Three former BN / BNSF fuel tenders now serve a new purpose as pieces in a giant diorama at the Texas Disaster City training facility at the TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field. This facility spans 2... (more)
Hands Off! The wall of circuit breakers at the SONO Switch Tower Museum which once monitored the status of the overhead catenary along this section of the New Haven Railroad. Somewhat ... (more)
On a clear fall night, the cosmos so bright you could see it with your own eyes. A set of former clinchfield signals stand guard at Big John in Ashford.
"Taking an afternoon nap" On the afternoon of October 9th at CP-14 next to the "Regional" in CSX Selkirk Yard, a loaded center-beam flatcar that was being pushed up the hill ... (more)
Derailment at Rose Yard In the early morning hours of April 29, 2025, a Norfolk Southern manifest (I'm guessing 13V) derailed in Altoona, PA's Rose Yard. The talented wreck crew in Altoona... (more)
The dilapidated Mg tower in Altoona, PA.
The double bracket CPLs at Patrick Henry stand watch over the connection point in Brookneal like they have for decades, time is running out for these signals but for now they continue to survive
Early morning derailment getting cleared with 2 hazmat tank cars leaking carbon dioxide.
A quiet night along the CN Missabe sub.
NS 11Z breaks the silence of the small community of Midvale, VA deep in the Shenandoah Valley ripping south to Roanoke. The interlocking at Midvale is still guarded by N&W hardware which is over 8... (more)
The headlights of Lynch 3 mine run R614-29 illuminate the Louisville & Nashville searchlight signals at the south end of Pineville siding.
Southern Pacific Signage. A pair of Southern Pacific signs are seen on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA. The stained glass sign at left was removed from... (more)
A CN freight rolls down the Rainy sub as it crosses over the Iron Range sub at the Ramshaw diamond.
Sparks fly as a worker grinds the end of a section of rail that was cut out before being replaced.
Clean up in progress from a DGNO train derailment after a loaded rock train put 40 cars on the ground.
