Action at Saunders Tower—1: Upon a morning arrival to Saunders Tower just south of Superior, Wisconsin, a Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific transfer freight waits for a southbound Chicago and North Wes... (more)

A former BNSF SD40-2, originally built in 1968 as an SD40 for the CN, now finds itself again working for BNSF but this time under the ownership of the BlendStar Corporation. This green energy pro... (more)

The grade is as steep as in the mountain even where the Lima - Galera - la Oroya main line crosses the mining city of Casapalca.

UP shop forces install a new prime mover in SP tunnel motor No. 8364.

The first of three southbound freights scheduled an hour apart out of Anchorage is just a minute out of the small town of Indian and a few second shy of full sunshine. It is a rarity to catch thre... (more)

An NS office car special enroute to Chattanooga passes over RJ Corman's ex Southern FP7's at their yard in Lexington, KY. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

A lashup of derelict WP switchers and GEs await an uncertain future, stored in UP's South Yard in Salt Lake City. The Sacramento Northern 607 is an NW2, built as an EMD demonstrator in Oct. 1939. ... (more)

The southbound Floridian was often hours late. Bad track north of Louisville caused most of the delays, but on this day the ailing Es aren't helping matters, so an SCL GE helps out. It's late su... (more)

2 tiny electric locos are at work at Fuli mine, Hegang, with various loads including wooden pit props.

An empty BNSF taconite train rolls east through some Minnesota landscape on a quiet early morning with fog and freezing drizzle covering the area. This train will load at United Taconite and retu... (more)

The shop switcher at Argentine, commonly referred to as the beep

The Pullman Standard Frontrunner Single Axle Spine Car was a cost saving alternative to the 'circus style' end loaded flat cars of the early 1980s. Efficiency was improved when trailers were loade... (more)

A short SAN DIEGAN sits at LAUPT after arrival as an SP switcher noses in behind. I took an around-the-country rail trip from Virginia to beat the beginning of Amtrak and to contemplate proposing ... (more)

Changing of the Guard. A set of Burlington F3 diesels pass through the Galesburg, Illinois, yard in October 1959, passing by a number of Burlington steam locomotives stored near the now-ob... (more)

90 pounds of pressure escapes in a flash.