Snow covered tree branches in the Animas Canyon frame the Durango & Silverton's Cascade Canyon Express as it crosses the high bridge on its way back to Durango.

Norfolk Southern's Wabash heritage unit awaits its next assignment in Union Pacific's Dolores Yard in Carson, CA. Note all the store UP power to the side.

The Conductor (or the Assistant Conductor?) on Amtrak train 19, the southbound Crescent (running 1 hour 15 minutes behind schedule), has lined the hand-operated switch into the station and ... (more)

Bridge to nowhere...This is all that's left of an industrial siding off the former Clinchfield RR just north of Marion NC. The siding served the American Thread Company, now known as Coats North A... (more)

Wind and Winter

Eastbound and into the turn at Crescent the HPVODEN1 is leaning into the high winds and sub zero windchill which is blowing the camera man off the rock overlook... (more)

RILX 4310 is seen here on the main at Sumner ready to depart for a days work after recently being painted back into the Rock Island blue and white scheme.

The camera is facing east towards Chinatown looking through the old ATSF coach yard.....last time I was here a few years ago we got chased out by local gang bangers.........of course ALL this is g... (more)

Although this is listed as an EMD SW1, it's really an EMC SW1, from before EMC was purchased by GM. Beautifully restored by the folks at SCRM, SP 1006 has just shoved its train to the end of track... (more)

A Chesapeake and Ohio Mallet runs again! WMSR / C&O 1309 is fired up and takes its first steps outside of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's shops in Ridgeley. Constructed in 1949, C&O 1309 ... (more)

It was the morning of Aug 14, 2020 around 5am or so the southbound massive CSX Q581-13 (Nashville,TN-Hamlet,NC) was making it's journey south on the Western & Atlantic til the train ran 35 cars ... (more)

The first public outing of the 148, bringing in the seasons first harvest of sugarcane to their processing plant in Clewiston. A small gathering was held with US Sugar employees and the good folk... (more)

A Texas-bound Utility Fuels (UFIX) coal train is slowing to a halt in Palmer Lake, Colorado. After the entire train is on the single-track, the helpers will push the caboose back a few hundred yar... (more)

Fall color at Cement Wall. Deep in the Animas River Canyon, a Silverton Mixed Train behind D&RGW #473 charges north with some loads for the residents and businesses in Silverton, passing th... (more)

A CN crew spots ore cars at ore dock number 6 while a BNSF switch job rolls past underneath. Two vessels from Canadian company Lower Lakes Towing are loading at the dock (Manitoulin and Michipicot... (more)