Union Pacific Big Boy 4006 and Union Pacific 6944 on display at the National Museum of Transportation.

Minntac loads hold the main line at Biwabik for an empty train coming north out of Two Harbors. The yard here sees little use these days other than as storage space for unused railcars.

CN 120 passes some spring flowers.

A chartered Medway train, 98204, transport of cars Seat/Cupra, from Vilar Formoso to Praias do Sado, pulled by Siemens locomotive 5630.

Zurich tram near Central Railway Station.

Zurich tram near Central Railway Station.

CN 3309 and CN 3331 and a train made up of three different sets of passenger cars (some to Pokegama for Duluth, some for the Friends of 261 in the Twin Cities and some for Homewood) make their sou... (more)

ICE train seen south of Bern.

460003 between Bern and Spiez.

MLW "Bigs" wait for mechanical attention. These were acquired from WNYP in their ALCO purge. Prior to working in western New York, the M636s saw time on NYSW rails. Pulling ore trains p... (more)

The latest retro beauty.

The latest retro beauty.

A TP&W transfer job passes passes UP's "L-PD01" as it waits its turn to access the TZPR main.

UP 7974 leads B741 south over the Catskill Creek.

CSX ES44AH #3068 awaits its turn outside the paint shops in Waycross, GA after its YN3b paint had been sandblasted off completely. It would be painted in the Western Maryland heritage paint scheme... (more)

The WW102 services my scrap yard. I recently rehabilitated a portion of track that was buried/out of service to accommodate 5 cars at a time vs 3. This is one of the first runs of 5.

Summer afternoon action on Tehachapi with a north bound UP manifest quickly dropping down grade, through tunnel 2, and around the horseshoe curve at the west end of Bealville siding. Off in the di... (more)

Power Pack Across 3rd Avenue. On the early morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2024, R-211As Metropolitan Transportation Authority/MTA NYCT Subway 4275-4279 were picked up at he South Brooklyn Rai... (more)

More R211As Continue To Arrive. On the early morning of Tuesday, June 11, 2024, R-211As Metropolitan Transportation Authority/MTA NYCT Subway 4275-4279 were picked up at he South Brooklyn R... (more)

Delaware Lackawanna 2452 and 3643 get the day off.

Long Island City Cube. New York & Atlantic SW1001 no. 101 (EMD, 1977) leads train RS-40 out of Blissville Yard and across Greenpoint Ave Outer Rd as it doubles its train in the yard.

Urban Freight. The conductor of New York & Atlantic Railway train RS-40 is seen halting traffic on 55th St as SW1001 no. 101 creeps towards the roadway through the dense urban neighborh... (more)

The Sri Lanka Railways M6 Class #790 is shunting at the Rambukkana station. The M6 is a class of 16 Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. They were manufactured by Thyssen-Hen... (more)

Refuse Railroading. New York & Atlantic SW1001 no. 101 leads train RS-40's power east on the LIRR Bushwick Branch, amidst a yard full of New York City's finest export!

CPKC 118 eases through the community of Mobert along the White River and the bottom of White Lake.

After doubling away for the westbound morning hotshots (running a touch late at Hornepayne) a shorter eastbound Calgary Logistics Park, AB to Montreal Taschereau, PQ "Z" train is able to scoop a "... (more)

CSX Q411 crosses the Seaboard Air Line to Wilmington as it heads south down the Atlantic Coast Line (A-Line) through Pembroke

Amtrak 668 leads 190 east past the Lords Point beach.

Hiawatha Service Train 338 clatters across the Menomonee Draw Bridge and begins its trip to Chicago.

The rain has paused long enough to catch a northbound Scot Rail passenger train heading to Inverkeithing. The massive bridge is an engineering marvel having been constructed in the 1890’s.

BNSF 6179 & 8437 power westbound empties.

BNSF 3668 & 3298 westbound with 269 empties.

UP 5307 & 6595 eastbound with a loaded coal train.

