A FEW MARBLES LEFT. On a back road in New Hampshire, an old crossing sign (with most of its marble reflectors intact) stands sentinel at twilight — just in case a lonely, midnight ... (more)

The Burn of Thermite - A BNSF MOW worker sets off a crucible of Thermite powder to join a pair of railroad rails by welding them in place.

Welding Rail - A BNSF joint elimination crew welds the rails that MOW workers had set in and placed the night before on main track #1 through the station at Fullerton California. I ... (more)

Hot Rail, Main Two! - BNSF MOW workers replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California as a Westbound stack train passes at track speed a mere 6 feet away. ... (more)

End of the BNSF TRANSCON - BNSF MOW workers and their contractors replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California. The last time this was done was 14 years ago... (more)

Snappin Track - Like on a large HO layout with Bachmann EZ Snap Track (C), BNSF MOW workers and their contractors replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California... (more)

This was called a yard cleaner.... in BN's former Rice Yard, Denver. Cough, cough, wheeze; the operator even stands outside. The area is now Elitchs amusement park.

These two ES44AH engines and plow SC701 are crewed and waiting orders to move by the dispatcher. They will travel to Bayard, WVA, and plow from there to the Mt Storm Power plant, almost 30" of sno... (more)

The Barstow derrick and a contractor's truck crane move ice reefer NRC 19693 to a position where it can be re-trucked. The reefer was part of a multi-car derailment in the Needles Yard, July 21, 1... (more)

Lansing Board of Water & Light RS-1. From my slide collection by Andy Romano.

Sandy's Aftermath: Raritan Central has the misfortune of being located adjacent to the Raritan River and Raritan Bay. The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy deposited a large amount of debri... (more)

Original Wheeling & Lake Erie searchlights still stand guard at a few locations on Norfolk Southern's Toledo District, including the E.E. Williston. It's a typical quiet night on the former Wheeli... (more)

Ore connections
A closeup of the drawbar and air line arrangement of a Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range “quad” ore car. These were a set of four ore cars permanently coupled together ... (more)

At the Helper depot, Conductor Dustin Sabey, Engineer Mel Baughman and Machinist Tony Bueno start the morning off with some strong coffee and healthy discussions on April 7, 2005. Dustin and Mel w... (more)

While a few stray clouds roll across the sky, the moon shines over the Santa Fe searchlights displaying a clear indication for an eastbound on track two at Ancona. The trail of a shooting star is ... (more)