A very late M338 has begun doubling up their 112 car train at Waterloo. Although the sun is shining it is around -25 degrees wind chill on this cold morning. Water off the radiator has formed some... (more)

The long icicles are warming up and receding as the tin roof of the 1907 built NN freight house absorbs the sun's rays on this sparkling Saturday morning in the high desert. NN's 1909 Alco is let... (more)

1940? Maybe 1950? Or could it be 1960? It isn't any of those. Its actually 2008.

China`s harsh winter is evident under the tender of JS 8001 at Baotou Xi shed.

Re 4/4 II 11109 in the "Swiss-Express" colors (only two locomotives remained in this paint scheme) with the Inter Regio 2159 from Basel to Locarno is leaving Leggistein tunnel and crossing the upp... (more)

A single unit struggles to haul 20T to the summit of the Ft. Wayne Line at Highland Cut.

An empty hopper train approaches the icicle draped tunnel at Harper, Virginia, immediately north of Big Stone Gap.

An empty coal train heads downhill past the Cassandra overlook where large icicles have formed, with a pair of helpers supplying braking.

Following the ice storm that has crippled Southern Indiana and nearly the entire state of Kentucky, a CSX powered coal empty heads North along EVWR tracks towards Illinois through fog and the ice ... (more)

After two forty hour shifts with the Lexington Fire Dept, and days without power, I finally can post pics from the ice storm. Thousands are still without power as I post this. Here's hoping everyo... (more)

With the winds blowing up to 25-35 mph, and wind chills as low as -20, it made for cold/icy day as seen by the rear unit on this Russell Job as they head into the siding at Ossian to meet the Davi... (more)

Ex D&RGW lcomotive 473 charges toward the slide and drift area below Cascade. With a bulldozer and flanger. the line will be opened for the first time in a week after continued efforts by MOW and ... (more)

Train time at MERC. A loaded train enters Midwest Energy as a empty train creeps towards the switch. The icicles hanging from the Ace's tells the story of how cold it was, -15 degrees.

DM&E 3801 idles in front of the yard office that is laced with icicles.

Draped in snow and ice, this Southern Pacific in costume only unit is quite used to winter, having spent years battling Canadian snows having been built for CN. Once it pulled passenger trains fo... (more)