A Rail grinder leans through the cut below The Discovery Center as it heads east toward The Dalles. The hills of the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge are visible in the background.
MOW train
An interesting MOW move with a HiRail and 2-flat cars passes by on main #1.
John is at the corner of Upper Lachine Rd. and Prudhomme. This is the first of a few MTC scenes he recorded on his second trip to Canada at age 22. This was MOW equipment for the trolley system... (more)
Ballast train at Anchorage station with GP40-2s 3003 and 3009. Lead 3003 retains it's original 1975 paint scheme.
Set out on a side track and now scrapped !
The # 7 subway line is closed on weekends for service. Transit's 45 Ton short cabs head the work trains.
Alaska RR work train with GP40-2's 3009,3011 loading gravel
A welder is working on the BNSF/ICE diamond in Savannah.
With the near rail removed, the MOW gang works east on track two.
LORAM DC4 heads Westbound down the Transcon as it ducks under BNSF's ex-CB&Q mainline.
Vehicle for catenary maintenance
Taking away train crew jobs.
UP SD60M 6165 leads a rail train through Tunnel 10 just south of Tehachapi Loop.
The Union Pacific Railroad is doing a lot of maintenance on the grade and track in the Honeyville area. There is a small crew of MOW men that have been working the Wheelon to Brigham City portion ... (more)