Amtrak's Eastbound Capitol Limited departs Cumberland, passing by Mexico on a beautiful December morning.
After a day's worth of photo events, the eastbound train back to Cumberland has just departed Frostburg as seen from the conductor's side of the WM501. We'll make one more stop at Trimble Road for... (more)
WMSR conductor Richard Markle stands on the rear platform of WM caboose 1813 as photographers position for another photo run-by on the photo freight charter. Thanks to Markle and the entire WMSR c... (more)
After dumping ashes just around the curve to the right, WMSR 734 works westbound on #2 track at Frostburg as seen from WMSR GP30 #501 at dusk. A short time later the photo charter would be heading... (more)
Amtrak's eastbound Capitol Limited slows for its crew change and station stop at Cumberland.
Eastbound Q296 gets underway at Mexico following on approach signals behind Amtrak's Capitol Limited.
WM 734 makes a brief stop at Trimble Road and is met by a local resident. Thanks to Pete Lerro for organizing the photo charter, Steve Barry for lighting, and the entire WMSR crew for a long day'... (more)
NS 707 sits on the mainline giving a roll-by to this westbound empty hopper train 73A as it ducks into the siding at Boone with its shoving platform/cab on the rear.
DPU's on the rear of a northbound coal train drop downgrade through the signals at mp 341.3 between Cliff and Bealville.
BNSF 753 leads another warbonnet and a BN SD60M on an eastbound freight as it grinds through downtown Kingman, AZ.
NS 7560 leads two other GEVO units eastbound on loaded coal train 770 as it drifts along US Highway 23 through Duffield, VA at 10:50 a.m. This is a test train testing the use of distributed power ... (more)
Traffic at the busy Maple Ave. road crossing in the back ground wastes no time crossing behind this westbound Metra as it glides under the signal bridge at Fairview just prior to its scheduled 3:1... (more)
Four SD70Ms lead an eastbound stack train across Meridan Road just west of Rochelle, IL on a frigid December morning following the first major snowfall of the year.
Winter's first blast of arctic air with overnight temperatures dropping into the single digits left this GP15 at Rochelle with a very icy walkway as seen in this 10mm shot from ‘snow’ level.
Winter has found Rochelle in a big way! UP 4054 leads an eastbound freight through the heavy, wet snow deposited by the first winter storm of the season which passed through the region on Dec. 1st... (more)
The dark territory of the BNSF Phoenix Sub finds this conductor of this Phoenix-bound freight lining the switch at the west end of Williams siding for a meet with an eastbound train.
Southbound CSX Santa Train just prior to crossing the Clinch River at Starnes.
CSX yard power idles at Kingsport, TN on a beautiful late November day.
BNSF GE and SD40-2 lead an eastbound stack train through Kingman Canyon just before sunset.
NS westbound empty coal train 703 drops downgrade through Speers Ferry on a beautiful Thanksgiving Day 2006. Happy Turkey Day everyone!
Approaching the end of the 110-mile journey from Shelby, KY, the CSX Santa Train crosses the Holston River just north of downtown Kingsport.
Despite Santa being the main focus of attention on this day, the CSX yard at Dante shows a reminder of the robust coal industry.
CSX southbound 2006 Santa Train rolling through Fort Blackmore, VA.
A southbound trackage rights NS loaded coal train holds in the siding at Starnes as the CSX Santa Train breezes by on the mainline. [CSX 8474, 9998, 9992]
CSX 8474, 9998, 9992 and the 11-car 2006 Santa Train drop downgrade through Boody, VA.
CSX 8474, 9998 and 9992 lead the 2006 Santa Train southbound through Clinchco
In somewhat of a different view from Maine (one of the most photographed locations on the Seligman sub) the last rays of sunlight find the various lines of the crossing gate and passing eastbound ... (more)
Three DPU GEs drift along on the rear of a heavy westbound freight as it exits Crozier Canyon.
BNSF 7726 leads a westbound stacker through Maine.
A Phoenix bound freight begins the climb out of Williams, AZ on the Peavine behind a trio of SD40-2s and a B40-8W.
