The Croton Open House Event Returns. For the first time in sixteen years, on Saturday, October 5, 2024, MTA Metro-North Railroad allowed the public to visit its Croton facility for an "Open... (more)

Back in 2009, I wanted to get BC Rail leading....so I had to travel all the way out into the wild woods of BC. This was a typical sight at the time. Not long after, these four-axle BC Rail units... (more)

Back in 2009, I wanted to get BC Rail leading....so I had to travel all the way out into the wild woods of BC. This was a typical sight at the time. Not long after, these four-axle BC Rail units... (more)

Back in 2009, I wanted to get BC Rail leading....so I had to travel all the way out into the wild woods of BC. Here, the normally-nocturnal L571 made a daylight appearance on the north end. At t... (more)

CN power is now very common in Tampa with regular ethanol and potash trains. Sometimes a rare bird flies south, such as the BC Rail "heritage" unit. BC Rail lasted long enough into &qu... (more)

CN power is now very common in Tampa with regular ethanol and potash trains. Sometimes a rare bird flies south, this being one of two Veterans units on the roster.

A South Branch Valley grain train runs Northbound through the massive gorge along the South Branch of the Potomac River known as the Trough. Bringing up the rear of the train is two classic GP9s w... (more)

Seaboard Coast Line E6(A) 522 (Shovel nose) leading the SouthWind and L&N E7(A) 791 heads train 15, both being refueled and watered at the Louisville Union Station on April 04, 1967. Photo by L... (more)

CP 7020, one of CPKC's military tribute SD70ACUs - this one wearing an Army green "temperate" scheme - trundles through Des Plaines, IL leading CPKC grain train 346.

Bloomer GP10 7504 sits in Gibson City on a quiet fall night.

New York Central P32AC-DM 211 arriving at Cold Spring with train 837.

MJRX 711 at Crystal Valley Coop at Madelia, MN.

Ex CR SW1200 at New Vision Coop at Miloma, MN.

Carolina Coastal Railway's matched set of N&S inspired heritage units look right at home passing through downtown Sims en route to Middlesex.

Beside a new shelter the nicely matched dinner train looks ready to depart for faraway places instead of a runaround a few scenic miles away.