Relics of N&W heritage stand along the Hagerstown District as the Milky Way pivots across the Southern sky on a quiet night in rural Virginia.

Approach, Clear, Galaxy.

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Ancient Semaphores guard the the galactic core of the Milky Way as i... (more)

The classic ATSF semaphore signals still stand tall under the cool night stars, including the Milky Way Galaxy, just as the moon begins to climb above the New Mexico hilltops to light up the baron... (more)

It is about 2:00 in the morning as a northbound KCS coal train, led by Union Pacific 8752, sits in the siding at Page. The train was stopped for a couple hours waiting for two southbound KCS trai... (more)

Its 5am and Eastern Kentucky is waking up. The core of our galaxy is rising over the classic C&O cantilever that faithfully keeps its watch over the Big Sandy Subdivision, as it's done for over ha... (more)

The now truly endangered Searchlight Signals, show a restricted proceed aspect with a westbound approaching the siding switch. The clear night sky yields a vibrant Milky Way as dawn draws near.

Brand new UP 9103 sits on a cold dark night at Picacho waiting for their switchman to hop back on and head west.

One of the last Color Position Light signals in the Cincinnati region displays a stop indication as the "Super Blood Wolf Moon" passes overhead. The C&O era name "OB" refers to... (more)

Pennsylvania Railroad Middle Division PT 174 Horningford, Pennsylvania

Summer nights in the New River Gorge... With the milky way overhead, eastbound export coal loads slice through the darkness at Claremont along CSX's New River mainline in southern West Virginia. T... (more)

An old crossbuck sign is lit by nothing but the Milky Way galaxy.

The Clinchfield signals at Elkhorn City shine their colors into the night as the Milky Way twinkles dimly overhead.

On a cool, summer, night along Arizona's high country, the milky way is shining bright over the dark sky. In the mist of the peacefulness of a quiet desert, a BNSF intermodal train slowly rolls up... (more)