A long way from home, but still kickin! The mountains in the background give it away that we are a long way from passenger train duty in Michigan, but this ex-GTW torpedo is still in regular use a... (more)

Following the St. Joe River on the morning of September 27, 2021, St. Maries River Railroad’s turn to Plummer trundles westward between St. Maries and Ramsdell, Idaho.

A warm summer afternoon at the BIT typically finds you watching massive inbound trains yarding, seemingly even bigger outbound trains departing and the yard job spotting the pads with some classic... (more)

With only a couple of days two go before the year closes out I find myself along the old rickety Newmarket Spur between Rama and Washago following CN 595 running to Longford Mills to switch out th... (more)

Back before things looked as bleak as they currently are, it was just another day on the OBRY. An early morning start as the crew works the local industry located near the yard followed by buildin... (more)

One last shot of The Mac Switcher with Willamette & Pacific (PNWR) 1801 where its seen crossing the Hess Creek trestle just west of Dundee, Oregon. The 1801 can normally be found working the yard ... (more)

After picking up a single box car at Newberg, The Mac Switcher is seen returning to McMinnville with Willamette & Pacific #1801 on PNWRs West Side District.

CN 596 with CN 7060 and CN 9523 for power is heading towards Taschereau Yard on the Transfer Track. This track rarely sees through moves like this, as it is used to store cars most of the time. At... (more)

CN GP9 no. 7060 and a very sun-bleached CN 9523 (GP40-2LW) cross the bike path on the north side of the Lachine Canal, heading back to recover their shoving platform before continuing West on the ... (more)

DGVR 6530 in B&O paint leads the weekly West Virginia Central railroad freight extra east from Belington to Elkins.

After overextending themselves acquiring Milwaukee Road, Soo Line established a wholly-owned division called Lake States Transportation Division on 10 February 1986, to operate its mostly former S... (more)

CN 7060 and CN 9523 just delivered two grain cars to Ardent Mills on Montreal's Canal Lachine and are heading back to the main line.

After running light power up to Newberg, The Mac Switcher with Willamette & Pacific #1801 picks up its single box car and heads back west for McMinnville. I cant imagine this customer getting a ca... (more)

Its a beautiful morning in the Willamette Valley as The Mac Switcher with Willamette & Pacific #1801 is seen shoving a cut of cars from Cascade Steel on the north side of McMinnville to the interc... (more)

Sunrise at McMinville, OR greets The Mac Switcher and Willamette & Pacific #1801 as its seen gathering a cut of cars at Cascade Steel on the north side of town.