The pistol grip levers of AC Tower in Marion, Ohio show years of use. While the tower is is no longer in service it has been impeccably restored by volunteers at Marion Union Station. The Levers... (more)

The Winchester & Western Shop at Gore Va on a strangely clouded but peaceful Sunday morning.

Sunset on the West Portico – The Mission Style architecture that was the hallmark of many of the railroad stations constructed on the West Coast, especially by the former Atchison Topeka and San... (more)

Conrail lives! Well...sort of. I noticed the nice light shining on the autoracks and the crossbuck, so I altered my camera settings for a long exposure and waited for a Conrail auto.

Unusual 3-way stub end narrow gauge switch at the south end of the shop area.

With nothing but clouds all day the sun finally came out the last 15 minutes before the sun set, giving us this awesome sunset and a nice silhouette of the old CNW signals.

Record snowfall and highwinds have made lots of work in the West Virginia mountains for this Jordan Spreader. Two AC44's should supply plenty of horsepower for the job.

The setting sun cast a warm glow on some welded rail on the flint sub.

A hopper train makes the bend in the middle of Wapak and passes both the dwarf and high CPL signals.

A close-up of the bracket mast CPL signals at the north end of the double track.

With abandonment looming over the subdivision that has served my hometown of Redvers Saskatchewan for the last a hundred and some years a photo like this may not be possible in a few years or so. ... (more)

Two of the most common components of the American skyline, silhouetted against a misty sky. By next week the rails to Duke will be torn up, these crossing lights will be gone, and another small pi... (more)

10 months ago, Duke's steam generation plant stopped receiving coal by train, and the last few hundred feet of rail were removed to make way for expansion of the hospital. Now, the rest of the spu... (more)

10 months ago, Duke's steam generation plant stopped receiving coal by train, and the last few hundred feet of rail were removed to make way for expansion of the hospital. Now, the rest of the spu... (more)

Dozens of trains crossing the diamonds daily means maintaining them every month. And maintaining them means welding them up and grinding them down, as seen here.