A westbound NS train crawls through Letchworth state park, over the High Falls of the Genesee River on a wet October morning.

Sister locomotives from Mid-Michigan and Grand Rapids Eastern sun themselves by the mud puddle in Muskegon's North Yard. These locomotives date from the RailTex era, way back when the railroad sti... (more)

While it looks like the Susy-Q shops, these Alcos belong to the Livonia Avon & Lakeville.

An eastbound merchandise train blasts over the Clark Fork River in the aptly-named town of Paradise, Montana.

"Four to the joint." An engineer eases a string of covered hoppers down an industrial lead near Fostoria's Iron Triangle.

A westbound train crosses the Monongahela River in Munhall, Pennsylvania at daybreak. Carrie Furnace, a relic from Pittsburgh's halcyon days as the steel-making capitol of the world, stands abando... (more)

True Heritage is bleeding through in the form of blue paint. UPY 720 was born as Missouri Pacific 1720.

F is for freight. Two of the last F-Units in regular freight service ply the rails of Ontario's Goderich & Exeter Railway. The units enjoyed such a long service life because their rounded contour... (more)

Now in Negaunee, 3074 leads her train past the Great Negaunee Appliance Pile. Massive tailings piles on the horizon tower above the surrounding communities.

I don't nomally do Black & White, but I think this one turned out.

A classic Chicago photo spot. Developers have stacked another thirty story skyscraper in this area that now casts shadows on the tracks in the later afternoon.

This view from the yard office shows the switch crew at work on the right. At the upper left is a set of locomotives on the ready track outside the diesel shop. The locomotives at top center are i... (more)

A time-honored tradition: a mother sees her daughter and a friend off on a Chicago-bound Hiawatha at the Sturtevant, Wisconsin station.

Amtrak California's network of busses rivals its rail network for size, and helps funnel riders to the trains.