Caliginous Countryside | Passing a row of mailboxes south of Decatur, AR, a southbound CPKC manifest train cruises through the fog on the gloomy morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Decatur Dawn | A southbound manifest train on the CPKC Railroad heads through the town of Decatur, AR on the foggy morning of Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

An ETR-500 class "Frecciarossa" high-speed train coming from Milano crosses this plain on its way to Bologna Centrale.

With four B truck locomotives, two EMD, two GE. On the train they were bought for a high speed hot shot pig train. (Tom Ellis photo)

"CT Steam at the Outlets"

On the afternoon of December 31st, 2023, former Connecticut Coke Corporation H.K. Porter 0-4-0 Fireless #3 sits on display at the Westbrook Outlets... (more)

Five GP's are in charge of a manifest in the Price River Canyon. GP40-2's, a GP40, and GP35 brings up the rear. D&RGW 3120, 3095, 3089, 3119, 3047 at Kyune, Utah.

AT&SF 2-8-8-2 1797 awaits its next helper assignment on Raton Pass near Morley Colorado in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

ATSF 2-6-2 1874 leads a freight east of Pueblo Colorado in 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

On a cloudless October afternoon, NS 7520 leads southbound manifest 153 by the Southern Railway depot in Cornelia, GA.

Its bright smokebox contrasting nicely with the red, black, and gold adorning the engine, GSMR 1702 leads the 1pm gorge train into the Nantahala Outdoor Center on a bright fall day.

Westbound on the CSXT(B&O) New Castle Sub approaching BD Interlocking

"A New Leaser for the NYA"

On the night of January 9th, 2023, GATX Locomotive Group (GMTX) EMD GP38-2 2204 (built as PC 7947), painted in New York & Atlantic Railway colors,... (more)

A bright Christmas scene fills the valley as a storm from the night before had coated the entirety of South Western Saskatchewan in a gentle blanket of snow and frost. A pair of former Conrail sta... (more)

A short mobile grain transfer heads south through the town of Craik, SK. I believe they were heading to transload the grain from their cylinders to CN Hoppers for interchange. Craik is a quiet tow... (more)