Two former BN units lead by BNSF 1933 (SD40-2) take a freight over the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins.

I figured something green would be appropriate for today.

A trio of cascade green SD40-2s head up the Dilworth to Northtown manifest entering Clear Lake, MN. These units came due for their 92-day inspection, which is done in Northtown. BNSF catered to... (more)

The DRGW K-28 class mikes were mean looking machines with the front mounted air pumps and low profile. This tight view emphasizes a wealth of details on the engine in the soft light of an overcas... (more)

A pair of CSX's de-rated AC6000s lead a Brice empty limestone train (and a rare daylight move) over the former Clinchfield trestle at Marion, NC crossing the Catawba river (and Lake James).

A Timeless Place

The Nevada Northern is well known as a place frozen in time, giving endless opportunities for photographers to turn back the clock a century. It is very likely scene... (more)

Goose it, 109!

Nevada Northern's RS-3/Rs-2 lashup bolts into the yard at East Ely with an empty ore train. The RS-3 has recently had 12 New Old Stock (NOS) cylinder liners installed... (more)

A pair of Ex-ATSF SD40-2's split the KCT Searchlight Signals at Santa Fe Jct. with NS Train D70 looking like something straight out of the 1990's. This train operates to BNSF Argentine Yard, and ... (more)

A pair of Former Santa Fe SD40-2's with NS Train D70 drop down out of The Gooseneck onto the KCT North-South Corridor with autoracks from NS Voltz Yard at Birmingham. This train operates to BNSF ... (more)

Flag Stop: Alna Center. Like a lot of rural railroads in early 20th Century America, Maine's 2-foot operations were dotted with small, rural stations at which passenger and freight traffic ... (more)

After being in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union for over a year, the CNW 8646 and 8701 were sent to Proviso last week to be reactivated and are seen here in Rochelle, leading the Gl... (more)

WW&F #9 leads its train over the grade crossing at Alna Center during Mass Bay RRE Maine Two Footers in the Snow outing.

In the first light of a gorgeous winter morning, steam engine 4-6-0 # 40, built in 1910 by Baldwin is pulling a freight train to Ely, NV. Thank you to the team of the Nevada Northern Railway for a... (more)

The Malabar Switcher passes the single remaining wigwag on BNSF in Southern California as it drills out cars in its namesake Yard.

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington #9 returns with its train from Top of the Mountain, the current end of track on the WW&F. The locomotive was one of two steamers running on the railroad for a Ma... (more)