“Force Majeure” ~ Hartline, Washington: before breakfast-o’clock in the midst of temperatures tumbling into inhumane depths; when one can scarcely feel his digits ditch lights reach into the... (more)

“Cole's Crossing” ~ 02:56 crew change at Cole’s Crossing (homestead in the background) somewhere along US 2 between night and a barely dozen-degree morning. In the 45 cab, Eastern Washington... (more)

Late in the afternoon, Cotton Belt 9298 West departs Roseville Yard at Antelope, CA. The train came over Donner Pass earlier in the afternoon with an SD45 helper coupled on behind its UP "poo... (more)

Only a couple of months into the creation of Conrail, an Erie Lackawanna SD45-2 and SDP45 head east along the former Penn Central Chicago Line. Tom Golden photo.

A westbound BNSF vehicle train thunders through Mullan Tunnel at Blossburg, Montana, on September 6, 2003. The train is led by a point helper of Montana Rail Link EMD SD45-2 No. 311 and former Sou... (more)

Helper Set

“Ex Oriente Lux : Govan Crepusculum” ~ Heaven’s peaceful eye, rising, faithfully, effortlessly, paints its ephemeral pastel chef d’oeuvre as wispy clouds float across its crepuscular creat... (more)

Conrail PR-32 heads back to Port Reading from Oak Island Yard with a healthy cut of transfer traffic in tow behind two SDs. The train is taking a detour via the Lehigh Line and Port Reading Secon... (more)

A hot Santa Fe 199 train crosses the salt swamp between Port Chicago and Avon, and passes the old but profitable Tosco Oil Refinery. Tosco was famous at this time for being one of the few refineri... (more)

Entering Browns Yard - The daily transfer train from Oak Island Yard to Browns Yard is crossing Browns Rd. This crossing used to be <... (more)

Contractors working along the ROW wait as a pair of SD45-2 helpers provide braking to help ease an eastbound coal drag downgrade as it passes through New Portage Tunnel.

Six locomotives escort a single boxcar east at UN in Gallitzin, Pa.

Santa Fe merger painted EMD SD45-2 no.5812, and GE C30-7 no.8124.

BNSF local 1570 South passes a Herzog welded rail train working at the north end of Gainesville siding. The local is heading Gainesville yard, whose north lead diverges from the main line a little... (more)

A Norfolk Southern high and wide train is parked at Oak Island's Garden Yard.