About as far away from the CSX mainline as you can get in the backwoods of southern West Virginia, an empty coal train led by CSXT 3133 navigates sharp curves, thick fog, and tight clearances thro... (more)

A DPU-equipped grain and loaded coal train illuminates a tied down ethanol train at the east end of Handley Yard. Soon, the 200+ car train will begin its assault on New River, while the ethanol tr... (more)

THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL A westbound is about to exit the Harpers Ferry Tunnel under Maryland Heights. *Note, did clone out some wires*

CSX Q693 has nearly completed its crew run across CSX's ex-C&O Big Sandy Subdivision as it silhouettes the leaning C&O cantilever signal at FO Cabin shortly after sunset on June 1.

CSX D791, the local Winchester to Brunswick local makes its way east near Summit Point, WV. The head lights of the oncoming train illuminate the moisture and low clouds.

MILLVILLE APPROACH D791 sits just out of sight awaiting confirmation from the CSX BB Dispatcher to proceed east through Millville, WV. Meanwhile, the quarry crews had just taken a cut of empties... (more)

The sun has just dipped below the rolling hills of the Tehachapis as BNSF 5684 peaks into view on the east end of tunnel 3, above Bealville.

The engineer on this loaded ethanol train left Waterloo about 10 miles back. Thru the ups and downs the train hasn't gone much over 40mph with the throttle in the left corner. In this sag the trai... (more)

Well this morning was a classic example how working for the railroad and taking pictures are at the complete ends of the spectrum for me. After spending 10 hours on a all night M337 from Chicago t... (more)

CSX manifest Q692 lights up SK Cabin on the Big Sandy Sub a couple hours before dawn.

Early when only a few SD70Ms roamed the UP system, UP 4000 is captured as the sun sets leading the IAPOA-19 at James, CA.

A blazing red sky explodes over Missouri as an empty westbound coal train roars across the countryside with an SD70ACe on the point and an SD70MAC trailing.

After meeting NS 304 at London, NS 130 is rolling east at Glade Run. Glade Run, MP 158 has a High Clearance detector, as well as a Hot Box and Dragging Equipment Detector. This is one of the few r... (more)

Rounding a twenty-degree curve on a 1.7% uphill grade, H802 with 2 AC's and 37 loads of coal are down to 3mph on wet rail.

20A stalled coming up the West Slope due to an engine failure which then bunched up the east bounds. A helper set was sent to rescue the distressed train. Once together they continued east and her... (more)