CSXT's Springfield based local B740 has ducked out of the way on the interchange track and the crew has tied down their motors before they headed up into town for beans. Meanwhile southbound NECR... (more)

While exploring the urban landscape south of Atlanta in suburban East Point I stumbled upon something seemingly out of place. This pole yard filled with old relics (brick kilns, derelict critters... (more)

While exploring the urban landscape south of Atlanta in suburban East Point I stumbled upon something seemingly out of place. This pole yard filled with old relics (brick kilns, derelict critters... (more)

On a Sunday morning the twin ex CN/VIA Fs perform for a throng of fans that are strung along the small shelf on the west end of the bridge high on the south flank of the Crawford Notch in the shad... (more)

A rather ratty early model AC unit leads a northbound empty coal train on this former L&N mainline on a beautiful North Georgia afternoon. The rolling green hills of the Chattahoochee National Fo... (more)

Looking north on the ARR mainline the new DMU can be seen throttling up as it crests a small rise as it returns to the Spencer "Whistle Stop" to pick up passengers who have been enjoying a stunnin... (more)

Looking more like a publicity photo, this is just another day in the life of the Alaska Railroad. The ARR's sole DMU proved herself well suited to the task for which she was purchased during her ... (more)

SS 119 is cast in concrete on the side of the former NYNH&H Groton Tower. Built in the early 1920s to standard plans, the brick "pagoda" style tower was the last in active service on Amtrak in New... (more)

After swapping crews at Oakdale a southbound NS coal train is on the move crossing the Emory River. One wonders if the resident of this lovely little home is railfan? Because if they are they ce... (more)

The ubiquitous fireweed frame the northbound Denali Star on a damp summer morning in the Last Frontier. After making her station stop south of "downtown" Talkeetna, the Star accelerates through t... (more)

On a splendid late spring afternoon an empty rail train makes its way north on CSX's KD Sub (ex L&N). I was on business to Atlanta and took the opportunity to railfan in a part of the world I'd ne... (more)

A rush of warm sooty air stirs the leaves on the Kudzu and moments later a brace of big GEs charge headlong out of the darkness on the former L&N mainline. This was my first visit to the hamlet o... (more)

It may be the official last day of summer, but the kids don't seem to notice as they make the most of this splendid late September day. They are swimming in Buttermilk Bay as a lone Mass Coastal ... (more)

Former Portland Terminal Alco built in 1950 has long been a staple on the Conway Scenic. Once up for sale, she now has a new lease on life and should remain stabled in the North Country for many ... (more)

I was born too late to see the real L&N of a generation ago, but here in southern Tennessee the past comes alive. A lovingly restored Alco earns some money for the Southern Appalachia Railroad mu... (more)