CN 1282, an SW1200RS handles switching duties on the business side of the Canadian National station in Vancouver, BC on the U.S. President's Day weekend thirty years ago. Passenger trains are run ... (more)

People are scrambling from a Q train to the No 7 at Queensboro Plaza during snowstorm Jonas, the 2nd biggest snowfall in NYC's history. (I wonder what the guy with the bike was thinking about toda... (more)

Snow storm Jonas was New York City's second biggest snow fall ever recorded. In spite of that, Amtrak kept it's NYC-Albany Empire Service going. Here 713 is slowly pulling west in Sunnyside Yard a... (more)

I have read the tales of Richard Steinheimer in the mountains, chasing elusive trains in unbearable weather. Well, I had some adventure today, even if it was in Queens, New York, where the only ... (more)

Dashing through the Snow, Scene Two
CSXT 4545 busts up a snow drift on the tracks while passing through St. Albans on the point of Q135, the westbound stacks train from Clifton ... (more)

Into the Void

With the blizzard raging on, the last Manhattan bound F Train for this day heads off into near whiteout conditions. The NYC Subway System was the last standing means of v... (more)

Clean Up

Dual mode motor 4519 arrives at the ravaged Maplewood Station on the second day after Winter Storm Jonas stomped out the area. Most of the platform was still covered with ... (more)

Pennsy Heritage pushes a loaded coal train up Elkhorn Grade at Maybeury during a heavy snow storm.

Its the day after the blizzard of 2016 and Amtrak was running on a limited schedule. Kicking up a lot of snow, ACS-64 #647, has made it out of NYC and heads for Washington, D.C.

In a stunning display of winter mountain railroading, UP's Roseville to Roper manifest is finally on the move, passing an Oakland-bound stack train with a GMTX GP38-2 in consist looking a bit out ... (more)

Half snow beard Metro North 4911 at Mountain Lakes

Half snow beard F40 Metro North 4911 at a snow covered Mountain Lakes station area pushes east as New Jersey Transit trai... (more)

Dashing through the Snow
CSXT 143 makes a scene as it crosses one of grade crossing in St. Albans, WV on day two of Winter Storm Jonas. Only priority freights were running on th... (more)

A Hauser Yard, ID to Portland, Or vehicle train dashes through the snow on BNSF's Scenic Sub. The two fuselage cars on the head end are destined for Boeing's Renton, Wa plant.

"Second train after the Blizzard

NJT 4659 brings the second inbound MidTown Direct train into Denville after a system-wide shut down because of a blizzard that hit the... (more)

Peeking around the corner and into a marshmallow world, this empty jet train floats downhill at "The Slot" in Washington State's Cascade Mountains.