An eastbound loaded coal train has a set of C&NW locomotives for power. Note the GP50 second in consist. During the early 1990s the motive power short C&NW would utilize their GP50s has extra powe... (more)

A freshly repainted GE C40-8 leads a 114 car manifest freight through Cooper Gulch in Weber Canyon on a gorgeous Oct. 29, 1994 afternoon.

In the old days ... of DC traction on coal trains and of double track west of Gibbon. The triple-tracking project is underway but has not as yet touched the area around Lexington. In fact, CTC was... (more)

On a chilly President's Day 2015 a standard cab dash 8 is on the point of eastbound train Q008 in New Scotland, NY. Since this photo was taken, all the C40-8s have been retired by CSX. As of 2017,... (more)

CNW 8509 lifts a loaded coal train out of the Powder River Coal Basin in May of 1991.

As big companies worry more about making money, the customer seems to get less service. Customer service like this from the railroads is getting hard to find. The Santa Fe had a few stories over t... (more)

An westbound passes through Afton Canyon in the morning.

A westbound from the Powerton Plant near Pekin, IL, to Rochelle Mine Wyoming rolls thru the small town of Norway, about 10 miles west of Cedar Rapids. These Dash 8's were some of my favorite unit... (more)

On a fall afternoon E231 is heading to Beachville, Ontario with empty auto racks for the CAMI plant to fill. OSR will grab the empty auto racks and drag them through Ingersoll to the plant on the ... (more)

CN C40-8 2114 leads train M347 through English on the south track of the Edson Sub.

A GE C40-8 in the original CSX paint scheme. What was the marketing department thinking?

On a sunny afternoon, CN 2126 leads NS train 369 south down Hickory Street in Warsaw, Indiana.

Under the pending darkness and with light snow falling, an anniversary pair of C40-8's slog 119 ore empties back to the mine from the plant.

An eastbound APL train passes through Afton Canyon with five GEs on the point and two SD40-2s pushing on the rear. The Dash8s were new then. The head end was 9156-9142-9107-9116-2415, helper 3389... (more)

An eastbound APL train passes through Afton Canyon with five GEs on the point and two SD40-2s pushing on the rear. The Dash8s were new then. The head end was 9156-9142-9107-9116-2415, helper 3389... (more)