On a ferry move between New Haven, IN (Ft. Wayne) and St. Louis, NKP 765 with NS Heritage units 1072 (IT) and 1070 (Wabash) blasts by Signal 272.2 in Riverside, Indiana. In a few miles, the 765 wo... (more)

Southern Railway 5226 followed by three more geeps lug a loaded coal train (aka the "Yuma Turn") through downtown Appalachia. This particular GP38-2 was equipped with radio-control to operate "mid... (more)

While waiting patiently for the "Valley Girl" (Lehigh Valley Heritage unit 8104) to pass through Lafayette Junction on the NS, I was treated to a venerable SD40-2 leading a southbound grain train ... (more)

With downtown Lafayette in the distance, Triple Crown train 267 resumes its westward journey after meeting two eastbounds at Lafayette Jct. My ambition was to capture the "Valley Girl" (Lehigh Va... (more)

Two KBSR GP38-2Ms (706 "Tyler" and 705 "Neil") pass by the huge concrete grain silos at a leisurely pace. This train is called the "Lafayette Run" by the KBSR and in about an hour, it will set out... (more)

Two former PRR U25Bs (2606-2605) and a former NYC U30B (2885), all still wearing Conrail blue and running "elephant style" in reverse are in charge of a long afternoon freight from Paris, Illinois... (more)

A trio of "Baby Trainmasters" [1683-1698-1904; all with different builder dates] are easily handling the task of getting a loaded ore train out of Iron Mountain. The fireman or head brakeman is gi... (more)

Railroad photography is always interesting on partly cloudy days since one never knows if the sun will be shining or subdued by a cloud when the train arrives and it's time to press the shutter bu... (more)

Inspired by Jeremy Plant's recent and awesome views at Joliet, I offer this view for RP.Net viewers. Built for the Chicago & Alton in March 1945, GM&O 103A is still sporting its original number an... (more)

A pleasant Sunday afternoon finds a rather short TF-5 making a quick stop to set out two “hot” cars of moderately-priced (read: cheap) wine for thirsty University of Michigan students and othe... (more)

It wasn't uncommon for trains to get delayed at Vickers Interlocking where the Toledo Terminal's double track main crossed Conrail's (former NYC) New York to Chicago double track main. And becaus... (more)

Train DC-8 is kicking up some serious dust as it approaches Diann tower at 50+ MPH! The head brakeman, seeing a red order board and sporting a sturdy glove, has his arm hanging out of the cab wind... (more)

On a hot and sultry May afternoon, DT&I train DJ-1 with GP40-2s 406 and 415 has slowed down to a crawl and will stop briefly to work the Penn Central interchange at Quincy, Ohio. Morgan tower guar... (more)

Diann tower operator Lowell Addy watches as the flagman reaches way out to grab his running orders off the "iron man" at 50 MPH. It might appear the flagman missed his mark, but rest assured, he s... (more)

Ann Arbor Railroad steam-powered wrecking crane 3187 saw more than its fair share of derailments during the late sixties and early seventies. Built by the Bucyrus Company in March 1912, it possess... (more)