The south signals at Rocky Run gleam a red beam out into the night air as heavy snow comes down. Rocky Run is the 1st siding north of Stevens Point on the Superior Sub.

In the "blue hour" at 6.48 AM the snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is reaching Alp Grüm on 2091 meter a.s.l. Snowblower X rot mt 95404 is shoved by dual power (diesel and electric 1000 V DC) loco... (more)

From a different perspective of the Gallitzin tunnel see the NS 6323 & 6319 which provide assistance to NS 21t just exited the tunnel and now provide assistance to for braking down the west slope,... (more)

The Nevada Northern, a tribute to railroading and a way of life long past, gathers its vintage equipment together every winter for groups of railroad photographers to experience, as Executive Dire... (more)

A thunderstorm rolls through the Salt Lake Valley, a well-placed bolt back-lighting the signal bridge at Vine Street on Rio Grande's two-main-track south of Roper Yard.

Passing of the torch...literally.

As freezing rain and sheet comes down, and eastbound freight train is about to pass thru Genoa. The Aurora Sub between Savanna and La Crosse is mainly protected by an ABS signal system. It is a co... (more)

The 195 miles Altoona Sub is protected by an ABS signal system. When nothing is around all the signals show clear across the system. Here at the west end of the Valley siding the eastbound signal ... (more)

The Mason City, IA, to Marquette, IA, local freight train is setting out BRC traffic for the next 470 to pickup in the morning. Calmar is becoming a block pickup spot for 470 to keep the traffic o... (more)

Out of the most "uneventful" winter in the Puget Sound, comes a stunning sunset. Finally, passengers aboard the Cascades get to see something in the sky other than gray or black.

The former Northern Pacific depot in Ellensburg is currently being restored and rehabilitated as a BNSF manifest train rolls through town. More detail on the restoration can be found here: more)

What a better way to start the morning

After traversing the GEXR Guelph Sub from Kitchener, GO Transit train #206 arrives at Georgetown, Ontario, on a foggy morning commute to Toronto. As if scripted to do so, a CN eastbound freight si... (more)

The wayfreight has setout 14 corn loads for the ethanol facility and pulls a handful of mash and ethanol back towards the main. The Coal Creek Station, owned by Great River Energy, opened in 1981 ... (more)

Railroads are at work all day everyday 24/7/365 days a year. This shot shows a BNSF Train Heading North on the Highline. Its amazing how railroads can move trains so quickly and yet still have a s... (more)