A GMQX EMD SW9 switcher shuffles empty cars around the main plant area. Over the next few days these cars will be loaded and then passed off to the Union Pacific as a unit train.

NJ Transit GP40PH-2 4109 is seen on display in the diesel shop within the MMC. The unit was freshly painted into as-delivered Central Railroad of New Jersey solid blue and yellow paint in celebra... (more)

A couple of U18Bs bracket a U36B/slug set as a crew switches at Mulberry.

Patience is a Virtue

A short, unidentified intermodal train fills the center arc of the Horseshoe Curve above Altoona, PA. On the east leg, if you squint hard enough, you'll see the ... (more)

In Potrerillos, near Diego de Almagro town in northern Chile, the sun has been hidden between the hills of the Andes mountain, the night has already begun, and trains of FERRONOR railway continue ... (more)

Flying with the Flyer! MBTA Commuter Rail CapeFLYER has been well received by weekend travelers to Cape Cod. On July 8, 2018, the Sunday morning run heads towards Hyannis as it crosses the Cape Co... (more)

A shot from Cochrane Shops as Ontario Northland's newly acquired APCU's 221 and 220 are being worked on by support workers from NRE on 2 track April 6, 2019.

An eastbound coal train sneaks thru the high water in downtown Burlington. The Mississippi River crested on June 2nd at 24.48 feet. The crest was the 3rd highest crest on record with the record of... (more)

On one of the nicest Easter Sundays in the Chicago area in decades, a UP SD70ACe-T4 sits at the EMD LaGrange facility.

The Infiernillo Canyon

The picture shows the entire area at and below the famous Infiernillo Bridge. At this point, the Rio Rimac Valley (Rimac River) becomes very narrow between s... (more)

Two of NJ Transit’s ALP locomotives have been wrapped in heritage schemes in honor of their 40th anniversary. Here is the Pennsylvania (ALP-46A 4636) posing outside the loco shop on the day of it’... (more)

New England Central continues to recover from last month's CN strike and traffic levels remain extremely high. Cold weather and snow cause some delays to switching, throwing the normally nocturna... (more)

A westbound BNSF vehicle train curves along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River as it exits Tunnel 4 just east of West Glacier (Belton), Montana, on October 10, 2018, surrounded by the beauty of... (more)

The control stand of the BN U30C at IRM.

After a month long and successful trip through the mid-west states, UP 4014 arrives back in Cheyenne for some well needed cleaning and maintenance. Kudos to the whole UP steam team that showed of... (more)