IATR 51 and 54 sit in the yard in Mason City. The warm morning sun hits the Steeple cabs before the crews get to the power and start the day.

UP 801 (GP38-2) pulls a cut of cars out of the yard in Commerce City, Colorado.

A weary looking Amtrak engine #169 leads the California Zephyr through Crescent, Colorado after a heavy snowstorm the night before.

Amtrak's Phase VII engine #174 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express out of Tunnel #1 and heads towards Plainview, Colorado.

The Winter Park Express runs through Crescent, Colorado after nearly 4 feet of snow fell in the valley the night before.

2816 pulls into the United States at Portal, ND as they pass the abandoned turntable.

Union Pacific C45AH 2672 leads and eastbound unit train through Modesto Ca.

Union Pacific operates a few trains over BNSF's Chillicothe and Marceline Subs between Chicago and Kansas City. In recent years, it seems the number of UP trains has dwindled. On a visit to the Ch... (more)

Once sitting nearby rotting in the weeds, #1400 is on display with #29 in Ogden, having been relocation from the Pavilion downtown.

This was a 396 into Moose Jaw then seemed to linger outside town one morning as I caught it in motion after meeting some westbound traffic near Belle Plain. In a week's time, this was the only &q... (more)

Between Moose Jaw & Regina exists a sprawling network of industrial railroading in Belle Plain which is dominated by Mosaic and the Canpotex hoppers one can find across North America. This set of ... (more)

Down the Cincinnati Northern Mainline In Cecil, OH the famed Napoleon Defiance & Western has a spur that serves Lafarge in Paulding, OH. This spur, that connects the mainline to the aggregate p... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. On a cold morning, a T-Bird starts to... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. A T-Bird departs the yard at the Unit... (more)

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of CN's purchase of Great Lakes Transportation that included the DM&IR, B&LE, Great Lakes Fleet and Conneaut Dock Company. Iron ore loads arrive at Proctor fro... (more)