Grafton & Upton 1751 is sporting fresh paint after repairs were made after years on the sideline. The GP9R was built as a straight GP9 for the Grand Trunk Western as their 4932 in November of 1958... (more)

CSX L637 at the Seaboard Air Line Depot in McBee

Re 4/4 # 170 (Re 425 # 170) of BLS Cargo in Bouveret on the shore of Lake Leman. Unfortunately, the locomotives of this series are usually quite dirty and dusty, as they are mainly used in the car... (more)

Old Horse WMSR 561, a recently required ex-Norfolk Southern B32-8 ends its uphill trip to Frostburg. According to one of the conductors, the 561's air compressor broke during this trip, le... (more)

The week of April 22nd is the last of the crossing rehabilitation in Riverhead. We see two separate work trains sitting in LD siding, awaiting crews to continue their work the rest of the week.

NS Pumpkin WFRX 8871 is one of 30 former BNSF SD70MACs leased by Norfolk Southern to help with its recent power shortage. Word on the street is that these units will soon be returning to t... (more)

The other side of the story. A shot of the other side of this nee CNW, ex UP unit is posted elsewhere. Not a bad cheap change of color scheme.. I don't think that red sill strip is kosher by th... (more)

Metropolitan Railroading. New York & Atlantic SW1001 no. 101 and GATX leaser GP38-2 no. 2200 are seen leading train RS-40 across Metropolitan Ave on the LIRR Bushwick Branch, crossing ... (more)

A sucker hole of sunlight shines on this loaded Boeing car bound for Seattle for final assembly as it passes the Front Range at Colorado Springs on the Joint Line.

Blissville in Bloom. New York & Atlantic Railway train RS-40 is seen switching cars at Blissville Yard in Long Island City, Queens. The train will soon make its way back east to Fresh P... (more)

One of the new Metra 501 (rebuilt KCS, SD70MACs) rolls outbound, out of Union Station and across Canal St. in downtown Chicago Illinois

CNW 8528 basks in some late evening light as it brings a loaded coal train past MP 107 (East Walker, WY.) on the joint CNW/BN coal line in May 0f 1991.

A pair of GE Super 7's are working the Ohio Central's ZVL-1 job as they spot three covered hoppers on the spur for AMG Vanadium outside of Zanesville, Ohio. Once the cars are spotted, they will ti... (more)

The mighty Southern Pacific has faded into history, and any hint of the railroad currently is subtle and usually hard to find. Only a few locomotives carry SP colors on the Union Pacific today, if... (more)

Having just cut away from a cut of loaded auto carriers, a Wilsmere Yard switcher reverses to clear the next switch (assuming the short hood is the rear - probably shouldn't assume that though).