A Canadian Conquering The Loop. Canadian National No. 5745, an EMD SD75I built in 1997, is enjoying a warmer climate this winter as it shoves hard on the rear of a southbound Union Pacific ... (more)

CN 5745 looks out of place in Central/Southern California as it shoves hard on the rear of a Union Pacific, West Colton-bound manifest that has just begun to tackle the grades of Tehachapi as it l... (more)

Winter on Tehachapi's Northern Slope. While Tehachapi's southern slope is known to receive the occasional dusting of snow if the timing is right, the lower elevation of the lower slope make... (more)

Canadian National No. 5745, an EMD SD75I built in 1997, is far from home as it brings up the rear of a of a West Colton-bound manifest that is tackling the Tehachapi Loop on a cold, winter's day o... (more)

This sign hasn't changed since I was a kid.

Still Blue.The most recent addition to the fleet, SLRS 104 (ex-CPGP, née-MKT 15, SW1200, EMD, 2/1952) was brought to the SMS Rail Lines property in Logan Township, New Jersey from the now ... (more)

ATSF in NJ. Consciously still in the Santa Fe blue and yellow paint scheme as a tribute, SLRS 4211 (née-ATSF 6354, B23-7, GE, 4/1978) was switching cars on the PU-1 job near Pedricktown Ro... (more)

NS 1186 leads a westbound ISILB3 at Banning in the late afternoon.

Lancaster and Chester crew works the industries on the East Chester trackage on a gorgeous autumn day in 2013. She was built in 1966 as Detroit Toledo & Ironton (DTI) 201


to Grand... (more)

NS 3622 leads an Englewood to Roseville manifest at Redlands.

Electric City Trolley Museum's former Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co. Brill Master Unit #80 crossing Cedar Avenue. Number 80 is heading back to Steamtown with the first Santa on the Troll... (more)

BNSF train Q NSABAR6 05 heads through Ludlow, CA westbound on Main #1 behind an NS motor.

NS ES44AC 8005 leads an intermodal train from the NS at Chicago west on BNSF's Needles Sub at the east end of Danby.

NS ES44AC 8005 climbs the hill west of Ibis on BNSF's Needles Sub with a stack train for Barstow in tow.

Built as Milwaukee 2200, then making stops at DM&E and then Indiana Railroad, this DeBruce Grain loco has established residence at these grain elevators since at least 2006.