F40PH-3s 6443, 6427, and 6407 head west on the Wainwright Sub with VIA 1.

Power Move with Cars Amtrak 30 rolls out of Cumberland with more engines than cars. Up front is a regular P42, then a seldom-seen Dash 8, and then 4 brand new ALC-42 Chargers being deliver... (more)

Metra 104, the Chicago unit, leads a outbound train into Bensenville, passing Tower B17.

Just after sunrise, the northbound Coast Starlight rolls through the Devil's Garden. This area is a lava flow created by eruptions of nearby Mount Shasta.

As Amtrak train 56, the Washington DC to Saint Albans, Vermont Vermonter, pauses for its electric locomotive (and one coach) to be removed (AMTK ACS-63 626, on the right) and swapped for a ... (more)

The Amtrak Pennsylvanian heads west through Cresson while one of the railfans (a common species in this area) looks at whatever it was that kicked up all that dust.

Hamina Hamina. Because of a derailment near Bound Brook, New Jersey, CSX P901-06 unexpectedly traveled over the Conrail Shared Assets Garden State Secondary on Thursday, February 6, 2020. T... (more)

CLOVIS NM Jan 22 1984 — A light snow sets the scene as ATSF SDF45 5956, SD40-2 5041 and SD45-2 5633 sit at the west fuel racks. EMD built the unit (s/n 34042) in December 1967 as ATSF 1906 and d... (more)

VIA F40PH-3 6445 leads eastbound train #2 down the main at Kawa meeting westbound train #1.

Metro-North's New York Central heritage unit heading to Croton-Harmon after experiencing mechanical problems in Poughkeepsie.

A snowy Charger leads VIA 35 as it arrives at St-Lambert Station.

Lightning Striped Reunion. On one of its first trips on the Danbury Line since being wrapped, MNCW P32AC-DM 211 (New York Central Heritage/40th Anniversary) was assigned to MTA Metro-North ... (more)

60% Of The Time It Works Every Time. One of the "had to have" if possible shots from today was later in the afternoon, but it was the cooperation of the track selection lottery th... (more)

Conrail And The Rainbow Era. The fuel pad at the MTA Metro-North Railroad Croton Harmon Yard showed the most colorful lineup of the available on MNR yesterday, Monday, August 14, 2023. Newl... (more)

"Town of Cary" 1871 arrives in its namesake on the point of the mid afternoon Piedmont to Charlotte.