A rainy, dreary day finds manifest NS 127 rumbling west past code line polls in Groseclose, VA. The TAG heritage unit leads the train toward Bristol, TN/VA.

An eastbound intermodal roars along toward Glade siding. Nowadays the code line is gone as is 4109, the extending siding switch is right about here and the woodchucks have a metropolis right abou... (more)

Greeley, Colorado has that old school vibe, complete with telegraph poles, grain silos and buildings dating back to the early 1900's.

It's a few minutes before midnight on a Friday night as a pair of GE's lead CSX auto train M216 as it breaks the silence in the small town of Holton, Indiana and splits the signals at West Versail... (more)

GT at Griffith Diamond and tower. https://www.railpictures.net/album/8659/

A small town scene that will soon be no longer possible. CSX train M820 splits the classic B&O CPLs in "downtown" Holton, Indiana, as my oldest daughter waves to the crew from the tr... (more)

Union Pacific M-NLNP running east past the still standing telegraph poles on the original Transcontinental Railroad through Sidney, Nebraska

After the scheduled visit in Haapamäki by the Swedish Svenska Motorvagnsklubben, the Dm7 diesel railcar number 4216 continues its journey firts to Jyväskylä where the Swedes will have lunch and... (more)

NS 25A with a now rare 9700 series leader glides by a N&W code line a remnant of the past as it makes its way South

CN 8851 and a SD40-2W leading a local past a stretch of code line near Gibson City.

Greeley, Colorado has that 'land that time forgot' vibe as telegraph poles and old grain businesses line the tracks that go through town. UP 1820 (SD40N) heads into town and will continue through... (more)

Pole lines were pretty much everywhere along the ROW at one time but are becoming increasingly scarce. The ex-MILW (now CPKC) C&M Sub between Chicago and Milwaukee is one exception. Here Amtrak #3... (more)

Telegraph poles long since abandoned still line the tracks along the Greeley Sub at Peckham, Colorado.

CSX train L452 makes its way for Cincinnati as it splits CPLs at Nebraska, IN.

On a line dominated by coal trains, the Denver to Galesburg train provides a welcome splash of variety. There has been plenty of change in the 25 years since this photo was taken. The searchlights... (more)