Deadheading from Pines Spur (at milepost 249.6) to the Amtrak station in downtown San Diego is BNSF Officer Special O-OCDSDG1-06. For this southbound move, the train is led by ES44DC 7716 and ET4... (more)

It is nearing 1:45 pm, at which time Northwestern Pacific train 4, the northbound Redwood, will depart Willits, California, to head for Eureka, some 144 miles ahead. The train, consisting ... (more)

A string of Seaboard System locomotives in the yard in Hamlet, North Carolina, includes B23-7 3102 (ex-Seaboard Coast Line 5102), GP16 4794 (ex-SCL 4794, ex-SCL GP7 760, nee-ACL 172), GP38-2 6058 ... (more)

A trio of Southern Railway E8As lead the railway’s flagship train, the Southern Crescent, as it makes its way from New Orleans LA to Washington DC. Train 2 is seen at the passenger stati... (more)

Frost, just south of downtown Victorville (which is hidden behind the rocky hills on the other side of the trees along the Mojave River) is a unique place in railroading. It was here, on a plain ... (more)

Amtrak Lincoln Service train 302 makes a stop in Springfield, Illinois, on January 14, 2019, to pick up northbound passengers. The train, pulled by Illinois DOT SC-44 4622, originated in S... (more)

Acca Yard was the southern-most point on the Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac, a Class I railroad that was a bridge line "Linking North & South" about 113 miles in length. The RF&P con... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific grain train passes Martinez Siding, signaling that its climb up the east side of Cajon Pass is about done as Summit is just three miles ahead. This train is powered by s... (more)

Louisville & Nashville GP30 1036 at Flomaton, Alabama. This engine would later become Seaboard System 1367. (January 27, 1973)

Amtrak train #73, the Piedmont, passes through Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 8, 2018. The train, heading from Raleigh to Charlotte, is led by Amtrak F59PHI 470, and has RNCX F59PH 1... (more)

Chciago & Illinois Midland SD9 51 was found in Springfield, Illinois, on June 25, 1983. Built in November 1955, this engine was no longer a part of the railroad's roster by this day (- note the m... (more)

Burlington Northern GP38-2 2276, the former Frisco 421, shows off its new paint job in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 23, 1983. Just two months prior to this date, this engine was still wearing... (more)

BNSF Railway train O-SDGSDG2-12 (Officer Speical; San Diego CA to San Diego CA) climbs Miramar Hill as it departs San Diego, California, on November 12, 2018. This special is taking shortline rai... (more)

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 579 traverses San Diego's Rose Canyon as it heads north from San Diego to Los Angeles on November 9, 2018. As the Surfliner's F59PHIs are slowly sent east t... (more)

Skirting the Pacific Ocean on May 17, 2018, is an 11 car passenger special, operated by the BNSF Railway for automotive customers. It should be fairly obvious why this was known as the Santa Fe's... (more)