If there was one "signature" shot I had to identify on the Great Western Railway between Shaunavon and Assiniboia, it would hands down be at Ponteix. Ever since seeing photos of the GWR... (more)

Winchester & Western leased this SD9 from the Black River & Western for approximately a year. The railroad was looking for larger power than its stable of GP9/10s, and this type seemed like a nat... (more)

About as close to live as you can get, it's a heavy lift day in Chattanooga. Crews from the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM), FMW Solutions, and local crane operators begin to lift a heavy... (more)

Modesto & Empire Traction's 11pm Job has just picked up nearly 100 cars from the Union Pacific interchange in downtown Modesto and is headed onto the railroad's trackage, which begins with a few b... (more)

Ranked in top 10 most beautiful train rides in the world

I certainly didn't plan it that way, but a neat shot from 11-11-11. The lone survivor of a very short-lived Conrail marketing plan-- Conrail Express. Much as airlines do with their regional part... (more)

If you blinked, you missed this one. CSX leased its Cowen and Pickens Subdivisions west of Grafton to Watco, operating as the Appalachian & Ohio Railroad. This was a pretty significant acquisiti... (more)

Job 2 is on the western outskirts of Millinocket very early on a Saturday morning. No stop at Jackman this day has Job 2 almost home and it's barely even 6am, likely to the delight of the crew.

Kyle deadline shortly after RailAmerica takeover

A trip I waited far too long to make, but thankfully did in 2016. The MLWs were almost gone at this point, but still putting in their final days. Most of the crews hated the M420Ws at this point a... (more)

A traction motor change in progress at the GWRS shop in Assinaboia, SK. This B23-7's paint scheme was applied by the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad in the US, and patched by the GWRS upon purchase. ... (more)

The Beech Mountain Railroad is a small coal hauling railroad deep in the mountains of West Virginia. It toils away in relative obscurity, often quite difficult to catch as it can be days, weeks, ... (more)

That must be one hot car of woodchips! Well, as a matter of fact, it is. Knoxville & Cumberland Gap Railroad (KXCG) is one of RJ Corman's newest operations, assuming operations of two separate NS... (more)

Destination Canada? Hard to say. This is a unique former Canadian Pacific "horse car" once used by the RCMP to transport horses to their shows across Canada. It is one of three to the be... (more)

After UP leased the Clifton branch north of Lordsburg, NM to the AZER, trackage rights were included. This arrangement finds an AZER train entering the UP Sunset Route at Bowie, AZ in the morning... (more)