B101 roars west by auto 435 with 6964 leading

B101 roars towards the Hoosac Tunnel with 6964 leading

13R races south just before sunset after following a very late 289 southward.

B100 rolling through Charlemont with 6957 leading

27A blows across the Potomac River as NS 955 had to wait about a mile south on the siding. The lead unit is a relatively clean rebuild. Note the peaking redbud tree in the foreground.

NS 8099, the "Southern" heritage unit, shoots through The Plains, Virginia on the return trip from the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Actor Robert Duvall actually lives right around ... (more)

NS 12Z with blasts north on the Lurgan Branch in nice morning light with both the "Virginian" and "Conrail" heritage units. Also note the PC and CR gons behind the locomotives.

2816 sweeps through Valley City on the long climb up the grade. In the background, the Hi-Line trestle is visible, taking BNSF trains over the city. The climb up this hill was challenging, for som... (more)

After a meet with 445, 2816 continues east through the North Dakota countryside near Velva. There's plenty of old codeline still to be found on this portion of the ex SOO main.

14,000 tons are on the drawbar of the BNSF 712 as it pulls a Kansas City, KS to Barstow, CA manifest train over Yampai Hill. With a 3x2x1 power configuration, the KCKBAR still struggles up the 1.4... (more)

An eastbound Z-train snakes its way through Crozier Canyon as it grinds up the 1.4% grade of the canyon.

CP 2816 heads east out of Minot on the morning of May Day, continuing its long journey down to Mexico City. The long drive from near the twin cities to Minot had paid off, with a perfect morning h... (more)

Re 460 # 006 of the SBB pulls the IR 1969 of the line IR36 from Basel via Rheinfelden-Frick-Brugg-Baden to Zürich, on the Bözberg south ramp near Umiken, between Villnachern and Brugg AG.

Metro-North's 40th Anniversary Penn Central heritage unit pushing train 874 through Croton-on-Hudson.

CPKC 118-01 eases into Marathon alongside Lake Superior

One of Metra’s “new” SD70MAC passenger rebuilds taking charge of this pre-rush outbound.

For the second time in the past month, Amtraks New Orleans to Chicago train has experienced locomotive issues, causing CN to send a rescue pilot to drag the set to Chicago. Todays rescue sports a ... (more)

In the final hours of sunlight, CNs Kirk to Glenn yard transfer rumbles along the lakefront with a pair of Illinois Central SD70s for power.

CN 500 has lifted four hoppers at Ardent Mills and is getting ready to lift two more from another track.

Two GEVO's in the new Grupo Transportes Livery power 105 out of Bunnell

A walk along a public bike path next to the Seminole Gulf Railroad yard in Fort Myers revealed all that remains of SGRL 501. I don't know if it is going to be rebuilt or if it is being used for p... (more)

The CPKC Golden Spike Special roars eastbound out of Sawyer, ND.

Test Trains. Department of Transportation U30C no. 001 is seen on display with other equipment at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. The locomotive worked for many years at ... (more)

Santa Fe On Display. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 "Northern" no. 2912 is seen on display at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado. Built in January 1944, the lo... (more)

Royal Gorge at Rest. Royal Gorge Route Railroad locomotives 728 and 402 are seen resting at the railroad's maintenance facility in Cañon City, Colorado, along with a few other F-units.... (more)

CP 8063 leads train 100 east through Edworthy Park in Calgary.

A southbound mix of intermodal and autoracks passes by the University of Georgia animal science farm located near the UGA Tifton campus. With the sunlight quickly fading, this would be the last t... (more)

Intermodal Storm Chaser | Dark clouds loom over the town of Aurora, MO where an eastbound intermodal train is cruising along on the mostly cloudy morning of Saturday, May 4, 2024.

The days are getting shorter however the sun still rises early as CP 8823 emerges from the shadows into brilliant morning sunshine approaching Trenton.

Midwest Morning | A well-used SD70ACe and a "warbonnet" dash-9 lead a westbound manifest freight train through Aurora, MO shortly after a quick rain shower on the morning of Satur... (more)