A Hoboken Terminal to Gladstone rush-hour train arrives at Far Hills. NJTR 1511 (Arrow III EMU) is on the rear.

Mid morning break.

Union Pacific Railroad GP40M-2 1529 leads train LOA32, the eastbound Costa Mesa Local, heading through Metrolink's Control Point Maple (on their Orange Sub) as this local travels from Anaheim to S... (more)

On display at the Hamlet Station is Seaboard Air Line SDP35 1114, one of only 35 of these locomotives built. The EMD SDP35 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-M... (more)

Widecab Geeps After Amtrak needed its "Corridor Clipper" geometry car more than usual with the testing of the NextGen Acela trains, and the MBTA's own geometry cars not done in t... (more)

A 133-car 260 train digs into the grade as they pass through Moravia and over the Iowa Southern Railroad. Heavy grading work is being done to add a new siding south of town to accommodate the bigg... (more)

The Hiawatha trains were running back and forth between Milwaukee and Chicago with the Veterans NPCU Unit. The 1st southbound of the morning is #330, who is approaching Deerfield on the Metra C&M ... (more)

Amtrak's Hiawatha service train is slowing up for Rondout on the CPKC C&M Sub. A NPCUs (Non-Powered Control Unit) leads the train. Amtrak converted 22 of their F40s into NPCU. There is plans to co... (more)

Wisconsin Dells is pretty well known for its "ducks." For over 70 years, amphibious DUCKS have been the most unique means of touring Wisconsin Dells’ famous rock formations. These vehi... (more)

The Amtrak Borealis train service began on May 21, 2024. It connects St. Paul, MN, to Chicago, IL, via Milwaukee, with 1 train each way each day. I guess the trains don't wye at STP, so they run w... (more)

I have never been to Akron, so this was all new to me. One thing we did in the morning was the Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway, which is an island railroad with W&LE ties. They do a lot of loc... (more)

Metra79 leads a outbound train into Arlington Heights.

I have never been to Akron, so this was all new to me. One thing we did in the morning was the Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway, which is an island railroad with W&LE ties. They do a lot of loc... (more)

Unfortunately, I saw and was given bad info yesterday, so I missed the 4100 leading L565. Today we made chase with it trailing the CN 2285. Still, a merger is consistent, and the 2285 won't be aro... (more)

Unfortunately, I saw and was given bad info yesterday, so I missed the 4100 leading L565. Today we made chase with it trailing the CN 2285. Still, a merger is consistent, and the 2285 won't be aro... (more)