Burlington Northern coal gon No. 533686 rolls west in a BNSF coal train climbing Montana Rail Link’s Mullan Pass as a quartet of MRL EMD SD70ACe locomotives on a manned helper set cut into in th... (more)

Transport of tanks of the Swiss army on Slmmnps cars of the SBB (owned by the Swiss army) in Ems Werk. There are 6 main battle tanks of type "Leopard" (Pz 87) and 2 armored recovery vehicles "Büf... (more)

An interesting maintenance of way flat car rests along Lincoln Street at Carter Yard in Kingsport, Tennessee. This flat has ramps on either end to allow the track tie crane in the middle to acces... (more)

The Ogdensburg and Norwood's only engine switches the Penn Central interchange at Norwood, NY. Until going out of business in 1963 the Rutland Railway terminated at Ogdensburg, NY on the St. Lawre... (more)

Before the days of PSR on CSX, one could see loads of aggregate such as sand moving on entire unit trains. The rolling stock was railroad owned and some cars even retained fallen flag paint schem... (more)

A Kasgro Rail Corporation caboose brings up the rear of CSX W995, a high & wide special move of a GE Turbine as it passes through Erie, Pennsylvania on the morning of August 19th. The train is pa... (more)

During February 1996, several Southern Pacific trains were detoured on Willamette & Pacific due to flooding on SP's mainline. One of the detours passes an ancient wigwag on WPRR in Amity, on the o... (more)

At Boca, on the Roseville Subdivision through Donner Pass, two new Stub end sidings were built one on each side of Mains 1 and 2 for Maintenance of Way equipment. Rails and other projects are on t... (more)

By the late 1970’s, 50-ton hoppers were not uncommon, but their ranks were quickly dwindling. Here a Reading survivor visits Allentown Yard in its final years.

The double o'three heads West through the CSX Dewitt Yard on a brisk, cold fall afternoon in Central Upstate New York.

CN has positioned a number of air repeater cars at their former DM&IR Proctor yard as cold weather nears. The side-dump cars are also used seasonally in the winter to move limestone from Duluth to... (more)

BNSF 6531 rolls through Galesburg yard past all of the power tracks. Seen just barely in the background is a BN SD60M which I believe is part of the hump set.

For as long as the eye can see, a cut of brand new Burlington Northern three-bay covered hoppers make their way west on a B&O freight for interchange in Chicago to their owner. Tom Golden photo.

Not long ago, Not far away. This exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Manhattan, New York is part of an exhibition on Auschwitz. This car is one of 120,... (more)