This Amtrak "switcher" still wears a tattoo from its glory days on the Hiawatha Service.

The eastbound Empire Builder rolls into the siding. In about 30 seconds it will pass the westbound Empire Builder<... (more)

Hard to get tired of looking at this gem. Fortunately, they parked it in the open, easily photo-able from 48th Avenue bridge, a refreshing change from its typical overnight Denver/Pueblo circuit,... (more)

Built only in 2008, BNSF 1291 is one of the dozens of interesting locomotives in the dead storage in Galveston, TX. Nearly every BNSF-related paint scheme from the past 30 years can be found here.

One of Indiana Harbor Belt's unique traction slugs. These provide extra tractive effort to the accompanying SW1500's without the need for additional horsepower ... very useful for pushing/pulling... (more)

Powering through Glenwood Springs is AC60/44W 7312, pushing a Montrose Branch coal train, ostensibly headed for Chicagoland, past the historic Glenwood Springs depot and into Glenwood Canyon. The... (more)

They're back! A group of rehabilitated P40DCs are back, some with new paint, after a year down in Beech Grove. Several have been visible switching around in Amtrak's Chicago facility, such ... (more)

A BNSF SD40-2 leads a transfer from Cicero to CN's Markham Yard across the St. Charles Air Line bridge over the South Branch of the Chicago River. This line is still in use every day, although th... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder is about to crest at Marias Pass summit.

Fellow contributor Jim Hinkhouse, with contributions from seven decades of railroading, dials in a parting shot as ... (more)

Ten years ago, the Mississippi River and its northern tributaries got more rain than they could handle in mid-June, causing epic flooding conditions all along the Mississippi River Valley. In Ft. ... (more)

12,600 horsepower, running 'elephant style,' continue the ascent toward Sherman Hill. After that, it's essentially a downhill glide all the way to Omaha.

Six pairs of SD40-2/SD38-2 of remotely-controlled yard masters are working or idling at the east end of the west hump yard in North Platte.