Blizzard conditions & near zero visibility this morning as D&H 252 dashes through snow drifts near the Canada/U.S border. Thanks to my reliable "oil burner" Ford F350...

Milwaukee Road #261 makes good time shuttling 9 gondolas to interchange with the Twin Cities and Western in Buffalo Lake, MN. Once a two track main, the line is now single and sees mostly TC&W t... (more)

Central of Georgia 8101, Norfolk Southern's fourth Heritage locomotive, rests under an active night sky after receiving its final coat of paint. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern C... (more)

Normally a coal train that is hauling only lumber cars. A large tree branch is wedged on the plow and it is blowing snow around.

5472 eases into direct sunlight on her way to Niles Canyon with the Pacific Locomotive Association's museum collection in tow.

The mid-train "slaves" on this coal train kicked out after a slack run-in, resulting in a quite a pile up in 1968 on Southern's Appalachia Division.

Tank train crashed into a train with lots of new Porsche and Audi cars.

Aftermath of vandals putting ties on the tracks. That's the power off Q226 in the background pulling two rerailed cars west.

At approximately 4AM, the Chesapeake and Albermarle rock job was northbound with approximately 40 empties. When it approached the open bascule draw span over the Intercoastal Waterway, the train ... (more)

The covered hopper was pulled apart but did not derail.

Whenever the term "Autumn Leaf" or "Fall Color" Special was coined I have to believe that the author(s) had something close to this scene in mind. This view of N&W 611, an original Norfolk Souther... (more)

Infiernillo

The “Infiernillo” (little hell) is a very narrow gorge or canyon shared by the Rio Rimac river, the “Carretera Central” main highway, and the railroad. In addition, t... (more)

BNSF 5751 West follows the contours of the land while truck traffic paces it on parallel Hy. 287.

High winds derailed 5 empty double stacks and a tanker last week. Bad weather and limited access slowed down work. Traffic on southern shore was detoured on CN Victoria bridge via Rouses point su... (more)

Eastbound NS loaded coal train 730 eases through the tight confines of Natural Tunnel at 15mph as it drops down one of the steeper grades on the Appalachia District. Several park visitors can be s... (more)