The Steady Hand - ARR's #1 engineer, Frank Sheppard applies his 40 yrs of experience as he gently guides ARR's weekly passenger train, the Aurora, north along the frozen shore of the... (more)

This pair of big GE's seemed a bit out of place tied down next to a garage on this old industrial spur on Baltimore's north east side. This is a popular railfanning location and the busy Baltimo... (more)

Sometimes you just get lucky! - This was my first visit to Baltimore and the morning of exploration had just begun when we pulled up to Boston St. Within minutes of arriving at the crossin... (more)

American Made! - A couple of classics of American Industrial might face off at the busy Boston St. crossing on the east side of Baltimore. The NS local is working its way down the Bear Cre... (more)

The Great One - That's the common interpretation of the native Athabaskan name for Mt. McKinley, North America's highest mountain at 20,320 ft. in elevation. On a clear day the moun... (more)

Two Canton Railroad jobs have congregated just south of Boston St. as they go about their chores working the myriad industries in this eastern part of Baltimore. The SW1500 is of SP heritage and ... (more)

Competion - On my first visit to the Baltimore area I spent a good half day in the Canton area on the east side of the harbor exploring the maze of industrial trackage. This heavily indust... (more)

On my first visit to the Baltimore area I spent a good half day in the Canton area on the east side of the harbor exploring the maze of industrial trackage. While Baltimore is rightfully known as... (more)

Headin' Home - Two of the last three GP40-2s to wear their 1975 as delivered black and yellow paint lead a short 39 car - 3073 ft train north toward Anchorage. The train is at MP F5.7 and... (more)

Workin' the Barge - This is a view from the deck of the AML Barge Fairbanks Provider which is tied up in Whittier at the ship. This view looks off the stern across the recently upgraded sl... (more)

Upper Deck View - This is a view from the service walkway on the upper deck of the AML Barge Fairbanks Provider which is tied up in Whittier. This view looks off the stern at the barge s... (more)

Two of the last three GP40-2s to wear their 1975 as delivered black and yellow paint trundle back north through the yard after yarding the first third of their 6015 ft. The empty yard squeezed ha... (more)

Landfall! - A cut of mixed freight cars are gingerly pulled of the AML barge Fairbanks Provider by a pair of ARR geeps (unseen around the curve to the right). This is the first time these ... (more)

Landfall! - A loaded covered hopper is gingerly pulled of the AML barge Fairbanks Provider. This is the first time it's hit land in nearly a week after a 1000 mile journey by sea from the ... (more)

Upper Deck View - This is a view from the service walkway on the upper deck of the the AML Barge Fairbanks Provider which is tied up in Whittier. This view looks toward the starboard bow c... (more)