This MoPac Era Signal Bridge still stands. But with replacements up and ready to be turned one has to wonder how many more sunsets this signal bridge will see.

As we look across the Columbia River through the rain, we see a UP eastbound with a DPU on the rear paralleling the eastbound BNSF manifest right in front of us.

Flames fully engulf the somewhat famed former Southern Pacific Sherwood Trestle now owned by the Portland Western Railroad. On Aug 10 at around 4pm the bridge caught fire fully engulfing the brid... (more)

This is what remains of the somewhat famed former Southern Pacific Sherwood Trestle now owned by the Portland Western Railroad, a lot of it's fame came from the SP4449 making it's way to Sherwood ... (more)

Locomotive wheels sit outside the shops awaiting their next assignment.

A westbound Norfolk Southern freight crosses the state line as it passes former New York Central signals. Modern replacement signals are on the ground, ready to be installed.

Out on the former Soo Line in western Minnesota where CP crosses the prairies on its way to Canada, rules must be followed and a three mile long speed check exists near remote Tenney.

Milwaukee Roads Spring Creek Trestle on the North Montana Division. Just west of Lewistown, and was shared at one time with the GN (corrected, thank you Matt) and the route takes you to Great Fall... (more)

Parts is parts
Surrounding Union Pacific’s large shop at North Little Rock, Arkansas, is an array of storage buildings and outside storage space devoted to parts supply. A vast variet... (more)

Lining and leveling....the old fashioned way. A WW&F Section Gang gives a hard heave into their lining bars as Road Foreman Dana Deering (kneeling in the gauge) watches with a keen eye to v... (more)

A train circles famed Tehachapi Loop after dark. Highway 58 is the straight line running slightly diagonally from the right side of the frame passing behind the loop, but the rest of the lights we... (more)

An Amtrak Surfliner train is approaching downtown Los Angeles, passing under the 6th Street Viaduct. The historic highway bridge suffers from alkali-silica reaction and is rotting from the inside ... (more)

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) is one of the most luxurious and expensive trains of Europe. The beautifully refurbished cars, in the picture bar car 3674 ( a former dining car), dining c... (more)

With storms moving out of the area and the sun setting, shots like this are possible.

L&N Pile Driver 41212 stored at the Kentucky Railway Museum. Steam powered, built 1913.