A rare unit any way you cut it, but this one was even more rare. It was bought new by a shortline. Yes, it has a little boo boo on the pilot.

A light engine moves heads east, about to cross the C&O.

Taken out of State Line Tower in the Hey Days of such a great railroad junction. Which has no resemblance of what this great location represents today. The odds of replacating this photo are long... (more)

loaded copper concentrate train leaving Ray Mine near Ray Jct, AZ

Long shadows forced me to go vertical on this shot, but I can't complain with the results.

westbound copper ore train on Kennecott Copper RR coming from Ray Mine to interchange train to SP at Ray Jct, AZ

While waiting for my Amtrak train to arrive, I shot this pair of GP's under the yard lights in Staples. The crew would take this train east ahead of Amtrak which signaled my train would be runnin... (more)

The P-Line local heads north on a beautiful cloudless morning with a pair of geeps. The small bridge crosses a glorified drainage ditch located in Moorhead.

a set of light power backs into the yard after coming out as far as the IC bridge.

CSXT 4290 is one of only 14 GP39's on CSX's roster and has been in Willard for more than 2 years now on yard duty. 2255 is to the left and working another yard job while Q291 is ready to depart on... (more)

Yard job, Y290-30 works Clark Avenue Yard, servicing Mittal Steel.

Ramming Speed!!! - That's what I heard over the radio, and the chase was on. Road and weather conditions allowed for this pace shot just before "Stop Stop Stop" was heard. Apparently the Snowplow ... (more)

Crew 4 is about to pull into the north end of Auburn Yard.

Train OT1 runs slowly through the dumper at hayden as each of its 60 cars deposits it load of copper ore into the ASARCO feed stream.