The crew of SRC 90 strikes a classic steam crew pose as they couple to their outbound train.
SRC 90 leads a westbound train through Cherry Hill in a scene which resembles the early days of rail travel more so than this actual September 2006 image.
The fireman of #90 glances back on his train as the former Great Western Decapod leads the eastbound train away from Cherry Hil on a wet morning in Pennsylvania Amish Country.
Strasburg #90 leads a westbound train through the community of Cherry Hill after meeting the eastbound SRC train led by 2-6-0 #89.
A nice Warbonnet GE leads NS 73A westbound at Watkins shortly after a severe thunderstorm passes through the area cause several cases of flash flooding.
CSX empty westbound hopper train passing the rear of NS train 72A as it sits in the siding at Yuma.
12mm shot of a fairly new NS SD70M-2. Thanks to the crew for the shot opportunity.
NS 6616 sits with a tied down train in the yard at Smith on a sleepy August night.
After being stuck in the siding at Watkins to meet three eastbound NS trains, this empty CSX hopper train's crew prepares to get underway once again on the journey from Erwin, TN to Loyall, KY.
Just a few minutes shy of midnight, a CSX westbound empty coal train sits in the siding at Watkins awaiting the pending arrival of an eastbound loaded train. The 1.7% eastbound grade is shown by t... (more)
CSX 5106 leads train N382 eastbound at 40mph as it approaches the corporate limits of Gate City.
CSX N151 rolls westbound into the community of Glenita on its trek toward Loyall, KY for loading.
A pair of new generation EMD products lead a westbound empty CSX coal train across the Clinch River at Clinchport on a hazy Monday afternoon.
NS westbound empty hopper train 787 sits in the hole at Watkins as an eastbound loaded CSX train crests the top of the hill.
The yearly MofW blitz on the CSX Kingsport Sub has this Q568 Corbin-Kingsport detour train running over the NS Appalachia District and is seen here passing through the quiet community of Glenita.
A local resident's soon-to-be-complete replica Gulf gas station stands to the right in this frame as an eastbound CSX loaded coal train makes its way through Gate City early on a Saturday morning.
Fifteen minutes behind the earlier CSX eastbound, NS 708 rolls downgrade through the Dan'l Boone Community of Gate City as a local resident/farmer heads to his barn to start the day's work.
Early morning light finds this eastbound CSX coal train passing through Gate City. It is nice to be able to sit on the porch and read the morning paper with a view like this! Note the interesting ... (more)
The late evening sun has ducked below the typical summer evening cloud deck for this shot of a CSX westbound emtpy train at Watkins on a beautiful evening in SW Virginia.
A pair of CSX AC6000s lead two dead GP40-2s (Kingsport yard engines) on an eastbound loaded coal train as it tops the hill at Watkins operating on NS trackage rights.
BNSF 5275 leads an interesting mix of power on a southbound manifest train as it exits tunnel 17 and approaches the beginning of double track at Cable.
It never fails.....every trip I make to Tehachapi nets at least one NS GE led train. Freshly painted NS 9956 is seen here leading a southbound BNSF autorack train at Caliente.
UP 4020 leads a short southbound manifest train as it snakes its way around one of the many steep reverse curves at Caliente on a beautiful Spring evening.
Motorists on US Highway 23 get an eyefull as NS pusher engines T75 work hard to keep loaded coal train 78T moving up the steep eastbound grade at Speers Ferry.
NS 111 rolls under the southbound signal at Junction City on a beautiful spring afternoon in Central Kentucky.
Two CSX AC4400s lead a southbound loaded coal train across the Copper Creek Viaduct on a nice, early spring evening. After a mild winter, the greens are slowly starting to appear back on the trees... (more)
Three NS GEs lead eastbound loaded coal train 78G, the McCloud Turn, through the small community of Glenita.
NS's Frisco Local [T50] drifts through the community of Glenita on its eastbound return trip to Frisco, TN after the afternoon's work of switching local industries at Duffield, VA.
