The site of the Q380 derailment plus three days. CSX had hoped to have had at least one track open by this time, but as you can see, it will be Sunday before anything can get moving.

D Tower and the old hotel leave no doubt as to the where this photo was taken. This pair of GP38-2s were the only non-AC power in the yard and are used on locals on the Fairmont, Cowen and Bridgep... (more)

This photo pretty much sums up Johnstown; concrete rivers, old factories and railroads all surrounded by steep slopes. An all blue helper set in late 2009 is the icing on the cake.

E8 shell wasting away at the Steam Shop turntable, presumable used for parts for the working heritage fleet E9s. The cab was in relatively good shape. However, the same cannot be said for the prim... (more)

I'm no expert on motive power, but I think its pretty clear this GP60 won't be seeing any road service any time soon.

I saw about 5 of the 11 miles of track in Carrizo Gorge and I'm having a hard time thinking of a more impressive line. At points the track sits on a narrow embanking literally feet from drop offs ... (more)

Where else can you get the DMIR, BLE, SP, CNW, STEELCO & WC all in the same shot but Larry's?

US Gypsum's Plaster City plant sports the last narrow gauge railroad industrial railroad in the United States. I've known about this operation for sometime, primarily at the lynchpin customer in a... (more)

Even with more traditional lighting, this angle looked like something from another world.

All three current CSX paint scheme line up on the shop leads under popular Ben's Bridge

At 630 feet long and 186 feet tall, Goat Canyon Trestle is the largest curved trestle and second largest trestle of any kind in the world. It was constructed in 1933 when tunnel 15 (in the foregro... (more)

Just a few short years ago it was a nice surprise to actually have an unit in the AVR paint scheme on an AVR train. Since then, the shortline has taken great strides towards respectability; matchi... (more)