Looking more like a publicity photo, this is just another day in the life of the Alaska Railroad. The ARR's sole DMU proved herself well suited to the task for which she was purchased during her ... (more)

SS 119 is cast in concrete on the side of the former NYNH&H Groton Tower. Built in the early 1920s to standard plans, the brick "pagoda" style tower was the last in active service on Amtrak in New... (more)

After swapping crews at Oakdale a southbound NS coal train is on the move crossing the Emory River. One wonders if the resident of this lovely little home is railfan? Because if they are they ce... (more)

The ubiquitous fireweed frame the northbound Denali Star on a damp summer morning in the Last Frontier. After making her station stop south of "downtown" Talkeetna, the Star accelerates through t... (more)

On a splendid late spring afternoon an empty rail train makes its way north on CSX's KD Sub (ex L&N). I was on business to Atlanta and took the opportunity to railfan in a part of the world I'd ne... (more)

A rush of warm sooty air stirs the leaves on the Kudzu and moments later a brace of big GEs charge headlong out of the darkness on the former L&N mainline. This was my first visit to the hamlet o... (more)

It may be the official last day of summer, but the kids don't seem to notice as they make the most of this splendid late September day. They are swimming in Buttermilk Bay as a lone Mass Coastal ... (more)

Former Portland Terminal Alco built in 1950 has long been a staple on the Conway Scenic. Once up for sale, she now has a new lease on life and should remain stabled in the North Country for many ... (more)

I was born too late to see the real L&N of a generation ago, but here in southern Tennessee the past comes alive. A lovingly restored Alco earns some money for the Southern Appalachia Railroad mu... (more)

What a splendid sight in the year 2009! The lovingly restored Alco earns some money for the museum as she switches loaded haz-waste cars that will ultimately be destined for interchange to... (more)

While "home" from Alaska on vacation I was fortunate to catch a loaded P&W ethanol train. While growing up in Rhode Island I spent many a night watching P&W's nocturnal freight operations as they... (more)

I was surprised one morning to spot this "original" NS covered hopper here in the Anchorage rail yard. It gave me pause for a few moments to think about how many millions of miles of rail this ol... (more)

Three proud railroaders smile as they prepare to take an old friend on one final trip. While no one of these three individuals has as many years as 1948 vintage caboose built by PC&F, collectivel... (more)

Looking like a present peeking out from around the Christmas Tree a UTAH local switches in the massive Freeport Center Industrial Park. On this snowy late winter day the UTAH crew was busy juggli... (more)

Three GP40-2s (3002, 3012, 3008) each wearing a unique paint scheme in descending order from most recent to most vintage lead a work train south along Turnagain Arm on a cold blustery Saturday. Th... (more)