Eastern Idaho Railroad's local out of Rupert for Jerome is just a few miles east of Jerome and moving at a pretty good clip despite the lack of a full ballast shoulder.

Eastbound Hartwell train over the original line to Airline Jct and downtown Hartwell traverses the roller coaster trackage along Bethany Bowersville Road. Storage cars are often stored on this lin... (more)

Dual-Mode 520 in the lead heading over North Main Street. Montauk bound train seconds from station platform.

The DGNO Miller Turn passing CPT 215 with the common Dallas Scene in the background.

Imagine you had these little beauties, a vintage freight train, several miles of track, plenty of time and a cooperative, friendly crew. Yes, it was a nice day. I’d trade 10 fantrips for one g... (more)

Outbound power consist has a variety known to older folks as “a duke’s mixture”. Anybody know the origin of that expression?

With a very light snow falling and the sun trying its best to break out, detour St Lawrence & Atlantic 394 rolls across the trestle at Eastman

LSBC 4, a former Pennsy GP7, is seen with a former Burlington Northern Geep on the former Rock Island. Note that the nose of LSBC 4 depicts many of the customers near Lake Calumet that the railro... (more)

New Hope Freight? No, just Pennsylvania Northeastern using New Hope power since PN is short a engine, seen here is the Rushland Quarry Job, which they use an old tipping platform to Dump Stone fr... (more)

Three EMD's lead the B&P's RISI north in Cyclone, PA, passing over the abandoned Mt. Jewett, Kinzua, & Ritterville railroad right of way.

Locomotives:
BPRR 458 SD45-2
BPRR 3341 SD40-... (more)

ACWR 200 headed east to interchange with the CSX in Aberdeen, NC

Detour St Lawrence & Atlantic 393 hustles through Delson on its way to Montreal on a mild morning.

Black Hills Central #104....the BHCR's OTHER engine. The Black Hills Central has several steam locomotives, but as of 2017, only two of them are operable. The primary engine is the Compoun... (more)

Laurinburg & Southern Through the Streets: There is something about a train running through a residential neighborhood that just exudes "coolness" in my opinion. Such is the case with a... (more)

While slowly crossing the massive bridge over Lake Benewah, which interrupts the thick pine forests along the route, you'll notice the conductor has come out and is talking with the fisherman belo... (more)