Some of the rail that is framing my shot of UP 1995 and CNW 8701 in this pile dates back to 1894. These two units were brought to Altoona, WI for the 2008 Chicago & Northwestern Historical Society... (more)
At sunrise, a reroute off the C&EI heads south along the Toledo Sub. Pigeons roosting in the abandoned tower take flight as the train pounds across the NS diamond.
With a slow order at MP 52 on the Trenton Line, I figured I'd spend my time waiting at 'the junction' for the RBBB Red Unit, which wouldn't show until after dark. While waiting I caught 4 eastboun... (more)
All is quiet on this little Michigan farm as PM 1225 roars south with a mixed freight in the middle of the night. In reality, PM 1225 creeps into position for the real night photo session but I ma... (more)
A chilly late afternoon in the upper reaches of Cajon Pass finds a northbound UP manifest freight on the former SP Palmdale Cutoff, passing above the now out of service Tunnel 1 on BNSF's Cajon Su... (more)
The moon rises in the background as three ex Great Western Railway steamers gather around the water columns at Didcot shed. Since I have been asked a few questions, some notes: The Moon is real, n... (more)
A winter wonderland on the Heber Valley Railroad. Oregon Short Line 2-8-0 No. 1068 pauses for photos on the Provo River Bridge between Heber City and Charleston.
Some rough looking track heads into the hills at the northern edge of West Virginia.
An Erie built workhorse spooks a pair of local Amish workhorses (you can see the other just to the left of the barn) residing at a local farm just outside of Dalton, WI. The pair of horses had be... (more)
Two pairs of red eyes stand guard at the east end of CSX's Cumberland Yard at Mexico. Behind it sit coal train U306, yard job Y196, and NS detour train Z450, a combined NS 20E and 20K.
Z2113/ZA2114/Z2111/ZA2116 haul Pacific National Tasmania's Burnie to Boyer Paper Train south through Ross.
X54 leads streamliners CLF4, CLP10 and CLP9 through a very foggy pre-dawn at Werai Curve, with No. 5MB7 Melbourne-Brisbane superfreighter.
Following an early morning wash, water slips off the 6325's eccentric rod.
An extra runs south over the famous Shepherdstown bridge as cold air and warm water combines to create a blanket of fog on the Potomac River.
A Rio Grande GP40 leads the Oil Cans through the multiple reverse curves at Marcel.
