It's after 3am and the dark clear sky sets as the backdrop to the Norfolk and Western CPL signal at Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia as temperature reach below freezing for the first time of the... (more)

Denver & Rio Grande Western's rerouting of its mainline bypassing the big Thistle landslide is well underway on June 15, 1983. The 3009 ft. tunnel under Billy's Mountain is nearing completion with... (more)

One of the responsibilities of a Tower Operator was to inspect passing trains. On a steamy July 23, 2000, CSX Operator Paul Swain, pad and pencil in hand, was inspecting an empty hopper train as ... (more)

The CPL signals at Doe Gully, WV stand guard as a westbound freight approaches on April 10, 2004. Although the grades on the Magnolia Cut Off are mild, the westward signal at Doe Gully did rate "... (more)

After a primarily overcast day along BNSF's busy Transcontinental railroad, a westbound manifest freight charges across the desert, as the sun dips below the cloud deck.

An aerial shot of Mojave, CA. The UP Mojave sub can be seen coming down from the mountains into its namesake town. Also visible on the right are several aircraft from the Mojave aircraft boneyard.... (more)

The Fall color of the 2011 season surprisingly was one of the more impressive of colors. Cooler nights and rain earlier in the year had helped the colors change not only early, but brought out som... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal has just arrived at the White Sulphur Springs Depot, home of The Greenbrier Resort. The station platform is busy, as passengers detrain and prepare to board the Chicago... (more)

Changing of the Guard.. While CSX and contractor officials remove the remaining pieces to the C&O cantilever signal at 'FD Cabin', a CSX Communications & Signals employee cleans the exterior lens... (more)

A Full Moon illuminates overcast skies over the Magnolia Cutoff and the B&O CPL signals at Carothers light up for a westbound train. These signals would continue to only shine for two more months ... (more)

It's after midnight under a setting half Moon as the Chambersburg to Chicago intermodal Q015 crosses the Potomac River and a heavy fog begins to lift off the water's surface. The glow in the dista... (more)

This convoy of people mover passes beside the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle onto the bridge over the canal.

An unknown class 390 "Pendolino" unit races through Nuneaton station at 125 m.p.h. The London bound express is operated by Virgin Trains,who look ever more likely to lose the franchise come Decemb... (more)

Amtrak's Chicago destined westbound Cardinal has just paused in the bottom of the New River Gorge at Prince, to allow four passengers to board, and nine to detrain at the Art-Deco style Pri... (more)

This tilting trainset ETR.610 "Frecciargento" new Pendolino old livery, is one of the former Italo-Swiss company "Cisalpino" which was taken over by Ttrenitalia when the company was closed.