A Union Pacific westbound rolls on BNSF trackage past the abandoned Santa Fe coaling tower at Marceline, Mo.

A light engine move rolls southbound along the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Mo., as seen from the Lover's Leap park just south of town.

The quiet of the night is briefly broken on the streets of La Grange as a CSX eastbound train eases through town at 1:00 a.m.

A northbound CSX train on the Louisville & Indiana passes over a bridge that declares that it was once proudly part of "The Pennsylvania Railroad."

A CSXT transfer train crosses the former Pennsylvania Railroad (now Louisville & Indiana) lift bridge over the Ohio River to access the yard at Louisville, Ky. Clagg Tower still controls the lift ... (more)

It's 2:30 in the morning as a CSX eastbound train tries to quietly sneak through the streets of LaGrange, Ky.

A Norfolk Southern westbound has just crossed the Mississippi River and cruises past a paddle-wheel boat docked in Hannibal. Tom Sawyer's famous fence is just a block away.

A BNSF freight heads east on the former Santa Fe, passing the unused coaling tower in the Marceline yard.

Tallulah Falls No. 78 leads a mixed train through the woods. In reality, this is Southern 2-8-0 No. 154 of the Three Rivers Rambler in disguise crossing the Holston River. The locomotive was relet... (more)

A northbound CSX freight crosses the Tennessee River on a cloudy night.

Exiting the tunnel into downtown Frankfort, the aluminum train negotiates the median running through the city before crossing the Kentucky River and leaving town.

The aluminum train passes through the small town of Midway, Ky.

Nickel Plate Road No. 765 crosses the Lehigh River at Weissport as it heads back to Allentown, Pa., after running to Pittston Junction.

Nickel Plate Road No. 765 leads an Allentown-Pittston Junction round trip north through the Lehigh Gorge on Norfolk Southern trackage. This was the second of two trips held during the weekend.

On August 22, 2015, the Rockhill Trolley Museum held a dedication that brought three cars from three generations into service. The oldest is Johnstown Traction No. 311, a double-truck Birney from ... (more)