UP 8835 shoves on the rear of a long WB just west of the Palm Springs crossovers.

With cement loads and a block of manifest traffic picked up at North Vernon, L452 grinds through a somewhat surprisingly hilly region of Indiana, passing a vintage B&O signal and a bridge that ind... (more)

CSX L302 tops the hill and splits the vintage Pere Marquette searchlights east of Lake Odessa, the furthest set west. To the left, the grade down and up can be seen, and to the right, the classic ... (more)

UP 7328 leads the westbound ZG4CI downgrade at El Casco.

Rambling through on an eastbound excursion.

CPKC's Toronto, Ontario to Winnipeg, Manitoba merchandise train makes its way west running alongside Lake Superior

Old Meets the New. The FEC 148 steams ahead as a crop duster approaches on a parallel course.

Loading? The FEC 148 poses at the Liberty Point Elevator as a storm front approaches.

Foreign Visitors. Two BNSF units, far away from their home, lead the daily NS 242 through Devine Junction in Columbia, SC.

While all eyes were on a certain steam locomotive, I couldn't help but notice these veterans nearby. There is still a fairly remarkable fleet of them in service today, thankfully, but most are in... (more)

A CPKC train with five motors "the conventional way" is not something to ignore, but I very quicky found out the "conventional way" of two motors, one CP on KCS, was all-too-co... (more)

A GP38-2 and a trio of SD60's lead a loaded stone extra on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh as it cruises through Limestone, New York. The train is about to cross the state line into Pennsylvania and duck... (more)

With the Dash 9 powering Norfolk Southern geometry train running as 90G pulled away, we get a look at NS 34 in the lead, a research car built out of what was originally an SD35 that is affectionat... (more)

Happy Endings Caboose Cafe. Near the Cañon City station of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad sits Happy Endings Caboose Cafe, which is situated in a pair of retired cabooses. Seen here is... (more)

Rock & Rail. Rock & Rail GP40-2 no.s 201, 401, and 501 are seen resting in Portland, CO where they serve a cement plant. This short line has a particularly interesting reporting mark: R... (more)