Westbound Q636 assists the full moon in lighting up the nighttime scene at Longley.

An eastbound rail train passes under the C&O cantilever at VA Cabin in sweet early morning light. It won't be long and scenes like this will be a thing of the past on the Northern.

CN 8914, 2447 lead M369's freight westwards.

A cold north wind is blowing powdery snow around as UP 844 approaches a crossing on BNSF's Boise City Sub near Casa,CO 11/2/11. Code Line is still in use of this section of the former ATSF.

Code line is still present as a 10,000 foot Q-SBDCHI6-25K crests Ash Hill on its journey east on the BNSF Needles Subdivision.

BNSF 6796 dodges shadows on the climb out of Caliente. Code line and Searchlight signals, a staple of Tehachapi since the days of steam, will soon succumb to technology and be scribed into the pa... (more)

The sun starts to set and the traffic start to moves. There was track work all day over Tehachapi till 1pm to let the detour Coast Starlight go through. It wasn't till around 4ish when the ... (more)

Eastbound Q394 crosses U.S. 23 as the conductor calls out a clear indication at Longley, one of my personal favorite locations on the former C&O. Code line, C&O signals, and a bright red barn make... (more)

The headlight from westbound U944 pierces the crisp night air and silhouettes two relics of the past; the intact code-line and three-track C&O signal bridge guarding the West End of the Pembervill... (more)

The old code line still stands proud, feeding the signals on the Northern Sub, with the E425 here splitting the County Line signal.

CN M30511 29 heads through Lovekin with a nice lashup including CEFX GP20D 2015, which is billed for Hamilton after on the CBNS in Truro, NS. Up on the bridge was RP'er Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70M-2
Location: Lovekin, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 8815
Train ID: CN M30511 29
Photo Date: October 30, 2011

Southbound ore behind the 910/867/905 roar under the signal bridge at Branchton on a perfect late October afternoon. Special thanks to the guys that made this day of shooting possible...you kno... (more)

The calendar says it's a little past fall peak in the valley, but the trees say otherwise. Here, southbound iron ore loads roar through Oneida with a Bessemer cantilever signal and ancient pole li... (more)

Silhouetted codeline at Thurmond.