NS's power shortage has made for a colorful fall on this portion of NS's Central Division in terms of all the leased power running around. Former BN SD40-2 7092 leads a westbound Frisco Turn into ... (more)
The three head end SD70MACs on this Seward-bound export coal train are about to cross Upper Trail Lake just north of Moose Pass, Alaska as seen from a Cessna 182 float plane. To see a railroad pas... (more)
Northbound Whittier-Anchorage freight crossing Twenty Mile River at Portage, AK on a beautiful late summer day in the 49th state.
The wide open spaces and towering mountain scenery of the Turnagain Arm provide a nice backdrop as the sun sets on the horizon as seen from the north siding switch at Brookman, Alaska. Railroading... (more)
A pair of ARR GP40-2s shove a ballast train northbound at Nancy, AK with a couple of misc. bad order cars on the head end giving a somewhat unique appearance.
ARR 3014 leads a Seward bound freight train about to pass under the Seward Highway at Bird Point, Alaska.
Sister Lima Berkshires 1225 and 765 pose side by side during a Lerro Productions night photo session in August 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso. NKP 765 will return to Owosso in O... (more)
Export coal loads from the Usibelli coal mine south of Fairbanks roll across the glacier-fed waters of Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska on a beautiful late summer day.
Alaska Railroad GP40-2s 3014 and 3012 lead a Seward-bound freight train at track speed through Portage, Alaska. The train is delivering 12 loaded diesel fuel tanks and one empty flat car to the so... (more)
With the trees beginning to show a bit of early-fall color, ARR 4325 leads the northbound Denali Star across the Riley Creek Trestle just south of the Denali Park station stop. What ... (more)
An ARR gravel train is tied down in the siding at Birchwood for the weekend on a damp late summer evening. The ARR operates 2-3 gravel trains during the summer construction season on most weekdays... (more)
The daily (summer) northbound Denali Star bound for Fairbanks leans into the 55 mph curve at Matanuska Junction as the early fall colors begin to show themselves. The two HEP-equippe... (more)
A southbound Seward export coal train rolls along the waters of Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage. The terrain here is easy going for the six SD70MACs (3 on head end, 3 on rear in DP mode) but sout... (more)
A northbound Whitter-Anchorage freight train rolls out of the tunnel at Bear Valley as it begins to skirt the glacier-fed waters of Portage Creek on the way to the wye at Portage Junction where it... (more)
ARR GP40-2s 3014 and 3012 lead a southbound Seward freight onto the wooden trestle across Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska. The crew is delivering 12 tank car loads of diesel fuel to a custo... (more)
Alaska Railroad GP40-2 3005 sits in the diesel shop facility at Anchorage Yard between assignments. The ARR locomotive shop keeps the railroad's fleet of GP38-2s, GP40-2s and SD70MACs in good work... (more)
The ARR Alaska State Fair Train is in the depot area awaiting its 1pm departure to Palmer while the Seward-bound loaded coal train's three DP SD70s roll southbound in the background. The ARR P32 c... (more)
The Alaska Railroad provides shuttle service between Anchorage and Palmer for the Alaska State Fair each year in late August and early September. A Sunday afternoon shuttle train is within a few m... (more)
Alaska RR GP40-2s 3006 and 3001, both still sporting their 1970s era black paint job, rest outside the Anchorage diesel shop on a Saturday evening. Later in the week, these two will enter company ... (more)
Doubleheaded 489 and 487 lead a Chama Steam photo freight up Cumbres Pass near Lobato, NM in October 2008 as seen from a rider gon ahead of the rear helper (#488).
An eastbound Music City Star train departs downtown Nashville heading back to Lebanon for its layover until the evening rush hour. This commuter service began in 2006 and recently has seen a 33% i... (more)
A westbound CSX empty hopper train rolls through Jasper on NS trackage rights on its way back to CSX rails at Big Stone Gap. After several months of clouds and snow it was nice to see some blue sk... (more)
It is a bit too chilly for anyone to be out on this old swing in this December scene of the westbound Frisco local behind a pair of SD40-2s. In just a few months, warm weather will return and Mr. ... (more)
Former Southern high-hood SD40-2 #3232 leads the eastbound Duffield local #T74 as it exits Natural Tunnel and is about to pass through the shorter, man-made Little Tunnel on its eastbound trip bac... (more)
Freshly repainted Knoxville Locomotive Works SW1500 1123 (former UP/SP) and Nash County Railroad SW1500 2313 (former NS/Southern) bring Knoxville & Holston River train #101 across Neyland Drive wi... (more)
Knoxville & Holston River's train 102 rolls out of downtown Knoxville with 9 cars for various customers at the Forks of the River Industrial Park as seen here at milepost 6 with the Knoxville skyl... (more)
C&TS 488 and 487 rest at the Chama engine house prior to leading a triple-header photo freight (with #489) over Cumbres Pass the following day.
Evening hostlers Brent DeBusk and Jeff Parrott move 203 around the engine shed during a night test run prior to 203's busy operations on the Three Rivers Rambler Christmas trains.
