Truly inspiring life experiences like this don't come along too often, but this day was one of those days for me. I had the distinct privilege of meeting a little boy who loved trains so much he w... (more)

The people catcher is called an Eclipse Fender. A Roger Puta Photograph

Sometimes a GP38-2 Isn’t Enough

While I don’t recall the exact problem, the crew of a Conrail local switching a readi-mix concrete plant in Bowie, Maryland encountered an issue... (more)

During a visit to Fayette County for work, I was able to spend some time checking out the railroads around Lexington, including the NS CNO&TP 1st District mainline, and the ex-L&N Old Road now ope... (more)

Following an afternoon deluge in the Melbourne CBD, three route 6 trams to Glen Iris are blocked by floodwaters in High Street, Prahran.

On January 2, 2007, a westbound Kyle plow extra derailed on a icy crossing at Kanorado, Kansas, and fortunately no one was injured in the mishap. Kyle plow MWK 06 derailed at the crossing and head... (more)

When you got to either be dug out or dig yourself out of the front door, you know that you've been hitting some good drifts. The wind was blowing quite hard today filling in drifts between Austin,... (more)

Local car dealership has good way to get your attention along highway 30. Here a loaded coal train is about to pass thru the small town of Clarence on the UP's East-West main thru Iowa. This train... (more)

Union Pacific 6960 heads North past this mural in downtown Greeley.

Trains aren't the only thing snaking their way through the mountains near Altoona: Timber rattlesnakes are abundant in the hills! This slithery example had 8 buttons on its tail, posing on an ol... (more)

The unfortunate aftermath of the MWCNP train with UP 7088's blown turbo and trailing unit 6609 hidden beneath a blanket of crankcase oil. The first 15 cars of the manifest freight were also bad or... (more)

At the railway Museum Kötzschau

"El Segundo Local" LOW20 passes one of the 4 remaining wig-wags on UP in SoCal. One of the infamous 4th Street gensets which now feature more graffiti than original paint leads. The replacement cr... (more)

Sixty years have passed since this empty narrow gauge hopper last moved. During that time, Mother Nature had begun its process of reclamation. Rails have sunk into the ground and many wheels of ad... (more)

Hino truck converted to railcar