Meet me at the curve. Occasionally luck is on my side, although not often. However, looks like my early morning efforts were rewarded today as the head end of a mixed manifest slogs up the grade ... (more)

Fall is in the air(and on the ground, in the creeks) as the Bald Knob excursion returns to Cass.

The crew looks ahead at the Durbin Rocket speeds home.

The morning sun warms the nose of today's DL3 power in Scranton, PA.

Good morning Scranton....

Fall colors came early to WV this year. Today's Durbin Rocket returns to the depot to drop its passengers off, filling the river valley with coal smoke.

I happened to be in Moab, UT when a friend reminded me that the once a week UP potash local runs on a Friday, wait thats today! All of my previous plans for the day were now pushed to the side as ... (more)

Ball signal. In the remote area of Whitefield, NH remains what is touted as the last remaining active ball signal in the United States. Although active must be a relative term as the last train th... (more)

Clarendon and Pittsford GP16 with stacks capped catches some warmth from a golden hour sun in the Vermont Rail yard in Burlington VT.

Adrian and Blissfield's recently repainted SD45 rests in the Mason, MI shop between runs. This engine premiered the new eye catching red/white corporate image. This along with an ex-GTW GP40 are t... (more)

One of the SD70Ms recently aqcuired from UP prepares to head up the yard lead and build their outbound train.

A run through CSX grain train passes the bracket mast signals in Grand Blanc, MI running south on Lake States Rwy trackage.

A run through CSX grain train finds its way through Milford, MI running south on Lake States Rwy trackage.

A pair of Great Lakes Central GP35s continue to earn their keep on the same rails they were delivered to back in 1964, seen racing the sunset across Michigan farmland on August 10, 2022. Its great... (more)

For a few days this summer the usual SD70 pair for the gas local was broken up as #4408 was taken offline and replaced with #253, an SD40. This was a rare opportunity to see a conventional cab bac... (more)