NS Train 33J eases to a stop at De Witt as they wait for NS Decatur Dispatcher to throw the switch a couple times after receiving a failure and a track light at this location.

After receivin... (more)

Knocking down the southend signal, three General Electric CSX engines roar through a grade crossing in the cool night air with Jacksonville, FL bound containers.

The Union Pacific had these unique block indicators near many of their depots. These were at the Columbus, NE depot in June of 1989.

One of the last remaining US&S doll arm signals on the Lineville sub continues to stand tall in the blue hour light as it protects the north end of Pyne siding. CTC controlled signals have been d... (more)

Not only was the CNW unique with its left hand running of trains, but they also had unique semaphores on many of their lines. Although they probably could have lasted many more years, most were go... (more)

The signal at the southend of Standing Rock, gets illuminated by a fast Q680. Passing with a high green, it keeps a steady speed of 50mph until arriving at the northend were it will decrease spee... (more)

All Clear Ahead!
The north end of Cordele siding on the NS Macon District shows both versions of a "clear" signal this evening which indicate that there are no trains between here and... (more)

Streaking by at 50mph through the night air, a Birmingham, AL bound Q680 knocks down the signal at the southend of Standing Rock. This old weather beaten US&S color light signal has protected the... (more)

The Milwaukee Road used to cross the DSS&A at a little known junction in the UP of Michigan named Sidnaw. Only the E&LS crosses here in 2000, but the signals remain in place, hoping for one last t... (more)

Changing of the guard. A gloomy day is made even gloomier by the presence of new signals at St. Francis, WI. in December of 1986. Soon the semaphores would be no more. This is not the first change... (more)

What's wrong with this picture? Well, I've seen a lot of railroad signals but none with wire covering the lenses. This looks to be a serious case of vandalism. The lower head of this triple head ... (more)

The silhouette of a US&S color light signal stands out against the reddish sky of an afternoon sunset at the south end of Standing Rock siding. This scene won't be around much longer though, as t... (more)

An ancient smashboard used to govern the crossing of the Milwaukee Road and the C&NW in Plymouth, WI. The C&NW no longer went north thru the crossing so the smashboard slowly deteriorated, first l... (more)

They say bacon makes everything better.... WRRS wig-wags guard a snowy crossing to the Patrick Cudahy plant, home of Sweet Applewood Bacon. These wig wags on CNW's Old Line were the last ones in t... (more)

The westbound Lake Shore Limited passes under the ancient New York Central signals on a well lit night thanks to a bright moon. These signals have since fallen victim to PTC and associated upgrad... (more)