Center Creek Crossing | Mixed power on the head end of an empty grain train crosses the bridge over Center Creek at Carl Junction, MO on the warm evening of Sunday, November 17, 2024.

An Old Goat Can Still Scream On July 23rd, 2024, Amtrak MP15DC #537 was in charge of taking the Portland Extra equipment move to Boston to drop off bad-ordered Downeaster equipment. Around... (more)

An early UP passenger train leaves Denver, probably for Omaha.

With a pair of Union Pacific locomotives on the point, CSX train S836 rolls into Richmond, Virginia with a loaded DODX explosives train. The train is passing along the north bank of the of James R... (more)

This 2-10-0 steam loco is now a piece of street art in the suburbs of Wroclaw, Poland. It is called "The train to Heaven".

Moving Power. On August 8, 2015, a Norfolk Southern special move passed through Horseshoe Curve in Altoona Pennsylvania with a cargo of export locomotives from General Electric in Erie, Pen... (more)

Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago. Consist reflects loss of mail contracts after 1967.

As the morning sun pokes through the clouds, a UP manifest winds its way through the Tehachapi Loop as it heads northbound toward Bakersfield.

On June 19, 1952, a perfect A-B-B-B-B-A set of Chicago Great Western Fs is right on time with an eastbound manifest at Oelwein, Iowa. Photo by Jim Scribbins, from my collection.

NJ Transit has unveiled their next heritage unit, and they continue to outdo themselves. NJTR 4208 is probably one of the most faithful reproductions of the Conrail paint scheme since "big C... (more)

Santa Fe did some experimenting with warbonnet schemes after the Amtrak takeover. Since the red warbonnet was affiliated with passenger service, it was too attractive to just throw away. This was ... (more)

Sand train southbound with 2 clean DPU locos pushing pass by the Wabtec spur with 2 NS engines being delivered for rebuilding.

6014 derailed in Radnor ya , and caught fire. no injuries .

Metro-North's "beach ball" heritage unit leaves the Big Apple behind while heading north to Poughkeepsie on a frigid winter afternoon. There appears to be three cab cars at the end of t... (more)

Nearly three years since they were first stored at BNSF's Commerce Diesel Facility near Los Angeles, Santa Fe Bicentennial SD45-2 and Coaster F40 2105 finally commenced their journey to their new ... (more)