A pair of SD40Ns, UP 1808 & 1638, power an eastbound local.

A pair of veteran Alco units, the C420 of Monon origin and the RS-1 appearing to be of NYS&W origin, wait for their next assignment.

A single C6M leads P46 into Cary at last light.

Power for the Apex locals await their next assignment.

“Room with a View”
MMID 2060 plus three SD40-2s haul Maryland Midland’s UBHF west, past what looks to be some prime railfan real estate in Keymar, along the former Western M... (more)

ARR 2004 works the north end of Anchorage Yard on a beautiful morning. Nice to see the SP box car visiting Alaska.

ARR 4004 leads an empty rock train through the south side of Anchorage going to the Anchorage Sand & Gravel plant.

Passing The Flag. On February 6, 2021, Amtrak Train 281 crossed over State Route 298 in Syracuse, New York en route to New York Penn Station in New York, New York. AMTK 46 (P42DC, 50th Anni... (more)

The Holland America train arrives in Anchorage and soon the passengers will detain and load up on busses for the next leg of their trip.

The California Zephyr 6 train runs through Plainview, Colorado and heads towards Tunnel #1 and Coal Creek Canyon on its way to Denver.

S&S Shortline Leasing #1393 (MP15AC) moves a cut of grain cars at the Budweiser Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado.

With the City of Denver skyline on the horizon and wildflowers in bloom in Coal Creek Canyon, UP 6271 (ES44AC) shoves an oil can towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

BNSF 8424 (SD70ACe) runs light with a mate through Greenland, Colorado on the Joint Line.

An extra North Star commuter train carrying attendees from the Minnesota Twins baseball game rushes underneath the Saint Anthony Parkway bridge just south of BNSF's Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, ... (more)

CN 3092 leads a coal empty north as it nears Centralia.

A long line of Union Pacific, BNSF, and former BNSF with GECX markings wait outside the Wabtec facility near Fort Worth, Texas. An early morning severe thunderstorm with a tornado has cleared the... (more)

A Twin Cities & Western freight passes through downtown St. Paul, MN on its way to CPKC's Pigs Eye Yard on the south side of the city. Today's train consists of four Geeps, the third of which wear... (more)

Norfolk & Western Y6A 2156 on display at the National Museum of Transportation.

This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific - Kansas ... (more)

The Rock Island number 3 on display at the National Museum of Transportation.

It is nice to see a pair of GP-30s as AIKR 4202 and AIKR 4201 are shut down for the weekend.

One of many rebuilt locomotives on the CSX roster travels on the mainline leading another engine and 142 cars.

WW301 heads north across the Potomac River on the largest bridge on the Winchester and Western Virginia division.

Steam is still coming off of a loaded train as it accelerates toward the highway crossing at Rollins, making a run at the last long upgrade section of track between here and Highland. Like many ra... (more)

L129 heads north/east with a YN2 leader in late evening light. Any type of nose light at this location is only possible on the longest days of the year.

After waiting for a loaded train at Waldo, an empty train is working hard upgrade toward Stewart as it makes its way back north to Minntac for more taconite pellets.

A loaded taconite train is on the final descent into Two Harbors as it passes the signal at MP 3.5 on a clear June morning.

In the last moments of daylight, NS H70 crosses HX Draw as it departs Croxton Yard for Suffern and ultimately Campbell Hall, NY.

With service to New York from Miami, Amtrak Train number 98 moves across the Draw Bridge that passes over the Ortega River aka McGirts Creek just south of downtown Jacksonville.

With service to Lorton, VA from Sanford, FL, Amtrak Train number 52 (the Auto Train) moves across the Draw Bridge that passes over the Ortega River aka McGirts Creek just south of downtown Jackson... (more)

CSX piggyback moves past steep cliffs through the Hudson River Valley. Photo taken from across the river in Garrison, NY.

With service to New York from Miami, Amtrak Train number 98 moves across the Draw Bridge that passes over the Ortega River aka McGirts Creek just south of downtown Jacksonville.