The Jichangzhan Tower operator stand proudly next to his bomb proof chair, his collection of phones, and the switchboard. The clock on the wall is in Beijing time as our all the clock in China (no... (more)

Trains leave the station in the morning and return 12 hours later just to shortly after leave again for another 12 hours. Working in the crossing shack has to be the least demanding job on this ra... (more)

Access to this tower wasn't easy but glad we did. It is starkly different from the other control towers. This tower over looks the mine tracks at Beiquan Erjing.

Two lines of hoppers cars nicely frame an old locomotive cab laying in the Jichangzhan yard for scrap.

Workers build a small fire to stay warm while they work on the yard tracks at Nanzhan.

The Kengkongzhan Station was the nicest of the ones we visited along the Sandaoling Coal Mine Railway. It was tidy and put away. The control board operator greeted us in and was very friendly. He ... (more)

A 1906 vintage 50 ton ore car, one of the first all steel ore cars built for the Missabe, donated to the Soudan Underground State Park by the DMIR in 1972. This car was one of 4,250 cars of this ... (more)

Derailed cars dot the right of way around Horseshoe Curve after two derailments in the past 4 weeks.

At exactly 10:19AM on July 28th, 2019, the classic PRR signals that stood for over 60 years were removed from service. Scrap crews made quick work of the bridge once is was off of the ROW.

Night view of Utrecht Central Station where the Hoog Catharijne shopping center recently extended and renovated by Klepierre Managment Property is part of the Utrecht train station. This station i... (more)

The mining near Soudan, MN began operation in 1882 as a open pit mine operation, and moved to underground mining by 1900 for safety reasons. From 1901 until the end of active mining in 1962, the S... (more)

A quick visit to the The Shore Line Trolley Museum on Sunday, July 21, 2019 shows how the grounds of the museum have changed radically in the past few years. The foreground has seen significant cl... (more)

The derailment at Horseshoe curve has been cleared and westbound trains are now rolling through the Gallitzin tunnels. This is the second of three ethanol trains that went through the tunnel westb... (more)

A pair of colorful and interesting looking diamonds sit near the CSX / NS Diamonds at Crawford, Florida.

I thought I would try something a little different, a night time view of the NS Juniata Shop sign on display. Photo taken from public sidewalk.