In a winter of Nor'easters, hopefully this is the last one. A rake of Bombardier-built R62A cars heads uptown from 125th St on the No 1 train. Instead of 100' underground, we are 100' in the air a... (more)

It's nearing the end of the day for the 1st Watson crew, which spent most of its Monday switching refineries in the South Bay region of LA County. They return to Watson, passing through unincorpor... (more)

Favorite conditions for a winter night photo come together at Randolph as NECR 3478 and two sisters parade through the silent picturesque surroundings with 323s freight at 01:14.

MILLVILLE APPROACH D791 sits just out of sight awaiting confirmation from the CSX BB Dispatcher to proceed east through Millville, WV. Meanwhile, the quarry crews had just taken a cut of empties... (more)

CN 3018 leads stack train Q120, as they head into the sun at East Mines, approaching Debert, Nova Scotia.

Tacoma Rail's Hill job (101) begins it's journey to Frederickson. After shoving in to the UP's Fife yard, the train takes the short northern section of the Mountain Division over the Puyallup Riv... (more)

With a pair of Northern California cars and CDTX 2051 on the point, Amtrak 782 hustles into Emma Wood State Beach and under Pacific Coast Highway No. 1 as it skirts the Pacific Ocean this afternoo... (more)

CSX intermodal Q143 departs the Queensgate Yard intermodal facility and heads southeast to the CSX bridge crossing the Ohio River. An NS auto frame train heads north over their Ohio River bridge i... (more)

Fondazione Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane 120 years of Sulmona-Carpinone-Isernia line

A western diamondback rattlesnake has awakened from a nap while warming itself along a rail of the Copper Basin Railway main line near Tunnel 3 at Riverside, Arizona, on the afternoon of March 18,... (more)

"We Didn't Start the Fire" Big Al, one of NYAR's senior engineers poses by a switch being heated by the Track Department.

Making the most of a day! Following meetings in New Haven, CT for my wife, the three youngest of our nine kiddos that were along were given the choice of where they wanted to go. The chant quick... (more)

In its final weeks of operation, the northbound Ambassador, Boston & Maine train 75, makes its station stop at Bellows Falls, VT, behind an F3/F7B duo (4228/4266B). This was the day train between ... (more)

For my first shot of 2018, and my 400th upload to RP, I decided to pan BCOL 4623, heading westbound through Rothesay, New Brunswick.

A Union Pacific Sales And Marketing Special crosses the Gaviota Trestle heading for a overnight stop in San Luis Obispo. The next day it goes north to San Jose and Oakland. Then up the Martinez su... (more)