It's OK, Pioneer GP20 3054 is still on the rails and the train behind it will follow right along. This is probably the worst spot on the Napoleon, Defiance and Western and downright terrifying to ... (more)
Quiet and dormant. Hard to believe this place employed thousands in it's heyday as one of the Minnesota's Iron Range first taconite plants. Not much remains on the property now and nature is star... (more)
a westbound Santa Fe train was passing through Saginaw interlocking just north of Ft Worth, crossing both FW&D and Rock Island.
Out of Portola early in the morning, the Feather River Special glides westward along the river.
With Christmas in the air and an increase in passenger traffic, the first section of the normally-combined North Coast Limited-Empire Builder wears green as it roars through La Grange, Illinois on... (more)
Originally this famous unit was apparently an F9, at least in looks but over the years she received all sorts of modifications a the company tested components across the nation. During this perio... (more)
An High Iron Travel special excursion operated from Boston, Massachusetts to Mechanicville, New York on Saturday, April 13, utilizing Pan Am Railway's pair of FP9s - PAR-1 and PAR-2 - with Iowa Pa... (more)
The crew on the set of power give the railfan a curious look. The SW in the background waits for a path forward to grab onto a consist.
Inside the Cheyenne, Wyoming, roundhouse on March 25, 2013, Union Pacific’s two E9As wait for another season of pulling passenger trains. Both were built in 1955, and in the early ’90s, UP sen... (more)
In late 1958, a freight swings through a reverse curve at Emerson, GA, on the ex-Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis main line north of Atlanta. Two of the B-units have surrendered their blue and g... (more)
Leased ex-Baltimore & Ohio 4582 partially repainted as CNJ 14.
a Frisco unit sitting at facility at Lindenwood yard
AZCR 3413 a, an ex SP GP-9and ex ATSF GP-7 sit in the Clarkdale yard as the Verde Canyon passenger train pulls by on the next track
westbound Rock Island train departing Davenport, IA
The evening before starting their 4-state journey, Bennett Levin's PRR E8s sit patiently in Hoboken Terminal. Visible in the background is part of New York City's skyline including the Freedom Tow... (more)