The sun has just broken the horizon as Q350 kicks up the snow in Botkins, thundering north past the classic B&O CPLs.

Amtrak's Chief dodges clouds as it races west through New Mexico.

Union Pacific trains meet at Santa Fe Junction.

KN381 charges towards Athens, passing a field of goldenrod that's sure to bring out the worst of seasonal allergies.

An early KN380 runs through the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, on the scenic West Virginia Secondary.

Great Lakes Central 398 catches the evening sun on half its nose, thundering around a broad curve on the old Ann Arbor mainline.

A rare GP39-2 rocks and rolls into the siding at Piqua Junction, running around their train to the north, and passing classic B&O signals.

Two CSX GEs and a train of empties roll through Montgomery, passing the classic concrete markings of the C&O. Soon down the road, the train will turn down the Logan Sub and pass some real C&O evid... (more)

A BNSF manifest twists its way into Palmer Lake, Colorado, hitting a patch of pure sun amongst thin clouds.

A classic F40PH leads a commuter train out of Union Station, under the trilight signals.

381 bursts out of Wilson Tunnel, shooting exhaust smoke into the air.

On a bone-chilling night, two EMDs under different flags idle in Hobson. Come morning, they will bring KN380 south through Charleston.

NS 11Z rumbles past the furthest south Norfolk and Western CPL on the Roanoke District as the sun sets. This is one of the last holdouts of these classic signals, but the sun is setting on them as... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides through Santa Fe Junction, here living up to its reputation with a three-train meet.

On my 10-hour drive back from vacation in North Carolina, I pulled off to see if I'd get lucky with a train on the Roanoke District. This is just about the last hold-out for N&W signals...and I di... (more)