The first light of day arrives to lighten the valley, the tracks and the mind of this railroader/photographer to the world that he see's in his own eyes, waiting for the first daylight train to fi... (more)

Foreshadowing of things to come? Is it so bad the vultures are circling UP? Probably not, but this bird might make some worry like the Snows of Kilimanjaro. Kinda cool when you can combine two ... (more)

The Forth Bridge at night. The streak of light on the bridge is an Aberdeen-London service. The bridge connects Scotland's capital Edinburgh with Fife, and acts as a major artery connecting the no... (more)

A ballast train has been tied down on the former Modoc mainline at Flanigan, as lingering debris clouds from the day's thunderstorms roll east toward the Smoke Creek desert.

Skirting the spectacular Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, an international freight train has just cleared Zimbabwe Customs and is heading towards Livingstone across the border in Zambia. Take... (more)

I want to inform you all, friends of Railnet, about some picutures realized by a solder German photographer: Walter Hollnagel. During German occupation in Italy he supplied documents about americ... (more)

I want to inform you all, friends of Railnet, about some picutures realized by a solder German photographer: Walter Hollnagel. During German occupation in Italy he supplied documents about americ... (more)

A tank car rolls into one of the 56 classification tracks at a busy Norris Yard. Thanks to the Southern Railway Historical Association and NS for allowing us to tour their yard.

Frosty evening (dumpcar)

Speeding southbound on the Brown Line entering the Loop trackage, a CTA train slams across the diamonds at Tower 18, in the northwest corner of Chicago's Loop. This is one of the busiest junctions... (more)

BNSF 797 South begins its climb up the Tehachapi Mountains, as it passes under one of two remaining cantilever signal bridges still in service between Bakersfield and Mojave.

A Pendolino unit cab is seen reflected in the station sign on the platform at Birmingham New Street. In a few years this station will change beyond recognition with a modernisation scheme

In the Middle of the Night; I say this with a big smile on my face, but I think I saw my friend Dave Honan do this once. A light snowfall provides the Star Wars effect. Funny thing is, sta... (more)

Originally built by the Southern Pacific in 1910, the Dumbarton Rail Bridge hasn't seen a train since 1982 but there is hope it will carry commute trains in the future.

Rotary OY made it to Cumbres, but that was enough for the first day and it backed away for an overnight rest. There have been a couple of questions about the"layering" of the snow. This was just... (more)