When NS 310 derailed in Sandusky Ohio on Saturday, it meant detour trains from the Chicago Line at Vermilion Ohio, over the Nickel Plate via the Connector. Shown here, the NS 23G passes by a farm ... (more)

19G heads into Emmaus with their GE pair working hard to get up the grade out of Allentown with a long train.

"If you think you're gonna get an early quit, think again." The hog-lawed engineer discusses the fun to be had and money to be made on a dimensional load with multiple restrictions. Th... (more)

371 crosses the Seneca River as the sun is setting. In the distance is Clemson's Memorial Stadium, also known as "Death Valley", home of the Clemson Tigers.

A dash-9 leads NS 236 eastbound out of Roanoke, Va by the Amtrak platform.

Foreign Power leading trains on Moffat is extremely rare. Here, two NS units lead a BNSF Dash 9 on BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest around the Big Ten Curve west of Denver.

A pair of NS visitors lead BNSF's Eastbound Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights train over the East switch at Pinecliffe on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel line.

Power on UP's Moffat Route west of Denver is usually BNSF, UP, and Amtrak power. On some occasion, foreign power does show up but usually trailing. Today, BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage r... (more)

Southbound at CP SF.

The BT11 crew assembles their 50 car grain train.

Big train on campus at the University of Toledo.

Just in Time
The Mercedes train, NS 22R heads through the city of Birmingham and meets CSX mixed freight Q689 at just the right moment to capture both trains in one shot.

Nice morning for fishing on the Potomac.

Where can you park a 60 car train here? Augusta Street Running Action NS 9463 leads train 155 down the middle of 6th Street which is lined full of parked vehicles of some downtown workers. ... (more)

16E heads east through West Park on Conemaugh Line 1 past some empty coal cars that have been in storage for a while on Conemaugh Line 2.