On August 28th, 2019 I set out for a chase of RUPO with the last high hood engine on the system. The chase started in the Rumford Branch in Livermore Falls and ended on the mainline in Auburn. Her... (more)

Tom Kidd photo.

Pan Am ED-9 battling upgrade past CPF-335 in Westminister, MA with a trio of GP40s.

On March 14th, 2019 I woke up and headed out the door on a bitter cold morning to chase my favorite engine of all time leading RUPO. This engine happens to be MEC 380, a very special engine to me.... (more)

On February 13th, 2019 it had just finished snowing after a major snowstorm and RUPO was rolling through town covered in ice from the freezing rains and snow from the storm. Snow plows had piled t... (more)

On April 9th, 2020 an unusual April snowstorm spread wet snow across the region of New England. Pan Am Railways train symbol PORU was just happening to make it's way up to Rumford in this weather ... (more)

Rochester and Southern train BL-1 passes under I-90 on a cool spring day with BPRR 2030 leading and RSR 879 in the middle of the train.

Seaboard System GP40 #6782, serving as power for the Opelika Switcher, tied down on the house track. #6782 was built June 1970 and delivered as Seaboard Coast Line #1628. Unit was later re# to CS... (more)

Seaboard System GP40 #6730, GP16 #4637, U25B #1624, GP38-2 #513 & U33B #1721 lead a westbound over the Southern Railway's line (former Central of Georgia) from Union Springs to Andalusia as the en... (more)

It may have been Memorial Day but as we all know very well railroads still work offering a fun holiday chase with some buddies. Here we see the original paint Wisconsin Central GP switch out Rockw... (more)

Power move heading tp Morrisville, PA on a Sunday afternoon.

At 00:39 on 01/17/69, southbound Illinois Central passenger train #25 led by a trio of E-units collided with a northbound freight that went past a red signal at Indian Oaks. Three people, includi... (more)

NYSW 3040 is seen rumbling down Schuyler Street in Utica NY on its way to serve local customers on the southwest side of Utica.

An Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi local freight passes through the median of divided highway Route 165 as it heads south into Monroe Louisiana. A GP40 and GP28, both built without dynamic brake... (more)

With UP's take over of the MoPac in the early '80s, a wide array of power began to pass through Yard Center in Dolton. A Western Pacific GP40 is a long way from its former home as it awaits its n... (more)