Valentine’s Day 2009, Mother Nature brought some snowfall as did the Union Pacific. Donner has always been an obsession of mine since I was 18 when someone said " you don't want to go the... (more)

On a beautiful, warm Labor Day Monday, a light 40 car Q425 rumbles past the Kinderhook National Bank and clock tower with a couple old Conrail beasts along with a GP40-2. The freight made OCS t... (more)

Its a busy day in the 36th Street Yard as the Geeps sort freight.

Late on a beautiful but chilly winter's afternoon, a substantial grouping of power sits in front of the shop at Queensgate Yard. 8611 and 2479 are both EMD SD50s, with the latter being ex-Conrail.

One of the famous T-2s is on its last leg of life on main line duty for the UP. I shot this unit on a few occasions with different left numberboard versions. The 8309 was a frequent Cajon travel... (more)

A new pedestrian bridge has been erected over the UP's 36th Street Yard, providing a different perspective of the south half of the yard, which is the staging area for the UP power working on sort... (more)

BNSF L-CHI101-25 the Streator Turn has has arrive after making morning run to Streator, IL , to Galesburg. Now the crew is making a shove move back into the fuel rack lead at the BNSF Galesburg E... (more)

With smoke from wildfires in BC filling the sky (as it has done for much of this summer), CN SD60s 5437 and 5462 idle on the shops in Jasper.

Automobiles hitch a ride south behind a fleet of CSX engines with a veteran from the '90s leading the way. Built in 1993, CSX #7873 pulls 90 cars of train Q237, which has been abolished since Ap... (more)

A couple of ex Providence and Worcester b-units (NREX 3005 and NREX 3004), sit in the NRE storage facility in Waycross, Georgia. Besides the B units, there are a lot of old prime movers sitting in... (more)

While driving on I-81 I'd noticed a white E unit for quite some time. One day when I had some time, I decided to wander around and see if I could get closer to find out what it was. To my surpri... (more)

The 742 was prepped for sale at the Wilmington Shops after decades of service switching terminals on the east coast in Albany-Rensselaer and Washington DC.