On a ferry move between New Haven, IN (Ft. Wayne) and St. Louis, NKP 765 with NS Heritage units 1072 (IT) and 1070 (Wabash) blasts by Signal 272.2 in Riverside, Indiana. In a few miles, the 765 wo... (more)

A fast running westbound TOFC train is just about to hammer the T&OC diamond at Ridgeway interlocking on its way to Indianapolis and beyond. This was my first and only visit to Ridgeway, but I rec... (more)

BNSF Jordan Spreader 972657 poses in front of the Izaak Walton Inn on this cool and foggy Rocky Mountain morning. The work train stationed out of Essex will soon take it east of Marias Pass for it... (more)

On an unseasonably warm April afternoon, B&O GP30 6909 and an unidentified GP38 wait patiently at the Stanley Interlocking for a favorable signal into Conrail's Stanley Yard. I vividly recall the... (more)

A peek into the cab of 765 as it departs Attica for Decatur, Illinois and ultimately St. Louis. Seated behind the engineer is Jack Click, who is senior engineer on NS' Lafayette District (Peru to ... (more)

A westbound mixed freight slowly starts to accelerate through Swan Creek interlocking after a brief delay. The open door suggests the crew is just trying to bring any kind of a breeze into the cab... (more)

Southern Railway 5226 followed by three more geeps lug a loaded coal train (aka the "Yuma Turn") through downtown Appalachia. This particular GP38-2 was equipped with radio-control to operate "mid... (more)

Amtrak #8, The Empire Builder, is running about 10 minutes late as it glides over the spectacular Flathead River bridge near Java East, which is located about four miles east of Essex, Montana.

Waiting out a brief fall shower provided a "pot-of-gold" for this photographer as Indiana Northeastern's only two six-axle locos drip-dry in the afternoon sun in front of the railroad's ... (more)

Heading for home after a weekend of NS employee excursions in the St. Louis area, NKP 765 put on a fine show in west central Indiana on a beautiful cloudless day! The Wabash whistle that the Fort ... (more)

Two KBSR GP38-2Ms (706 "Tyler" and 705 "Neil") pass by the huge concrete grain silos at a leisurely pace. This train is called the "Lafayette Run" by the KBSR and in about an hour, it will set out... (more)

Following a brief (but heavy) fall shower, Indiana Northeastern's only six-axle locomotives drip-dry in the late afternoon sun in front of the railroad's main office, which once served as the New ... (more)

Railroad photography is always interesting on partly cloudy days since one never knows if the sun will be shining or subdued by a cloud when the train arrives and it's time to press the shutter bu... (more)

While waiting patiently for the "Valley Girl" (Lehigh Valley Heritage unit 8104) to pass through Lafayette Junction on the NS, I was treated to a venerable SD40-2 leading a southbound grain train ... (more)

NS Local D95 from Crawfordsville, Indiana, leaves the CSX single main and enters NS Main #2 at Lafayette Jct. on a cool and pleasant fourth of July morning.