The sun sets on a southbound surfliner.

The last rays of the setting sun filter through the large glass windows of the Brooklyn Roundhouse and illuminate one of railroading's most famous faces. Thanks to Chris Fussell for the tour.

After a frostbite-inducing wait at Argo Dam with fellow RPer Jim Thias, the Train Gods cooperated and produced a very overpowered southbound Ann Arbor Railroad freight. Business must be down sever... (more)

An Altamont Commuter Express train rolls through the salt evaporators at Alviso on a perfect California morning.

The White Mountains are ablaze with fall colors as one of the last "Notch Trains" of the season rolls across Willey Brook Trestle.

Scrapped springs and air brake components sit forlornly in the dirt. They may see reuse in other equipment, unlike the parts coming off the scrapped M420 in the back. Contrary to what you read in ... (more)

Fall has come to Alpena, and brilliant explosions of color punctuate tree-lined streets along the Lake State Railway tracks. Today's southbound train is led by Alco C425 181, and it is doubtful th... (more)

CSXT's executive train blasts through the rolling Kentucky horse country on Derby Day 2006. A helicopter shadowed the train to provide "security" for Governor Fletcher.

The Ann Arbor Railroad may not have the most original paint scheme on their new GP39-2's, but they do make the effort to keep them clean. This is northbound train at Argo Dam - a shot I've wanted ... (more)

Most of the South Branch Valley's roster, a SD18/GP9/SD18/GP9/SD18 combination, is in charge of a healthy-sized train north of Moorefield on this muggy spring day. Some of the cows look on with in... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Night Gas grinds upgrade on an early autumn evening, just a few miles from Missoula, and at the start of a long journey to Thompson Falls. Tucked between the Night Gas' regular... (more)

A rolling meet in Akron presents a contrast in "wide-nose" technology. My money is on the FPA4 for the better-looking of the pair.

A westbound train crosses the Monongahela River in Munhall, Pennsylvania. Some relics from Pittsburgh's days as the heart of the steel-making industry sit near the bank of the river.

Brand new GE products trot past Amtrak's locomotive facility.