Changing of the Guard.. A Cranemasters employee has just began cutting on the C&O signal heads protecting eastbound movements on main two at Mt. Carbon.. Within an hour, the entire cantilever wil... (more)

These CPL's protect the NS Sandusky District line crossing at Worthington with the CSXT Columbus Line Sub at CP 130 on the north side of Columbus. A southbound NS auto rack train is in the process... (more)

As signal gangs on both eastern railroads work upgrading the signal system, signals like this one will someday be a thing of the past. One thing in the east I find cool is the story the signals te... (more)

An up-close look at the results of rail burn at sunset

An aerial view in winter 1965 of the Chicago & North Western roundhouse area at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Photograph by Wallace W. Abbey and courtesy of the more)

The last shot of the day! The "Cedar Rapids" takes up the rear of the NRHS train as it pulls into the CIC 950 yard at the end of the Rock Island to Cedar Rapids trip.

Built in 1906, the interior of an old Duluth and Iron Range caboose shows a little wear. Furry woodland creatures with fury now call this place home along with some birds and other assorted anim... (more)

Built in 1906 by the Duluth & Iron Range RR this caboose is showing every bit it's 106 years of existence.

With record high temperatures set during the day, and a cold front pushing thru towards evening, the storms sure packed a punch over Iowa by late evening. Here a storm reaches serve level East of ... (more)

After briefly pausing to allow a CSX train to cross over the C&O diamond, a westbound NS train illuminates the former NYC searchlights at Vickers (CP 285).

The High speed rail work is moving along as the TRT-909 and the rail train along with scores of other equipment make their way through Wilmington and Braidwood, this crew is far ahead preparing th... (more)

A quiet summer night on the C&O yielded a few nice results for me, including this shot of the intermediate signals at Longley backed by the stars shifiting across the sky.

An old DM&IR sign still stands guard.

Conrail's Carrothers Branch used to run from Walbridge to the line's namesake town on the old N&W. The line is now abandoned east of Tiffin, but the NOW Railway still operates the railroad betwee... (more)

An evening thunderstorm is passing east over northern Illinois putting on quite the lighting show. The lighting spend over hour spreading out across the night sky making for easy photography. The ... (more)