The northbound leg of the 2006 CSX Santa Train rolls through Kermit behind CSX 8474, 9992 and 9998. The train moves from Kingsport to Shelby, KY each year on the Friday before Thanksgiving to posi... (more)
This old bridge spanning the BNSF Transcon mainline at West Crookton shows its Route 66 heritage as yet another westbound stack train breezes by on Main 2.
Southbound BNSF manifest snaking its way into Caliente behind an interesting mix of power including a NREX SD45 putting off some great echoes in the canyon below.
A pair of nice warbonnet BNSF GEs lead a northbound Z train out of Tunnel 1 at Caliente on a beautiful fall morning.
UP 5739 south makes a track speed rolling meet with BNSF 5282 north at Monolith.
Eastbound CSX coal train rolling through Yuma on a beautiful fall afternoon.
The conductor of a westbound CSX empty hopper trains gives a roll-by to an eastbound CSX loaded train (pushers under the signal bridge) at Jasper. While this appears to be CSX territory, these bot... (more)
CSX loaded coal train U352 is down to a crawl climbing the hill and is seen here passing the rural Horton's Summit Church at Sunbright, VA
Complete with marker lights burning, this former Conrail unit leads a westbound empty CSX hopper train through the shadows and the fall colors near Oreton, VA.
NS T74 lite engines drifting eastbound Big Mocassin Creek and Highway 23 at Weber City.
The difference in the fall clors from two weeks ago when I was at this location really jumps out as a westbound NS train grinds up the grade toward Oreton.
The recent cool nights have made Mr. Arnold get an early start on using the fireplace as seen by the smoke rising from the chimney. CSX train U352 briefly disrupts the Saturday morning peacefulnes... (more)
CSX SD80MAC 803 leads a westbound empty hopper train through the quiet community of Baum Hollow, VA on a beautiful fall morning.
A pair of Alaska RR switcher units gather at the Anchorage yard office awaiting their next assignment.
A pair of Alaska EMDs work in the Anchorage Yard with a string of tank cars as the last of the fall colors and the mighty Chugach Mountains stand in the background.
A pair of EMDs lead an extra north empty hopper train through Green Mountain as it drifts down the river grade (Toe River).
CSX eastbound loaded coal train dropping down the grade through the community of Harvey/Wildcat on an advance approach signal while two westbound NS trains wait at Jasper.
CSX empty northbound hopper train E153 drifts down the Toe River grade through one of the many twisting curves just north Piegon's Roost.
After doing its daily Kingsport yard work, Q696 is back on the move again and is about to enter Holston Tunnel and cross the South Fork of the Holston River.
Former Fordyce & Princeton SW1500 now working for RailLink at Kingsport's Eastman plant seen dragging five inbound tanks back into the plant at the CSX/NS interchange tracks at South Hill.
CSX 401 drifts along on the rear of loaded coal train U352 as the train prepares to enter the Cadet yard limits prior to joining the NS mainline for a trackage rights trip to Frisco. Fall is here!
CSX U352 rolling eastbound on the NS Appalachia District (via trackage rights).
After a short wait at Jasper for a loaded CSX train, this NS hopper train climbs the steep westbound grade at Wildcat behind a new GEVO unit as seen from Highway 23.
Southbound CSX loaded coal train rolling through the rural countryside at Strawberry Patch on the CV sub.
Frisco Local (T50) rolling eastbound through Glenita.
NS 78T rumbles eastbound across the lower Copper Creek crossing at Clinchport on a beautiful September afternoon.
Evidence of a recent T&S gang's work stands by the house track at Glenita as an eastbound TVA coal train makes its way to Bulls Gap.
A pair of L&O geeps idle near the Pepsi Cola plant on a chilly January evening. This line is now owned and operated by RJ Corman and at last check the 7738 was in use at the Blue Grass Railway Mus... (more)
A tight study of a pair of GE noses at the Andover Diesel Shop.
A pair of classic high-hood GP38-2s meet at Glenita as work train 98T shuffles tie gons in the house track with the Frisco Local (T50) holding short on the mainline.