CSX loaded coal train N344 eastbound running on NS trackage rights passes the signals at Marceum (Gate City) on a crisp Saturday morning.
NS 22A rolling westbound through the downtown historic district of Jonesborough, TN.
CSX loaded coal train N170 southbound on the mainline at SE Fordtown with the daily northbound freight, Q697, holding in the siding.
UP 4772 leads a westbound NS empty coal train through Gate City with a local fast food chain's flag waving in the breeze in the background.
BNSF 7784 leads a southbound pig train through the reverse curves at Caliente.
Racing eastbound across the vast Mojave desert just east of Kingman, a trio of former Santa Fe GE's have this hotshot pig train running at track speed as we pace along side on Route 66.
Southbound BNSF stack train holding at the signal at MP 377 due to CTC failure at the UP/BNSF junction in Mojave.
AMTK 461 sits on the point of Pacific Surfliner train 564 at the depot in San Diego after bringing the photographer and two friends down the coast from Los Angeles. I would highly recommend the Su... (more)
NS 22A rolling westbound between Piney Flatts and Watauga on a clear and chilly December afternoon.
On a typical foggy August night, westbound NS train 713 takes the siding as the headlight of eastbound train 702 illuminates the side of the empty hopper train as the rear clears the mainline at B... (more)
The last of the fall colors from this year create a frame of this eastbound NS train led by a brand new SD70M-2, in just its first week and a half of road service.
The unusualy low water level of the Holston River thanks to the region's recent drought allowed this shot which normally wouldn't be possible without waders. CSX 417 leads a Loyall-Erwin loaded co... (more)
NS 78G rolling eastbound through the community of Daniel Boone on a crystal clear Saturday morning with an unmistakeable hint of fall in the air.
RMPX 711 (ex-AN) SW9 sitting at the Progress Rail facility at Mojave, CA under the last rays of evening sunlight.
BNSF 733 leads a southbound empty grain train over top of its own train on the Tehachapi Loop.
BNSF 733 leads a southbound empty grain train out of tunnel 9 at Walong.
A northbound BNSF manifest with an interesting mix of power drops down the hill into Woodford on a beautiful Sunday afternoon on Tehachapi.
The detoured Amtrak Coast Starlight works its way around the Tehachapi Loop and by a northbound manifest at Walong.
For the first time in 30+ years, a scheduled passengar train operates over Tehachapi Pass, seen here as Amtrak's Coast Starlight snakes its way toward Caliente.
A pair of NS GEs lead a westbound empty coal train through this rural scene just west of Gate City.
Crews exchange a friendly wave as eastbound NS coal train 702 passes a set of CSX helper engines in the siding at Watkins.
A westbound empty CSX hopper train rolls through Gate City and past a little leauge softball field which sits empty on this mild October afternoon.
A lazy Saturday afternoon finds an eastbound CSX loaded coal train passing as freshly mowed lawn and cozy homeplace of this local resident at Big Cut (Watkins).
The daily Frisco Turn drifts eastbound through the community of Glenita on a beautiful October afternoon.
A hint of fall is in the air on this clear October Saturday as westbound NS empty coal train 707 rolls through the community of Yuma on its way to the Andover, VA area for loading.
NS 750, operating via trackage rights on the CSX Kingsport Sub, has picked up a medium clear out of the siding at Kermit as the classic consist works to get the 105-car train up to speed.
DRGW 3109 sitting in the yard at LaSalle on a sunny Saturday while we wait for the UP 844/3985 special.
Early morning eastbound CSX loaded coal train topping the 1.9% grade at Watkins.
NS T80 southbound on the CSX Kingsport Sub working the Sunday Frisco local job and crossing the Holston River in this rural scene.
A pair of CSX SD70MACs lead southbound loaded coal train V368 as it has just exited Holston Tunnel at the South End of Kingsport siding and is crossing the Holston River.
CSX 413/8226 lead a westbound empty hopper train on NS trackage rights at Frisco.
NS 133 southbound at Revilo crossing from #2 to #1 track led by a classic C39-8.
