An extra train was operated from Long Island City to Valley Stream, NY and return for crew familiarization and training purposes. This train ran using a DE30AC locomotive, 3 MARC coaches and a LIR... (more)

An extra train was operated from Long Island City to Valley Stream, NY and return for crew familiarization and training purposes. This train ran using a DE30AC locomotive, 3 MARC coaches and a LIR... (more)

”Someday, This Will Be Mine!”

An aspiring young engineer holds onto the handrail of one of the world’s largest diesel locomotives as he poses for a portrait. In a few short h... (more)

The North Coast Hiawatha makes a station stop for passengers, servicing and a crew change at Minneapolis. It will leave via the Stone Arch Bridge, then switch to Milwaukee Road trackage in St. Pau... (more)

Amtrak GE P32-8BWH #510 leading Cascades Train #510 out of Edmonds on a beautiful Labor Day morning. The skies were nice and clear in the morning before the smoke from Eastern Washington heavily f... (more)

A trio of former Santa Fe Geeps leads a Q-train through Streator, IL. Tom Golden photo.

A spiffy former ATSF rebuild works the Kinder Morgan Willbridge Terminal in NW Portland. Starting this month, the dash-3 upgraded units have been showing up around the north western US, including ... (more)

Freshly rebuilt and painted. It looks like the unit has been assigned to Balmer Yard for local service.

A westbound Amtrak San Joaquin passes vineyard's at Duffy filed with pools of rain water. Out here southeast of Stockton, where the topography is pancake flat, these short trains do all of track s... (more)

After dropping seven former VRE bilevel passenger cars at the NCTM, Amtrak 512 returns light to Charlotte. I've always wanted to try a shot here with the classic painted Cheerwine billboard, and ... (more)

In light snowfall, three Metra F40PHM-2s await their next runs to Chicago.

In a heavy rain, Amtrak No. 5, the San Francisco Zephyr, makes its way through the curves at Yuba Gab. Note that the track the train is on--which runs around the tunnel--is no longer there.

Interestingly enough, i found this GP60M sitting alone in Lake Yard. These units are typically found in the southwest but this one got away from the typical service area. Looks better in red & sil... (more)