TCWR 2013 crosses the double diamonds at Robert St in St. Paul. Limited space between the Mississippi River and the adjacent cliff made it a tough fit for a near 90 degree turn need for trains to... (more)

A Transperth EMU set travels north on the Mandurah line, which follows the Canning River on the median of the Kwinana Freeway.

The switch crew at Ardent Mills in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania shoves hoppers through the unloading shed at the facility on a Friday afternoon. A former CSX GP15T leased from LTEX provides the po... (more)

Chicago Great Western F7(A) 156 and CB&Q E8(A) 9942B at CB&Q's Omaha Passenger Station in August 1964. A Lloyd Keyser Photo from my Collection.

Waiting at the crossing in Flatonia, Texas, we got a bit excited to see a vehicle train led by a CSX engine coming our way. As it got closer, it looked odd, but as it was still in a cloud shadow ... (more)

As the morning rush hour winds down at Boston's South Station, a long Penn Central commuter train that has turned on the loop backs into a platform while a GP9 stands by. Ex-PRR E8s and ex-NH GP9... (more)

CP 5832 on an eastbound freight pauses along side a westbound at Field, BC before ascending Kicking Horse Pass. Note a wreck train parked next to the opposite side of the depot.

Santa Fe’s Q train curves through Sedalia on Colorado’s Joint Line on the morning of July 7, 1989. The Denver to La Junta train is powered by EMD SD45-2 No. 5844 and SD40-2 No. 5182. Over on t... (more)

During May 2003 no one foresaw that this scene would be dropped into the history books come the summer of 2018. It was common sense to know the SD50s would become a rare sight but in May of 2003 i... (more)

LS&I's Presque Isle engine facilities in Marquette, MI are not long for this world in August of 1974 and are now long gone. I like the coal hoppers spotted at the power plant. Bob Ferge photo from... (more)

Rock Island train from Peoria nears Chicago La Salle Street station.

SOO Line GP7 383 leads a transfer out of Bensenville Yard as Metra trains pass at the Franklin Park, IL station in Sept 1997.

The tenth day of Conrail’s existence finds a meet near JU tower in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A 30-car local train in the charge of two Lehigh Valley RS11’s waits to proceed east, while a 58-car... (more)

It's a busy morning on the Boston & Maine at Ayer, MA. From right to left are train MERU (Mechanicville, NY, to Rumford, ME, B&M/MEC runthrough) behind second generation power, train EDCO (East De... (more)

30th Street Encounter – 1

I frequently visited my railfan cousins in central Maryland during my college years in the late 1970’s. Usually I would borrow my parents’ second ca... (more)