East bounds out of Las Vegas face a long trip through a lot of nothing. However, there is some amazing scenery along the former LA&SL, now Union Pacific's Caliente Sub. After passing through Rainb... (more)

Gloomy skies add a fitting touch to the few remaining work horses of a by-gone era as they await their turn for the scrapper.

MPI 100, ex-AT&SF 560 H-12-44, working at Border Steel Canutillo, New Mexico. January 19, 1983. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

The Western Pacific heritage unit runs light eastbound to Portola to join the Big Boy event after being pressed into service to assist a freight train the prior day.

2 new Housatonic GP15’s sit in the Pittsfield yard after getting delivered by CSX

On a somber winter's day a passenger train with power as yet unrepainted crosses the barren landscape. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

AT&SF 2926: The front office. Here's a wide-angle view of the interior of the cab of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Locomotive #2926. Given the size of this nearly one-million-pound machine,... (more)

NS train 12Z passes Arcadia as the Sun sets across the Blue Ridge Mountains

Here is another catch of an eastbound hopper train navigating the tunnel district on the former LA&SL, now Union Pacific's Caliente Sub. After passing through Rainbow Canyon and the Meadow Valley ... (more)

Located at CSX’s Coal Terminal in Baltimore, these unique GP39 Mother/Slug pairs shuffle coal cars through the unloading barns where the coal is transferred to ship for export. They wear CSX yel... (more)

B495 heads into the plant at Carmeuse with a recent SD70MAC rebuild leading and a nice sunset in the background.

Norfolk Western, N&W 2514-4119-538-1382 and a P&WV caboose in tow are running light west on the ex-P&WV out of Connellsville PA. They are crossing over the B&O Keystone sub, the Youghiogheny River... (more)

Z Chicago-Portland train derailed approximately 15 cars east of Big Lake MN around 0315. Both RJ Corman and Hulcher are on scene working to clear both mains. Amtrak's eastbound and westbound Emp... (more)

"Totaled at Toelles"

On October 19th, 2024, Amtrak Phase III Heritage P42DC 145 sits on the rear of southbound Hartford Line Shuttle Train 417 as crews work to clear a total... (more)

Back in 1978 Morrison-Knudsen rebuilt four GE U25B's with Sulzer prime movers. They gave it a nice flashy daylight type paint scheme never to be repeated. The horsepower was uprated to 2800 and th... (more)