One of the rarer of Birmingham Southern's industrial critters. This unit still bears the paint scheme of former sister Tri-Star road Elgin Joliet & Eastern. Was a stroke of luck that this rare bea... (more)

DM&IR 316 leads a crude ore train through Iron Junction. The 316 was retired and donated by the CN to the Missabe Railroad Historical Society in late 2008

Ironic in that the neighborhoods aren't so welcoming any more, at least to revenue making coal trains. I figured I would take one day to shoot these moves, as I will be working the next 9! Here w... (more)

I figured I would take one day to shoot these moves, as I will be working the next 9! Here we see 124 coal cars heading back to the BNSF for interchange. #316 is owned by the MRHS and maintained j... (more)

Almost a complete roster shot of the Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad can be seen here, including the former EJ&E SD-M's that were just recently aquired by the railroad.

a pair SDm's lead a southbound Thunderbird shuttle train through Iron Jct, MN

After leaveing Steelton, Mn as trailing units behind a couple DMIR SD38's this pair of SD-M's found themselves on the point of this train after it was split in two at Prentice due to loss of air p... (more)

A rare look inside the EJE roundhouse in Gary finds two retired locomotives awaiting disposition. This roundhouse is slated for demolishing, it is unsure as of now when it will be torn down.

After the stubborn spillways on the bottom of this ex-Southern ballast hopper were unclogged, the CLNA crew takes off dropping ballast along the mainline. Rock is being dumped from the front of th... (more)

Midday has been busy on the CLNA in Farmville. After the work train arrived from Wilson at 1100, met the road train, and took care of a Railroad: Carolina Coastal Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD-M
Location: Farmville, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: CLNA 815
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 20, 2010

After cleaning up a minor derailment, the crew of the CLNA work train shoves west to the outskirts of Farmville at 1330 in order... (more)

Crews of the CLNA work to re-rail a covered hopper at the Southern States elevator with a few wooden blocks and a lot of patience. The car was not secured properly by the customer and ran over a d... (more)

For quite a while, I’ve been wanting to photograph what little remains of the East Carolina Railway. It was a true shortline from the start, in business from 1898-1965, that ran about 35 miles f... (more)

Northbound limestone train climbs the hill from the Harbour at Duluth up to the yard at Proctor. The lime is used as a flux in the iron ore pelletizing process