With both BNSF-served taconite iron ore mines closed due to soft demand for steel, most of the railroad's fleet of ore cars is currently stored with the exception of a few sets running to U.S. Ste... (more)

Like stars dot the sky, interlocking towers (or cabins as the C&O often called them) used to dot the railroad landscape. However, technology rapidly eliminated their need. NJ Cabin stands tall on ... (more)

A BNSF coal train out of Murray yard passes the still standing searchlight signals at Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City, Missouri.

In the early hours of the morning on August 22, 2018, Hulcher and BNSF crews work hard to clean up a massive derailment at Devore, California. All 3 BNSF main tracks were damaged by this derailmen... (more)

Steel wheels banging across steel rail is a fairly common occurrence at the diamond in Effingham Illinois, Though the sound of trains loudly banging across the diamond in Effingham have come to an... (more)

B&O in Charm City. The B&O Railroad Museum, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is a treasure of historic railroad equipment. Its 135 foot tall 1884 Roundhouse (Passenger Car Shop) is the centerpiece ... (more)

Patrick Henry, the CEO of Patrick Henry Creative Promotions, watches Amtrak's Heartland Flyer from the comfort of the deck on his private dome car. His two cars are en-route to Kansas on the rear ... (more)

Repurposing a landmark. The former New York Central Railroad power plants in Glenwood near Yonkers, New York has sat dormant for decades. Built in 1907 as part of the electrification of the railro... (more)

High in the Rocky Mountains, searchlight signals still stand guard alongside the Tennessee Pass Route. Although this route has been inactive for over 20 years, the signals still appear to be in go... (more)

The signals at the north end of the Folkston funnel stand as sentinel's in the night as a yellow over flashing green waits for a fast approaching northbound Amtrak train to arrive.

The new reality. The fire of May 8, 1974 caused substantial damage to the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, and ending the cross Hudson River traffic of the Maybrook Line. On the warm autumn evening o... (more)

The last day. Today is the last day that commuter trains will run through the Town of Mount Royal for at least three years, as work on the REM light rail project will cause the closure of t... (more)

Mid track at Mid Grade. For many, the reality of Norfolk Southern removing the former Pennsylvania Railroad signals on its Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Divisions really hit home on Sunday, May 5, 201... (more)

Constructed by James Clifford & Sons of Lenox and completed in July 1903, the Lenox Station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad served passengers until the cessation of regular passen... (more)

This rather bizarre looking vehicle is a "Snow Harvester" and are used throughout the Trans Siberian railway to clear the daily build up of snow from the tracks. As you can see they're n... (more)