Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr slithers through Rio Grande's Byers Canyon after departing Denver earlier in the morning. The daylight trip west through the Colorado will provide passe... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Cardinal snakes its way into the Staunton station, passing one of the more unique and rare C&O signal designs still active on former territories today. This particular st... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian meets an eastbound manifest over the impressive Rockville Bridge, on its late afternoon commute from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh.

Catching the late evening sun, an Enola yard job switches cars on the north end, under the power of two NS standard cab EMD's.

After loading at a nearby mine, an eastbound loaded coal drag destined for Grafton and points east on the B&O Mountain encountered a rock slide near the community of Gore. A total of six cars and ... (more)

A trio of freshly painted 'boxcar logo' EMD products idle near the recently built Russell Terminal, basking in the late afternoon sun. The 'boxcar logo' originally surfaced on ES44AC's, No. 955-99... (more)

Observing a maximum speed of 10MPH, empties for Wilcoe Yard and the N&W branch lines of the Tug Fork snake their way outside of Welch under the power of two NS GE's.

Eastbound coal loads pass an abandoned structure in downtown Thurmond on its snowy trek east through the New River Gorge.

As daylight fades away on Santa Fe's Raton Pass, both Amtrak Trains No. 3 and 4 have completed their daily journey across Raton Pass leaving behind empty rails and a cold and abandoned New Mexico ... (more)

Paralleling Interstate 25 at an impressive maximum speed of 79MPH, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief marches across the New Mexico desert enroute to Colorado and points east on its Chicag... (more)

Eastbound on the former N&W Kenova District from Portsmouth to Williamson, an NS manifest catches the late evening diffused sunlight near Prichard along the Big Sandy River valley.

Slightly over three hours into the new month, a heavy loaded coal train slips on wet snow covered rail as it climbs the final of three stiff grades over the New River Subdivision from Gauley to Pr... (more)

Climbing Elkhorn grade in full throttle with the assistance of Farm based AC helpers, an eastbound loaded grain train knocks down the interlocking at Maybeury on its eastward crew run from William... (more)

Passing the N&W CPL intermediates at Landgraff, a Bluefield destined loaded coal drag helps move Appalachian coal toward the Atlantic for export.

Timeless... Silhouetted against a desert nighttime sky, the mid 20th century era Santa Fe semaphore signals stand guard at West Levy. Both Amtrak trains No. 3 and No. 4 have made their trek across... (more)