Metro North ran a passenger special for the Danbury (Conn.) Railway Museum across its former New Haven Maybrook Line in conjunction with the opening of the museum. The westbound train is crossing... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern grain train drops down Winston Hill, Montana, on September 10, 1995, on the Montana Rail Link. Up front is GP50 No. 3106 followed by two LMX General Electric Dash ... (more)

A early autumn edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train climbs out of Clay, Colorado, and approaches Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing on the afternoon of September 27, 1998. Three former Rio Grande G... (more)

A Brilliner pulls into the Drexel Hill station at the junction of the Sharon Hill and Media Lines outside Philadelphia. I would ride this car back to 69th Street on a teenage railfan adventure.

BN 6110 and 9819 twirl around the turntable at Superior, Wis. before heading to the wash rack. BN 6110 is former GN 583, an SD9; BN 9819 is former NP 7010C/6709B an F9B that would be renumbered th... (more)

The southbound Floridian was often hours late. Bad track north of Louisville caused most of the delays, but on this day the ailing Es aren't helping matters, so an SCL GE helps out. It's late su... (more)

Guilford train EDNW stops at QD for a crew change with a great 3 builder lashup. A pair of D&H C424m's lead a D&H GP39-2, a pair of ex D&H U23-B's and a MEC U25-B. The old D&H station on the left ... (more)

N&W's Train 111 "Banner Blue" leaves Chicago's Dearborn Station headed for St. Louis on May 16, 1967. Don't know the heritage of E-8 3812 --- likely Wabash? Chicago & Western Indiana 254 Alco... (more)

Now N&W instead of Wabash Train 211 from St. Louis arrives CRI&P Jct. at Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 8, 1965 behind E units 1017 (E-7) and 1003 (E-8).

Power-short Clinchfield leased more F units from the RF&P, and a couple of the units were on this extra south at Barrett, the yard at Johnson City (Tenn.), on Nov. 20, 1963. The mainline no long... (more)

Clinchfield SD-40 3000, an F B unit and another SD-40, tug on coal Train 26 south leaving Kingsport, Tenn. The smokestack in background was Borden Mills textile plant --- the plant doesn't exist ... (more)

BN 6607 and mate pick up a switcher at North La Crosse, WI. BN 6607 was formerly GN F45 No. 434, and shows off its fresh new paint. I could smell the fresh paint on this unit and suspect it was it... (more)

The southbound Floridian passes JN Tower at L&S Junction on its way to Louisville Union Station. Amtrak’s Chicago to Florida train is running over five hours late on this clear but snowy day.... (more)

Snow continues to fall as 35 rolls back to the barn.

Westbound CSX No. 377 passes the westward signal at Carothers, just east of Paw Paw, WV on a steamy day in the Potomac River Valley. This area suffered a particularly bad bout with the Gypsy Moth... (more)