Several years ago one could see Norfolk Southern's (or Southern's) River Street Rambler freight train rolling along the cobblestone River Street in Savannah. In 2004 the City purchased the trackag... (more)
Eastbound CSX loaded coal train slowing to cutoff its manned pusher units at Watkins on NS's Appalachia District (via trackage rights) on an unusually warm November Sunday morning.
NW 611 rests on a smoke-filled night in Roanoke with a couple of workers discussing their next move. Thanks to the Virginia Museum of Transportation and Lerro Productions for this unique opportuni... (more)
The sun drops low in the sky on a picture perfect fall day in East Tennessee as a pair of CSX GEs lead a 14,500-ton Florida-bound coal train across the Tennessee River (Lake Loudon) with a glimpse... (more)
NKP 765 rolling a westbound photo freight across Delaney Road just outside of Owosso on a beautiful autumn afternoon.
A chilly October morning finds former Washington & Lincolnton 2-8-0 #203 pulling out of her shed and into the early morning sunlight to begin the day of pulling a trio of Three Rivers Rambler excu... (more)
NKP 765 leads a short freight train across King Road north of Owosso, MI during a Historic Transport Preservation photo freight charter.
NKP 765 leads a short freight train across an open field just south of Oakley, MI on a clear and cool October morning. Thanks to Historic Transport Preservation, SRI and FWRHS for a great photo fr... (more)
765's headlight cuts through the rising steam during a night photo session at the Steam Railroading Institute.
NKP 765 crew member Kelly Lynch studies the front end of the 1944-built Lima Berkshire during an evening stop at Carland, MI.
Double headed Berkshires roll southbound through a farm field north of Elsie, MI on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Central Michigan.
Pere Marquette 1225 and NKP 765 were together in West Virginia operating side-by-side on the CSX mainline for the 1991 NRHS Convention as seen more)
A pair of Alaska GP40-2s lead a southbound nearly 7,000 foot long empty container/freight train from Anchorage to Whittier to meet the arrival of the CN barge from Prince Rupert, BC with the next ... (more)
A pair of CSX ES44ACs lead a string of brand new TILX hoppers on a loaded coal train via NS trackage rights near Gate City on a crystal clear and unusually cool summer morning.
The Northbound Denali Express rolls across Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage enroute to Denali and eventually Fairbanks. While it is operating this day with a HEP-equipped SD70MAC, this trai... (more)
This former N&W SD40-2 leads the eastbound Frisco local through Gate City as dusk begins to set on an unseasonably cool July evening. With thousands of locomotives stored across the country it is ... (more)
Alaska Railroad's Seward Cruise Train is arriving at Anchorage International Airport where it will layover for a little over an hour before departing back southbound for Seward with a train load o... (more)
Restored L&N C420 1315 works in revenue freight service at the former K-25 plant on a blue sky Saturday morning in East Tennessee. Later in the day the 1315 and sister SARM C420 #2064 would take t... (more)
The southbound Coastal Classic passenger train skirts the Turnagain Arm at Indian Siding, 26 miles into its 114 mile journey to the south end of the Alaska RR at Seward. The P-30 power car ... (more)
Restored L&N 1315 works in revenue freight service at the former K-25 plant on a blue sky Saturday morning in East Tennessee. Later in the day the 1315 and sister SARM C420 #2064 would take these ... (more)
C&TS Engineer Jeremy Garcia looks ahead from rear helper K-36 #488 as the 2008 Chama Steam photo freight works upgrade near Cumbres. K-36s 489 and 487 are on the head end and 488 is shoving from t... (more)
Alaska RR GP40-2s 3014 and 3008 lead a Whittier freight southbound through this rural scene at Girdwood, Alaska enroute to the port at Whittier where their train will eventually end up on the Cana... (more)
ARR GP38-2 2005 switches the company warehouse in Anchorage Yard on a beautiful Saturday morning with the 4,396-foot Mt. Susitna rising in the background. These two tracks are used to load and unl... (more)
ARR 3014 leads a short southbound Whittier freight along the Seward Highway near Girdwood.
Four SD70MACs lead a northbound empty coal train toward Anchorage and points north seen here just before entering CTC territory south of downtown Anchorage. The train unloaded earlier this day in ... (more)
The northbound ARR McKinley Express works through Anchorage on the mainline after a quick station stop at the passenger depot. The train is enroute to McKinley Siding (Talkeetna) with a loa... (more)
Branch line railroading, Alaska style The ARR Palmer Turn runs light engine up the 10 mph Palmer Branch enroute to JD Steel at the end of the in service track to retrieve two empty gons. Se... (more)
Just a few moments after exiting the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (North America's longest railroad-highway tunnel), ARR's Glacier Discovery Train eases into the small port city of Whitti... (more)
Three Alaska RR SD70MACs (plus one more in DP mode on the rear) lead a southbound loaded coal train through Portage enroute to Seward for export to Asia. These export coal trains load at Healy on ... (more)
A pair of NS GPs lead a short T74 local westbound out of the siding at Watkins, enroute to Glenita to meet an eastbound coal train.
CSX empty hopper train N414 stretches out across Copper Creek Viaduct on its northbound trek to the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. NS's much smaller Copper Creek crossing can be seen hidden below... (more)
