Local Snow Switching. A unique angle on the west end of Oakley Yard at the I-71 bridge. Frigid temps and crisp winter light greet the evening, when most switching operations begin.

FEC 414 undergoes maintenance at the New Smyrna Beach shops.

With lights out of the yard and onto the Missabe sub for the trip back to Proctor, three BLE motors start pulling.

Blue hour arrival at Biwabik to wait for a northbound before heading off into the darkness towards Two Harbors and home.

Amtrak P048-19 is blowing up the snow as they head eastbound through Clyde Savannah NY bound for Boston MA 1-20-24.

Amtrak P063-20 is blowing up snow as they head westbound through Clyde Savannah NY bound for Toronto ON 1-20-24.

We made a stop on our way back to Florida in Bluefield to wait out some of the snow such is this train was doing. The area was quite busy with 6 movements inside of an hour.

The Sugar Express' rare mileage train pauses on the Bryant Yard lead to take on water. Today's excursion took passengers along the FEC K Branch on the east side of Lake Okeechobee.

The Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train passes by the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver, Colorado as a Colorado sunrise provides a colorful sky.

The California Zephyr winds its way through the BNSF's Denver Yard as it heads towards Denver's Union Station.

Lately old age and muscular dystrophy are making it hard to get out there and catch trains, so I've pretty much given up on it. However a parked train (or in this case a Jordan Spreader) is very e... (more)

A single AC44C6M leads NS 272 by Flat Top yard on the Pokey.

Florida East Coast 714, the first engine to receive the current Champions paint scheme back in 2012, sits at the New Smyrna Beach diesel repair shops. Inside the building, a gathering of employee... (more)

Colorado Railroad Museum Engine #20

BN 6607, former GN F45 no.434, waits its turn for servicing at BN's Auburn, WA diesel shops, most likely after arriving from a trip over Stampede Pass. The loco was built in June 1969 and would wo... (more)