Kicking up a cloud of dust from freshly laid ballast, a westbound empty coal train approaches West End Pemberville as the sun sets and rain clouds move in.

Passing under classic Southern Railway double-track signal bridge; headed for Lynchburg

Passing under classic Southern Railway double-track signal bridge; following Amtrak 147

With a brilliant sunset, I dashed to a few semaphore locations this evening trying to capture the various moods the waning light evoked.

The sun is rising on another day on the Mendota Sub near the small township of Meriden. These classic CB&Q signals litter this subdivision from Galesburg, IL, to Aurora, IL, on the 120 miles of th... (more)

Clear, south on two

6:36 AM - Amtrak at Ashtabula - slightly behind schedule the Lake Shore Limited races towards Erie, Pa. and the sunrise.

A late summer storm rolls across Indiana displaying one of the most spectacular light shows I've ever seen. There was a few times that I thought to myself "Am I totally out of my mind for shooting... (more)

A wide angle view of the typical C&O scene in Alderson.

An eastbound rack train waits to leave town on Christmas Eve.

Pocket streamliner. PRR 5711 and 5809 lead three cars through the PRR position light signals at MP 273, just north of Dalmatia on the former Buffalo-Harrisburg line.

This photo is dedicated to the memory of Roger Rassche, fellow railfan, photographer and modeler, who passed the next day after this image was taken. You're in a better place now Roger, but a l... (more)

Inspired by a photo from David Honan and the "star wars" effect shows the classic C&O pole signal at Indian displaying a rather odd and rare "double approach" indication as a heavy snow falls from... (more)

A dwarf signal protecting the W.E. of Coal River Siding displays a red aspect on this cloudy night. Photo taken with permission.

On this spectacular October day in 2003, the brilliant colors of autumn in Upstate New York couldn't disguise the fact that Canadian Pacific's ex-D&H Albany Main was slowly being reclaimed by natu... (more)