The massive DeMag crane lifts the last remaining refurbished span back into place on the re-built bridge at the south entrance to the Nolichucky gorge on the former Clinchfield mainline. This bri... (more)

Crews work 7 days a week to shore up and raise bridge piers on the washed-out bridge at Poplar over the Nolichucky River on the former Clilnchfield mainline damaged during Hurricane Helene.

Norfolk Southern crews work to lift the last deck section into place on the Newport River bridge that was damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in September of 2024. This missing link has ... (more)

Portal By Hoboken. Early on the morning of Thursday, January 16, 2025, the second span of the Amtrak Portal North Bridge floated down the Hudson River on the way to Kearny, New Jersey. The ... (more)

Meet Your Replacement. On the afternoon of November 29, 2024, the first new span (left) to arrive at the Hackensack River was in place for the new Portal North Bridge project in Kearny, New... (more)

The SB Line was a railroad line built and operated by Southern Railway in the North and South Carolina. Much of it has been abandoned since the 1980s though three segments are still active by two ... (more)

Route of the Electroliners! The North Shore (CNS&M) interurban had some neat Art Deco bridges on their line between Chicago and Milwaukee. 19 years after abandonment, the Drexel Avenue overpass in... (more)

Flagler's Folly! Built in 1912 as part of Henry Flagler's effort to connect Key West to the mainland by railroad. The bridge operated for 23 years. After the destructive 1935 Labor Day Hurricane t... (more)

"Point-no-Point Fire"

The CNW had 2 bridges over the KK river in Milwaukee, WI. Both were double tracked at one time and saw a lot of trains. Traffic had declined significantly on both bridges when I took this image of... (more)

Ten years ago, the Mississippi River and its northern tributaries took in more rain than they could handle. In Cedar Rapids, the CRANDIC tried to forestall disaster to their mid-town bridge by loa... (more)

On a October morning the fall foliage colors start to come in. The Viaduct, once known as the longest and tallest railroad structure at 2,053 feet long and 301 feet high, was partially destroyed b... (more)

The derails are set to derail as CNW's bridge over the Mississippi River in Clinton, IA is open to boat traffic in October of 1985.

The crew of the Medusa Challenger checks clearances as they navigate the C&NW KK River bridge in Milwaukee, WI in December of 1994. The C&NW bridge was once double tracked and carried numerous pas... (more)

Headlights illuminate the overpass over I-72 just west of Springfield that used to carry the now abandoned CNW SI Line over the highway. Despite being in decent shape and hosting several trains a... (more)