With North America's largest interlocking tower in the background, N&W 1218 works its way south (railroad east) along the former Nickel Plate main on a passenger special. Tom Golden photo.

Reflected train and tower. Both VIA 63 and the abandoned Wellington Tower are reflected in the still waters of the Lachine Canal on a foggy morning.

A loaded Coal train comes into Grafton yard.

Amtrak 395 brings a northbound Hiawatha past the burned out remains of Lake Tower in Milwaukee, WI in June of 1989. The tower was out-of-service when vandals burned it.

Owned by Centennial Coal and operated by Southern Shorthaul Railroad, a trio of UGL/GE C44ACi locomotives lead an empty rake (hopper) train past the long-closed Wallerawang Signal Box (in US parla... (more)

Heritage unit in the fog. On a very foggy and windless morning, heritage unit AMTK 145 is pushing the deadheading Adirondack towards Montreal's Central Station. As happens every fall... (more)

E 428 202 at Verona FS machine-shop for a general overhaul

E 428 202 at Verona FS machine-shop for a general overhaul

A coal train enters West Virginia from Ohio as it soars over a Veterans Day Parade at Kenova, WV

SCT unit G512 leads ARG's 2208, CFCLA's T387 and SSR's GM10 on ARG empty flour train 9381 from Bomaderry to Narrandera through Yass Junction.

2 Wide cab GP40-2's prepare to pull a long train of loaded hoppers.

Making a rare "freight" move, Monticello Railway Museum's Wabash F7 #1189 lugs 53 tank cars bound for storage, passing Stair Tower on the Museum's grounds.

A westbound mixed freight crosses the diamond next to the old B&O control tower.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit backs past J-Tower after spending the weekend at the RR Museum of PA. In its heyday at Lemoyne, PA, as "LEMO" tower, PRR pin-striped E-Units woul... (more)

Fallen Flags everywhere. While waiting inside Gibson City Tower for the American Freedom Train passenger special to arrive, Tom Golden was able to capture a freight pass through on the Illinois C... (more)