Conrail's Carrothers Branch used to run from Walbridge to the line's namesake town on the old N&W. The line is now abandoned east of Tiffin, but the NOW Railway still operates the railroad betwee... (more)

Two different versions of the Southern heritage scheme, on two very different types of locomotives! For more information, visit www.nsc... (more)

A Herzog ballast train watches the stars in the sky while tied down in the west siding at South Deshler. Meanwhile, a southbound UP ethanol train lights up the scene after turning the corner off ... (more)

1 of 2 F40Cs makes an appearance at River Grove.

The intention of this photo was to get the crossing gates coming up and the EOT blinking as the 211 local headed west after wyeing his train at Baca. However with a "strike of luck", a bright clou... (more)

Virginian 1069 led 170 loads of coal into the yard at Lamberts Point and was later sitting beside the F-units in the diesel shop, both awaiting outbound trains on Monday morning. For more informa... (more)

The 20th day of July 2012 is just about in the books, and the C&O signals at Risingsun are still going strong.

6315 pushes 66Q through the PRR lights at Summerhill

A full moon and the headlights from an approaching eastbound BNSF manifest illuminate a UP cement train waiting in Bissell siding on the BNSF Mojave Subdivision.

Makeing a quick yard move, Jeff James gives the signal to Back Up Signal to the 2230.

The sun is about done for the the day as the NS begins moving trains again after D1G picking up grain at Sadorus, and D91 doing local work at Tolono, had the NS at a stop for about a hour. There i... (more)

Just over 24 hours after the NS OCS train made an appearance, the Reading and Lehigh Valley heritage units show up with a rerouted Detroit Edison coal train headed for the western coal fields in W... (more)

Beacon in the night
Duplainville tower on a pleasant, but cool evening in March 1984. Tower operator Tom Kidd has his 8-pack of Diet Pepsi's cooling outside on the railing. He informs u... (more)

An outbound dinky rushes past a CNW local that is sitting in a local industries siding waiting for a few trains to pass before going back to work.

The lightning bugs start to emerge from the trees, as the stars swirl above a country crossing near Clifton Forge. A stopped Westbound, damaged by storms on June 29th, continues to wait on a new ... (more)