After bringing some cars through the buildings and across Main Street onto the Norfolk Southern East End, this enormous GE heads back to the C Line. It's always great meeting a nice crew and this... (more)

The signal at the southend of Standing Rock, gets illuminated by a fast Q680. Passing with a high green, it keeps a steady speed of 50mph until arriving at the northend were it will decrease spee... (more)

Traveling long hood forward and just uncoupling from its cars, the single engine of A720 gets "spotlighted" by the sun while on the move to switch from the siding to the mainline. Once ... (more)

Four CSXT engines half of them GE and the other half EMDs, pull empty hoopers north back to the mines to be loaded with more coal.

Cruising on the mainline with 7,492 feet of train, Q685-08 travels south with a MAC on the point. All 123 cars that it's composed of, wheel flanges will be lubricated here at mp. 843.

In its fairly new yn3b paint scheme, CSXT 8196 and its partner for today CSXT 4037 SD40-3 head south with brand new automobiles in tow.

Before asking for permission to get a window for some work time, the tamper operator gives a friendly wave as autos head south through Roanoke.

Rushing underneath a wooden bridge at 50mph, 9,543 feet of freight moves north behind a (4,000-4,300) horsepower MAC. The production of the EMD SD70MAC ended due to EPA regulations and was repla... (more)

The very strong 136lb steel rail takes a beating as 110 loads of coal and locomotive power (stretching over a mile) rolls over it with immense weight and force. CSX AH locomotives like #3053, wei... (more)

A puddle captures a mirror image of the GE power that leads a coal drag through Roanoke. Also rumbling over a mile back is CSX GE locomotive #3352 assigned DPU duties on todays Lakeland, FL bound... (more)

These machines are beautiful on any given day, but brand-new locomotives in fresh apparel takes their beauty to another level. For example, two of BNSF newest Tier 4 engines, show off their stren... (more)

The Southwest Chief quickly slows down as it prepares to stop at Amtrak's Flagstaff station. This is one of two passenger trains that stop here daily. Amtrak 3 will arrive later at night.

This (Memphis to Savannah) bound intermodal train, finally makes its way to Roanoke after trailing two other southbounds. Since CSX revamped their SD70 series locomotives, seeing one on a train i... (more)

Not much resides at CSX's Flomaton Yard today but a few cars and some foreign power. The two travelers are, Union Pacific #8156 and Union Pacific EMD SD70M #5100. Rays of sunlight manage to find ... (more)

Rolling on track 2 through Mableton under a clear sky, northbound NS 335 has all three engines with their cabs facing forward. The two C44-9W engines, sandwich a Union Pacific SD70ACe No. 8704, t... (more)