Getting the handbrake tonight might be a chore for this engineer. 14 inches of snow and 3 days of wind has caused decent snow drifts to build on the Cherokee Sub.

D&H 251 blasts through snowdrifts north of Rouses Point N.Y

Normally nocturnal Q594 battles snowdrifts as it traverses the former B&O east from Decatur, Illinois.

Green Mountain 305 enters a ice filled rock cut in the Cavendish Gulf as a light snow begins to fall.

At a rate of around 50 mph, Amtrak 23 blasts through a freshly plowed crossing in snowy west Michigan.

Moisture in the air gives an interesting effect, making the SP patch job look like its hovering in the air, as a UP employee pressure washes the dirt and grime off the underside of the unit. On tr... (more)

A 3-pack of 80MAC's wait for trains to clear up before heading west to South Fork. This is the second time I have gotten an "alien invasion" shot at Cresson as an EB produces an eerie glow around ... (more)

Starry, starry night.         You say you'd like to see some diesels and perhaps fewer ... (more)

PRR had a fleet of rubber tired switchers, first built 1912, originally battery powered & later repowered with gasoline engines. They worked the dockside industries in Philly, Baltimore, & Jersey... (more)

N&W had few, if any, plow equipped units at this time UP 168 had been called in to plow from Moulton to Ottumwa. Yes, they eventually made it.

Western Washington has been experiencing an "Artic" blast of winter with temperatures in the teens. This is the second snow storm we have had this year. AMTK train 513 cruises by some trees covere... (more)

As the CFMG Matane turn is heading toward Matane with the 5 QNSL units it hits snow at a crossing going up a steep grade.

The Southwest Chief rolls into Princeton to make a station stop on its way west.

Members of the Bel-Del crew walk along the right of way to set up for the next runby as #142 reverses into position. At the far right is Pete Lerro, who was responsible for putting together the gr... (more)

It was freezing cold, and we waited 45 minutes for the sun to come in under the clouds.