In the midst of a heavy summer downpour, CSX autorack train Q217 hurries across the Potomac River bridge into downtown Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Minutes later, the rain would stop, but the clo... (more)

On a hot and sunny spring day, NS 172 curves around toward Inman Yard after crossing the Chattahoochee River into Atlanta. Leading the way is Norfolk Southern heritage ES44AC 8114.

The four engines are lined up for the test-shoot before the Streamliners event at the end of May. ACL 501 has actually been pulled out of the roundhouse for the event, representing one of the two ... (more)

With three private cars in tow, two of RBMN's finest have this OCS well in hand as they pass Pulpit Rock along the Schuylkill River just south of Port Clinton. Once the site where sermons were giv... (more)

NS 748 slides downhill through the Loops, seen here at Round Knob. Dynamics are howling and brake shoe smoke is filling the valley as three units hold their 14,000-ton loaded coal train at a stead... (more)

After an incredibly successful day on the Pocahontas Division, I didn't think the weekend could get much better until a message came saying that this unit was set to lead the Gainesville, GA-Green... (more)

Diverging under the clearly endangered Southern Railway signals at Red Lane, hotshot intermodal 221 has made a speedy run down the southern portion of the Piedmont Division. The AC power in the fo... (more)

The J crosses over the Roanoke River on the Southern's Piedmont Division mainline as it leads its first excursion of the millennium to Roanoke. Before getting off of this bridge, the train will cr... (more)

Despite its poor physical state, Savannah & Atlanta Pacific 750 looks wonderful in the main exhibit hall at the Southeastern Railway Museum. Originally built for the Florida East Coast and used on... (more)

History was made at 5:34pm on this day as N&W Class J 611's wheels turned under her own power for the first time in 20 years and 153 days. It's smiles all around, both for the crew and those of us... (more)

Ex-Southern FP7 6143 brings the entire in-service passenger fleet to a stop in front of the Civil War-era jail turned railroad shop. Those numberboards are a nice homage to the unit's heritage.

The Friday Evening Rush is in full swing as several Metra trains move around Chicago Union Station on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Returning from its first "revenue run" under steam in 16 years, Southern Railway mike 4501 puts on a show as it crosses Chickamauga Creek just west of the Grand Junction station and wye. Thanks to... (more)

The North Reading Roustabout, a turn job out of North Reading, takes a pause in West Cressona while traffic ahead clears up. The crew has a lengthy mixed train to yard before picking up the outbou... (more)

On February 26, Reading and Northern's C&S crews cut in the new Tamaqua Interlocking, which utilizes former Reading Company hardware that has been restored and placed back into service. For the fi... (more)