A grubby, patched-up SD40-2 leads a westbound merchandise on the Lehigh Line. Canon EOS 10D, 500@f6.7 (ISO 100), ~300mm - click here... (more)

Detoured over PanAm's west end (ex. B&M mainline) due to 'Hurricane' Irene damage to tracks in Vermont, a loaded ethanol train heads eastbound over the Hoosic river with a colorful consist of Cana... (more)

The SB Crescent, 20 miles into its 1377 mile journey and already running an hour late, negotiates the S-curves through the Metropark Station. Canon EOS 10D, 350@f8.0 (ISO 100), ~350mm

A nicely matched set of pumpkins heads up a soutbound BNSF TOFC for the classic 'over and under' shot at the loop. Canon EOS 10D, 350@8.0, 100mm

Click here to see this same train from a different perspective - ah, the joys of a zoom lens!

412 picks its way through the south end of Conklin yard lead by a typical brace of 'Big Uglys', i.e. C40-9Ws. This will be a common scene in Binghamton railroading in the days ahead.

A fortuitous break in the clouds illuminates a "dog's breakfast" lashup on a westbound BNSF grain train descending the loop. Canon EOS 10D, 350@f6.7, 95mm

170 miles from NYC, CSX SD50 #8506 with SD40-2 #8126 leads an EB autorack train. CP Hoffmans is where the passenger line from Albany meets CSX's Selkirk branch. Canon EOS 10D, 350@f5.6 (ISO 100)... (more)

With its customary contingent of GP60s and leading auto racks, 212 heads east over the Raritan River on a glorious Sunday morning.

Emerging from deep shadows into the early evening sun, a GP40-2 with a road slug (made from a GP30) haul a work train west on the Lehigh line. Canon EOS 10D, 250@f5.6 (ISO 100), ~300mm

Just after sunrise, a southbound BNSF merchandise crests the grade at Summit Switch. From here, it will be a relatively fast 18 mile trip downhill to Mojave. Canon EOS 10D, 180@f4.0, 185mm

The Monolith Cement plant looms over a southbound UP stack at MP 366.5 on UP's Mojave Sub. Canon EOS 10D, 350@f8.0 (ISO 100), ~220mm

A set of ubiquitous BNSF Dash 9s leads a baretable over crossing #5 of Tehachapi Creek as it makes its way upgrade towards the 'loop'. Canon EOS 10D, 500@f8.0, 300mm

FEC train 335 (empty unit rock) rolls southbound through downtown West Palm Beach at MP 300. Ex-UP SD40-2s look sharp in FEC's "heritage" color scheme.

Three of the 'Big Four' US railroads are represented in a BNSF eastbound merch descending on the 'low grade' track on BNSF's Needles Sub. Canon EOS 10D, 350@9.5, ~90mm