep in Metro East Industries facility, where locomotives and rail cars are rehabilitated, are Herzog 181 (marked MPM XIV on its flanks) coupled to Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD70MAC... (more)

"Washing the pebbles" as the conductor put it. This ballast train is rinsing its load before being sent out for duty in order to cut down on dust clouds when dumped along the right of way.

A Multipurpose Maintenance Vehicle sits in the shop with a prototype Viewliner Sleeper. I thought the Phase III stripes and "Club" lettering on the tool box was neat. Photo taken on RR property ... (more)

An army of rarely seen MOW equipment is maintained to keep the railroad running. These unique and mostly european vehicles and the employees that operate them are often nocturnal workers. Photo ... (more)

Workin' on the railroad - a tie gang works the Toledo Terminal near Millard Ave.

Jet powered track speeder? No... But if I had this snow blower/ice melter it wouldn't take long at all to do the driveway! Construction at Walbridge has this MOW gem visible from the road at the m... (more)

Their day's work done, various track machines are tucked away on a seldom used depot track to clear the mainlines for revenue traffic.

Parked at station's north-end dead-line.

An interesting piece of MoW equipment at Camp 2. Admittedly, I'm MoW illiterate, so I'd appreciate it if anyone would tell me what this thing is/does. Crewman Atkins (about to board) and his crew ... (more)

A ballast cleaner works in between Mormon Rocks on the Plamdale Cut-off.

Crews lay ties and track for the new siding at Ono along Cajon Blvd.

Operator Jim Vargo operating the levers

RLP 7605 Waving the Flag

UP MOW equipment rolling through Quincy to get in the clear for a westbound UP baretable train. Nikon D100 18-70mm.