Arriving around 10:00 pm, Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops at the Flagstaff station to drop off and pick up passengers. It's a busy night and in a short amount of time, the chief is gaining speed a... (more)

A rainbow image is created by a mixture of CSX power and assorted hoppers, while Q514 travels at light speed over the Lineville Subdivision.

In CSX Tilford Yard surrounded by a jungle of steel cars and rail, a Norfolk Southern Dash 9 stealthy creeps alone as if looking for a way out.

An intermodal train stands at a halt on track 2, while a thunderous coal train maneuvers through JR Mapp with two headend units and one on the rear (CSXT#711).

Tons of coal move behind the power of a CSX ET44 unit and a couple of veterans. Sometimes running with two engines up front and a DPU on the rear, today its configuration has all power on the hea... (more)

After another days journey of the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, the train resides next to the restored depot, awaiting the next days trip. Sightseers will board at 11:00am and travel to the towns M... (more)

Mixed freight heads north on the Lineville Sub, lead by CSX No. 7721 and two other GE units. The trio of yn2 painted scheme units pass a rock quarry being built. The nearest track, is the loading ... (more)

All the way from Jacksonville, FL containers roll north on steel rails behind a "Bright Future" trio of GE power. This paint scheme, has been on these engines since the early 90's and a... (more)

Some Ballast Regulators are running and waiting to get to work, while containers are set and ready for pick up. A massive intermodal train (225 cars) moves over the mainline with a DPU in the mid... (more)

The sun barely rises above the treetops, shining on CSX train Q647 as it makes a brief stop in the siding for CSX Q126.

Racing north with autoracks, a couple of Norfolk Southern Thoroughbreds prepare to pass Whitaker Yard as they exit the city of Austell.

The sun rises on a new day in the Powder River Basin as trains keep rolling. BNSF and Union Pacific serve this vast land day in and day out. Wasting no time, a couple of BNSF locomotives transpor... (more)

It's been a nice trip over to East Chattanooga yard for today's local and now we head back to Grand Junction. On our way, we make a second trip through the Missionary Ridge Tunnel. The engineer c... (more)

Still pulling strong, is CSXT No. 8153 after decades of moving freight. With its reliability and versatility the SD40-2 has no problem leading this auto train north with a little help from Union ... (more)

Autos head through Roanoke passing underneath one of the Lineville Subdivision old wooden bridges. Several miles south of here, is grain train 210 which will be combined with this one.