A SB Amtrak Pacific Surfliner skirts the Pacific Ocean on its way to San Diego from LA. When we saw the headlight in the distance, we thought it was ATSF 3751 since it seemed about the right time... (more)

SP 4449 cross the Two Medicine bridge, a classic shot on the line over Marias Pass. This was worth the trip from Texas.

A clash of horsepower: A W&LE yard job kicks cars at the west end of Brewster Yard as the Amish wait patiently to cross the tracks at Alabama Ave. The profile of the former Southern GP35 is a st... (more)

While the train made it to Spokane, the work didn't stop there as a team of mechanics swarm over the steam-driven beast like a well-oiled machine (yes, pun intended).

The CEMEX GEVO has finally been caught out in the open at the Balcones Plant in Dittlinger, TX. This GEVO is one heck of a piece of power for a shortline/industrial switcher. I sure do hope that ... (more)

Watco power tied up for the holiday weekend in north Austin.

EMD's SD70ACe-P4 demos are switched at the east end of remote Timpas siding after a day of testing with BNSF's R&D test cars. The mostly silent (except for Amtrak's SW Chief) Raton Sub provides a... (more)

A former BN SD40-2 adorned in a neat paint scheme is the switcher at the elevator in Avalon, WI alongside WSOR's Fox Lake Sub.

The Hondo Railway's newest locomotive, GP50 #1978, idles waiting to make the next switch at this transload facility.

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr curves through Thompson Springs, UT on its way to Chicago with two brand new Siemens ACS-64 electric motors in tow. A pleasant surprise while waiting for the ... (more)

Pickens Railroad 9501, an ex-CSX MoW unit, sits truck-less, engine-less, and missing a couple of other components. PICK 9507, at right, has recently been repainted. Before vs. After

Q541 heads south toward Union City, GA under NS's Inman Yard in Atlanta, GA.

A BNSF trackage rights train speeds along the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake toward the Salt Lake City area and a transfer from ex-WP to ex-DRGW tracks.

MARC 7100 is nothing more than a glorified cab car.

UP's E9s pinch hit for the injured 844 as they cross the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels, TX. In just a minute, they will make a whistlestop at the local railroad museum. Only minutes after thi... (more)