One of the major railcar leasers in North America is GATX (General American Transportation Corporation). A set of six brand new DOT111A100W7 GATX tank cars with head shields, roll south on Brenco... (more)

With the end of Q684 swinging into the siding, the engineer of a Tier 4 BNSF unit, waits for a signal indication to throttle up and take stack train Q185 south.

What's wrong with this picture? Well, I've seen a lot of railroad signals but none with wire covering the lenses. This looks to be a serious case of vandalism. The lower head of this triple head ... (more)

Trackside waiting for installation for PTC, a colorlight signal lies on its side with one of the signal heads lower aspect covers open, giving a view of its inner workings. Keeping trains moving ... (more)

You may or may not be a fan of these new design EMD SD40-3 engines, but the former SD40-2 has been improved in many ways to make it better and last longer. The new cab was designed to withstand c... (more)

The arrival of PTC across the Lineville Subdivision, is slowly making its presence known by the new signals that have been installed to replace the older ones. Intermodal containers speed north o... (more)

Looking nearly Brand New, a shiny repainted MAC rumbles through Roanoke with an assortment of freight cars in tow.

The roar of two CSX GE locomotives, signify the presence of R680 entering the town of Dickert. With a clear signal, CSXT No. 3112 keeps 8,405ft of train moving north at 50mph on a beautiful after... (more)

Taking shelter in the Georgia Southwestern Railroad Locomotive Maintenance Shop, is BAYL engine No. 2060. It resides here for the time being while undergoing a 92 day inspection.

The crew on CSX's Seaboard System Heritage unit, No. 5461 wait for a clear signal to proceed north out of West Point, GA with 52 loads of sand.

The most popular locomotive EMD has ever produced, the SD40-2, leads a northbound mixed freight train through the signals at Standing Rock. This particular one is in CSX's blue and gold paint sch... (more)

A fast running Q101, rolls south through Broughton with a Tier 3 compliant GE leading the way. Somehow one of the first stack container doors came open, good it is empty.

Up close look at the head of a section of rail that has been grinded by a LORAM Rail Grinder. This process is used to restore the profile of rail and remove irregularities in the rail, which exte... (more)

A combination of smoke, dust and metal surrounds the rail grinder as it uses stones to grind the head of the rails. The smoke and dust, doesn't seem to bother the gentleman walking by one of the ... (more)

Under a threatening sky, after continuously idling for hours, BNSF No. 6103 still waits for a crew to take its train north, after unloading coal at James H. Miller Electric Generating Plant. A lo... (more)