Perhaps my greatest chase of 611 was a little publicized trip carring school children. Few chasers, beautiful weather as the train heads heels into a curve a few miles east of Bluefield. Other t... (more)

A lazy winter afternoon at "The Belt" finds a crew working on the east end, and GMTX 2620 (ex-Penn Central GP38) ready to head out out onto the BNSF. Note the row of stored leased units and CP/So... (more)

Snow blowing action in the highest station of the Rhaetian Railway on 2253 meter a.s.l. In a large cloud of whirled up powder, "The beast" (in local italian called "La Bestia") X rot mt # 95404 is... (more)

By August 18, 1985, Rio Grande's Helper car shop was a true survivor that featured vintage buff and brown paint with the obsolete 'Scenic Line of the World' Royal Gorge Route logo painted above fo... (more)

Another scene for the modelers in the audience, as PRR Class L1s #1685 waits with a cut of cars, the Renovo shop buildings in the distance. The spotlight-equipped '51 Plymouth might have been a c... (more)

Former Southern GP30 2598 sits at the closed Sprouse Creek Preparation Plant on the Norfolk Southern Alma Branch.

Another photo of the damaged GP35 No 2620 at Victorville, CA. The other 3 units behind it all had bodyside damage but nothing like as bad.

The spectacular slag dump at Baotou steelworks as seen with SY #1676. At one time, Baotou had dozens of steam locomotives in daily service, but by this point in 2008 only seven SY 2-8-2's remained... (more)

It's the early morning as several GEs lead coal empties around a curve through Coal Creek Canyon approaching the Blue Mountain Road Crossing.

CN C40-8W 2138 and GTW SD40-3 5942 kick up some fresh snow as they speed towards Jasper with a small 4 car train.

On a cool evening perched above the town of Welch, W.Va., finds eastbound loaded train No. 746 working east, as it crosses over highway 16 before entering the Welch Tunnel permeating the hill bene... (more)

Coal mine bound: Chicago and North Western coal trains are staged to head to the mines of Powder River Basin at Bill, Wyoming, on May 12, 1995. A mixture of General Electric AC4400CWs and C44-9Ws ... (more)

Who needs a Geep when you've got a Case 2290 tractor?

NS H48 with the CNJ Heritage unit servicing FM Browns.

I sure miss the Milwaukee. Looks like only the hood was repainted as a cost saving measure.