We started our first railfan outing of 2020 by chasing the Waynesville local in the freshly fallen snow. This is the largest and only appreciable snow we've had this winter here in the Western Nor... (more)

A Delaware & Hudson GP39-2 fronts a Boston & Maine (ex-Conrail) GP40 and a B&M GP40-2 on train POPY westbound at Shirley, MA, on the B&M. POPY was the Guilford organization's Portland, ME, to Poto... (more)

T59's three GP39-2's are screaming as they get back up to speed after having to stop to flag the dark crossing in the background. Behind them are 16 cars: 5 loaded 89' flats of rail, 9 loaded 33,0... (more)

T59 is easing into Sylva with a rare three pack of GP39's. Behind them are 5 89' flat cars loaded with rail for interchange with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. This day started with a long wait f... (more)

New to the data base is BNSF 2718 (GP39-2), seen here leading a small freight towards Broomfield, Colorado, with the majestic Longs Peak towering in the background.

T59's train stretches through the rolling hills of West Waynesville. The whole line from Canton to Balsam is like this, one two percent grade rolling into another. This particular train was the lo... (more)

Blue Ridge Southern train T59 heads down to Sylva with a rare trio of locomotives and sixteen cars including five car loads of 136 lb. rail for Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Before being sold to... (more)

The 13:00 crew out of Sioux City is currently northbound with local freight and empty rock cars totaling 133 cars. The crew is working up to Chatsworth where they will park this train for the nigh... (more)

The 13:00 crew out of Sioux City is currently northbound with local freight and empty rock cars totaling 133 cars. The crew is working up to Chatsworth where they will park this train for the nigh... (more)

Portland & Western's OE Hauler enters the former Oregon Electric at Greton during July 1997. Originally, OE crossed Southern Pacific here, entering downtown Portland via a grade through the west ... (more)

Portland & Western's OE Switcher is shown in Beaverton, Oregon during July 1997. The train is running on the connection that was built between the former Oregon Electric and the Southern Pacific... (more)

The westbound Mac Hauler nears the summit of Rex Hill between Sherwood and Newberg. This scenic trackage is no longer in service.

Three models of EMD road switchers in five paint schemes lead a southbound train out of the Delaware & Hudson yard in Taylor, Pennsylvania. First out is a Boston & Maine GP39-2 plundered from the ... (more)

Santa Fe GP39-2 no. 3663 poses for a portrait on an icy January day at Corwith Yard, Chicago. During this period one could enjoy the bright yellow/blue warbonnet color scheme operating with a numb... (more)