An eastbound stack train roars its way out of Sullivans Curve as it continues its assault on Cajon. In another four miles the Summit will be reached and the train will pick up speed as it heads to... (more)
Rolling west on the old Southern "B" Line on the the second American excursion between Manassas and Front Royal, 611 comes out of a super-elevated curve near the Chateau O'Brien Winery. ... (more)
At rush hour this area is like a bee-hive with trains coming and going. Seeing this for the first time in person was special. When you live in an area that has a single track mainline that sees 8-... (more)
A southbound manifest creeps towards the junction while NS signal crews prepare to install new signals.
A westbound intermodal about to enter Sullivans Curve stretches across the desert. In the background, the rear DPU of an eastbound autorack can be seen at CP Walker. Also visible is the desert oas... (more)
The Conemaugh Line is primarily an eastbound route for most trains. The exception is for empties returning from Keystone Power Plant. Here a train of MT's head west past the historic Tarentum Stat... (more)
Swap Meet at Jacobs Creek. Watco and BNSF crews trade trains. Watco crews handle the loading at Jacobs Creek and prepare to take the MT's to the loading loop for a re-fill under a picture perfect ... (more)
An eastbound freight has just entered the Pittsburgh Line as it cuts through the city on a sunny Saturday morning.
A eastbound intermodal climbs through the curve on Track 1 with a new ES44C4 model on the point.
Trains and planes San Diego style. Sun is hard on paint as witnessed by the nose of AMTK 20 as it prepares to push the 583 northbound. The close proximity of the airport make planes appear to fly ... (more)
Through a canopy of trees, 611 heads east to Manassas to the delight of all who have gathered trackside to see live steam.
While waiting for a BNSF eastbound intermodal to climb the pass on track 2 at Hill 582, I climbed up from track level to be rewarded with a UP trailer train climbing the pass on the Palmdale Cutof... (more)
The DPU's of an empty coal train head back to the Powder River Basin. Here they are passing through the badlands near Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park.
Roamin' on the Range. PRB coal heads south behind UP power under a classic western sky.
The Punxsutawney to Butler manifest is rounding the curve before crossing over Goodville Road with a quintette of EMD power.