While technically now in the State of Maryland, a coal train rumbles across the bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry. Loudoun Heights looms high above the river and is the start/end... (more)

The sun has just sunk below the horizon as this manifest works east to its destination of Allentown. This daily train runs from Camden, NJ and is usually very long and heavy.

Three 4,000HP units led by GEVO 7541 have a long manifest in tow, and are only a mile from bringing the train into John Sevier Yard.

I drove in here at dawn, my first visit, and my initial impressions were.......wow, look at that station! Then wow, look how far away the tracks are from it! LOL! The wide angles stay in the car, ... (more)

Running on the coat tails of the salad shooter, Q003 makes there late afternoon run through Churchville NY.

Coal from Oneida, TN diverges from the Atlanta North onto the Cedartown District (aka C Line), bound for Georgia Power's Plant Yates.

A westbound CSX stack train is pulling out of the yard in North Baltimore, Ohio after making a setout there.

A eastbound "Z" train rolls through the crossover and under the classic cantilever searchlight signals at Verona.

The sun is about done for the the day as the NS begins moving trains again after D1G picking up grain at Sadorus, and D91 doing local work at Tolono, had the NS at a stop for about a hour. There i... (more)

Eastbound 20E, with a 3 pack of GE's, picks up speed as they leave Elkhart, IN behind ducking under the signal bridge at MP 419.

What I did on my Summer Vacation: What to do before the fireworks on the Fourth? Pack the camera and the dog into the Jeep and see if Su-99 is heading out. I was wrong, but containers ho! ES40D... (more)

Arriving in Knoxville