The conductor leans out of the window to grab orders from the tower operator at West Chicago as the train crosses the triple track Union Pacific.

NS 280 is leaving Maastricht station. The old semaphores were replaced in 1984. The tower is still in place but is no more in use.

The consist of Boston-Washington train 175, the Patriot, is still all New Haven, including the two FL9s up front, but a brand new sign on Kingston tower (formerly known as SS 133) indicates that ... (more)

SOO 1003 heads west past Rondout Tower, about to jump onto the Fox Lake Sub. For just a few minutes, time was turned back at Rondout. Both the 1003 and the tower are 100+ years old!

BN 7813 heads north past the tower in Saunders, WI in May of 1986.

Passing the preserved AC tower on Sunday morning of Summerail weekend

Afternoon Meeting in Princeton Junction: ALP-46 #4625 leads Northeast Corridor Line Train 3857 into Princeton Junction on Friday, August 11, 2017 as Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 94 pass... (more)

On a clear winter's day, SP 9805 East passes Stockton Tower. The train is a relatively short manifest headed for Roseville. Note that only two tracks remain on SP's right of way, where there used ... (more)

SOO 6017 brings a train out of the yard and past Cut-Off tower in November of 1987. The train is on the ex-Milwaukee Road mainline thru it's hometown of Milwaukee, WI.

Freshly painted MILW SD40-2 #142 storms past the tower at Lake on Milwaukee's south side in October of 1984. There is a fairly steep grade here that can bring a heavy freight to its knees.

Just after sunset, the Malabar Transfer holds at San Pedro Junction for a late Amtrak 4 to clear the interlocking. Hobart Tower and part of the LA skyline can be seen on the right.

The evening rush hour is underway as an ex-PRR E8 accelerates a Providence-bound Penn Central commuter train out of South Station past Boston Terminal Tower 1. This area is completely changed toda... (more)

Q611 brings its short 38 car train into Lanett this afternoon as a typical summer thunderstorm begins to move in. The ongoing demolition of the closed WestPoint-Stevens textile mill continues wit... (more)