After being delayed for a few minutes due to signal problems, B&P 3301 finally leads today's BFSI south from downtown Mt. Jewett and notches it up to Run 8 amid the neat contrast of snow on the gr... (more)

A Pasco-bound manifest negotiates Marshall Canyon behind H1 Dash-9 1037, Warbonnet 826, and very neat SD40u 6309 (ex-ATSF SD40u 5009, nee-ATSF SD40 5009, nee-SD40 1709, built 4/66). Although not ... (more)

The sound of GE dynamics hum as a westbound meets a holed-up EB Z with lots of Dole reefers in the consist. Tehachapi really is a great place to watch trains, even if the SP tunnel motors are (ve... (more)

Today's West Local is led by BNSF GP30u 2421. She was built in May of '62 as a Phase Ia GP30, serial number 27208, part of order number 7622 (ATSF 1200-1234). Later rebuilt as a GP30u with new e... (more)

SU-99 gets underway across the Hackensack River at 1725. Today's power is SD40T-2 3014 (SP 8321, built 4/78), SD40T-2 3012 (SP 8242, built 4/80), and SD40-2 3018 (SOU 3267, built 1/78). The 3018... (more)

Second set of empties to be me at Quanah by the Ft. Worth bound manifest. Railfanning is...chatting with the cowboy hat-clad crew on an unpatched warbonnet.

Rebuilt SD45 462 idles in front of the B&O station at East Salamanca, NY. The crew is called to head south on the SIJB. The 455 has also been rebuilt with a 16-cylinder prime mover, but the 460,... (more)

From this vantage point, this scene could easily be from 25 years ago (except for some slightly more modern covered hoppers) as GP9 77 leads six loads for Cavendish Agricultural north out of Water... (more)

After a frantic repositioning of the tripod, the Brownwood to Pearland limestone train is caught unexpectedly taking the siding at Landes at 1220. The impossibly awesome lashup is SD45-2 6488 SD45... (more)

Three elephant-style GEVOs and a trailing Dash 9 motor a UPS Z-train up Curtis Hill at 1401. Even with the stark colors of winter, Curtis Hill is always photogenic with its trademark red dirt.

In the hole at Rogers long enough to create some breathing room behind the westbound ahead, SD45-2s 6515, 6453, snoot SD40-2 6855, SD40-2 6946, and SD45-2 6450 proudly roar in the eighth notch the... (more)

Rebuilt SD45 462 idles in front of the B&O station at East Salamanca, NY. The crew is called to head south on the SIJB.

Quite possibly the last time I'd chase three GE warbonnets together, I thoroughly enjoyed getting sound recordings of the C44-9W, C40-8W, and C41-8W idle together while waiting for an eastbound. ... (more)

Vulcan (VULX) limestone empties drift downhill toward Temple behind SD45-2 6515 (ex-ATSF 5867, 5638, blt. 5/72), SD45-2 6453 (ex-ATSF 5803, 7203, 5663, blt. 5/73), snoot SD40-2 6855 (ex-ATSF 5126,... (more)

A WB manifest rolls off of the huge trestle over Lake Amistad west of Del Rio, TX. The train is accelerating after picking up the lead ballast car which had been in the Amistad siding for repairs... (more)