Iron, Steel, and Coal | On an overcast Sunday, March 24, 2024 morning, a southbound Union Pacific train of coal loads crosses the Neosho River at Fort Gibson, OK. The former Missouri Pacifi... (more)

A Willow Springs, IL to San Bernardino, CA Z3 passes the Z-LACWSP1 as they both negotiate the tight curves of Crozier Canyon. Spring rain showers have brought out some hint of greenery to Arizona'... (more)

Powered by five Canadian Pacific EMD SD40-2s is CP’s wayfreight that operates between Golden and Cranbrook, British Columbia, is running southbound just south of Wasa on July 15, 2011.

A pair of Delmarva Central MP15s await their next assignment at Harrington.

CN 8952 leads CN Q116 though East Lansing Michigan heading to Moterm in Detroit, and after that CN Flat Rock Yard. About 55 minutes after this photo was taken 8952 would strike a down tree on the ... (more)

Metro-North train 6834 led by CDOT/CT Rail 6698 GP40-3H clears CP421 approaching Taylor St in Bethel enroute to Danbury on a pleasant spring afternoon. The defunct Rings End switch can be seen in ... (more)

Loaded grain train G-WTRKAL9-11A crests over the top of Marias Pass westbound towards Whitefish with the beautiful Rocky Mountain vista behind them.

The daily northbound turn to Monett, MO is rambling along north of town in the country. We had a great chase all the way to the destination.

Former BN SD70MAC 9650 leads a coal train East through downtown Chicago.

Tow Job. MTA Metro-North Railroad GP35r 102 (ex-CR 2271, exx-PC 2271, nee-PRR 2271) was towing MNCW 224 (P32AC-DM) with a “maxi-bomb” (7 Bombardier coaches) thorough the High Bridge sec... (more)

The previous Cast Armor crew didn't make it home to Michigan Avenue Yard, so IHB SW1500 #1502 was sitting pretty on this sunny Saturday morning. A crew would show up not long into the future.

A westbound BNSF manifest freight makes its way across the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille linking Sandpoint with Algoma, Idaho, on a perfect October 6, 2018. More recently, the new bridge has ... (more)

Under Cemex remote control, with that hopper behind the 430, the Unit Train is unloading into the late afternoon. Nice set of power. Recent painting & dispersal of the GE fleet has seemingly for... (more)

For two consecutive weekends the Welded Rail Train dropped rail on the mainline between Calverton and Manorville. When crews weren't working, the train was laid up on the Calverton Spur which is t... (more)

With airfare to Newark being 50% of airfare to Philadelphia, I flew into New Jersey for a cousin's wedding in Delaware. Doing so did give me the chance to ride the train to Wilmington and to get a... (more)