The Colorado Joint Line is a legendary place in railroading. Here, at Palmer Lake, two western behemoths come together for a shared trip down the Front Range. Here, a BNSF manifest heads past the ... (more)

This being my first time in Colorado I was blown away by how "in the middle of nowhere" places that, even if they're actually near the growing metropolises, can be. Here, a lone GEVO ... (more)

Colorado is a fascinating place, with juxtapositions of old and new and wilderness and civilization everywhere. Here, a pair of GEVOs lead a "classic" manifest across a bridge still l... (more)

When I first became interested in the Northern Central years ago I NEVER would've expected to be able to chase a train on it. Here it is in 2024 and here I caught a GP9 pulling what might be the l... (more)

A westbound manifest train blasts out of one of the famous Gallitzin tunnels as it crests the Alleghenys.

The Amtrak Pennsylvanian heads west through Cresson while one of the railfans (a common species in this area) looks at whatever it was that kicked up all that dust.

Here's a view of Harrisburg area railroading that you don't often see: the Lancaster transfer running back to Dutch Country from Enola.

I was heading to dinner at Mama Nina's (if you know, you know) and heard horns down in the valley while parking. So you KNOW what had to be done. Thanks to the low light capabilities of my G... (more)

The Railserve switch job is pulling cars from the Bridesburg Philadelphia Honeywell (now Advansix) plant alongside Interstate 95 on its way to Meadows Yard where they interchange with Conrail. ... (more)

The EBT Shop Tour gives you a great opportunity to see different vistas of the storied East Broad Top. Walking between buildings I caught this view of M-4 and felt it was worth recording.

The NS yard crew was switching out some cars in Bayview on this sunny November day.

I gave myself some afternoon railfanning for my birthday. I had been striking out most of the day but saw this guy getting ready to go at Bayview, so off I went to get ahead of him.

When your narrow gauge modeler friend from Colorado says "hey, we're going to be in State College this week", you burn the PTO and hit the road! Here the morning run is heading back u... (more)

Head to NYC for the afternoon for work? Sure thing boss! It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Here's my ride to the city approaching Baltimore Penn Station. Carrying flagship phones in o... (more)

The Boston Street crossing in Canton is the place to catch the widest variety of railroad action in Baltimore. Here one of the Canton's SWs is bringing a few cars back from the NS interchange as i... (more)