NS 24M crosses into Amtrak territory in Perryville, MD for the home stretch to Baltimore.

Running in reverse, the Virginian heritage unit is working a mine run out of Norton. Here, the crew has tied onto about a dozen Top Gon empties to take back toward Norton for loading.

Getting fuel at Horseheads. The orange cones mark where the power is supposed to stop so that the truck can reach it.

Rolling uphill during a snow squall, Norfolk Southern intermodal train No. 233 charges into an S curve at Ada, W.Va., behind a pair of BNSF motors and a very long and heavy Chicago bound double-st... (more)

U89 soars high above Oakvale heading over this massive trestle with empties in tow.

An empty BNSF coal train slinks through the curves west of Eddy, Montana, on May 9, 2010. Stormy skies linger in the background at this scenic location along the Clark Fork on Montana Rail Link’s ... (more)

Oil empties roll West up the KO bound for Epping, ND and another refill of Bakken crude, behind a Belle leader that's probably not too used to snow...

Due to traffic congestion on the Evanston Sub, UP dispatcher 6 has instructed the train crew of the KOAMN (Oakland, CA - Marion, AR) to tie down their train in the center siding at Echo. After tha... (more)

Westbound coal.

The Wabash heritage unit was originally leading a 553 empty coal train eastbound towards Shire Oaks on this day. Upon arrival at Berea, the power was cut from the train and put on 24M for the res... (more)

820 splits the N&W signals at Willowton

A handful of small sucker holes in a mostly cloudy day with snow squals provided the opportunity for this storm lit shot.

It was snowing here minutes before, but the sun came out just in time for the Wabash to roll through.

NS 287 met 14T at KM, so i raced over to vermilion fearing the worst that i missed 287 and my only hope was 145 using the connection thus blocking 287 from going any further, NS 145 (my favorite t... (more)