The "ridge runner", with 18 cars, makes a run west of Madison, seen passing the Mt. Horeb depot. This was CNW's line from Madison to the narrow-guage network in SW Wisconsin that tapped lead mine... (more)

A New York & Ogdensburg Railway crew prepares their train on the CSX interchange before making the trip over to the Port of Ogdensburg with a consist of mostly road salt loads. Parent company Verm... (more)

Winter has always challenged the fortitude of railroaders, and with gusting winds and frigid temperatures, today is no exception.

One of the high hood geeps used on the Otter Tail Valley Railroad leads the train from the railroad's headquarters in Fergus Falls, MN to Fargo, ND and back on former Great Northern tracks south o... (more)

The Otter Tail Valley Railroad's train from Fergus Falls, MN to Fargo, ND and back is on its return leg as it stops just south of Barnesville to unload a few cars destined for the town's grain ele... (more)

The lines of a classic first generation EMD high hood Geep are still seen in service on Georgia Northeastern as shown by this former N&W GP18 which was built for the Nickle Plate Road in 1960. her... (more)

During the Thankgiving Holiday, The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is shut down and will resume operations the following day. Mean while a mix of first and second generation Geeps that represent th... (more)

Built on AAR trucks from retired Alcos these units were commonplace on MP.

The "ridge runner" has 1 load and 18 empties, lead by a bicentennial CNW geep, and seen crossing a wooden bridge headed west near Verona, WI. The ridge runner is a bike path today.

I guess it's a chop nose but this almost likes like an as built configuration.

CNW's bicentennial unit #1776 leads the Dodgeville turn out of Madison. With 1 load and 18 empties, the train is nearing MX tower and shortly will diverge onto the "ridge runner" line, today a bi... (more)

I once again showcase this quaint little farm situated nicely along the Northen Sub. Click here for a winter version of t... (more)

The BT-3 passes the tranquill Hemphill Cemetery and starts over one of the 3 trestles in Chicora.

Water vapor proceeds freight out of Hoosac Tunnel. When it hits the cool outside air it turns to fog and surrounds locomotives for several hundred feet from portal.

Nice example of one of the GP-18s built on trucks from trade in Alcos.