Rusting away...

"Relics of the Past" An old Wabash searchlight signal that used to protect the N&W/WAB and IC diamond just north of Strawn, IL, stands dark. This trackage is now part of the Bloomer L... (more)

Waiting for a train that will likely never-ever show up again... The perfect time of day and year with nothing but a ghost train... Kindig's Curve 2015

Carr's Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Greensburg, Pa. It was built in 1856 and was on the original mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Where Rio Grande trains once thundered eastbound to attack the steep grade over Tennessee Pass is now seemingly a garden of sorts. On August 12, 2015, at the east end of the CTC siding at Minturn,... (more)

Flowers begin to grow between slag ballast and rusty 136-pound rails laid by Rio Grande in 1970’s, as nature slowly reclaims what is hers on top of Colorado’s Tennessee Pass on August 12, 2015... (more)

Forgotten U boat.

Gone but not forgotten. Originally belonging to the Hanna Furnace Corp. not spends its days at R&R Salvage. Although this hasn't moved in years I'm assured by the owner it could start right up if ... (more)

Picked Switch -A set of five (5) former Chicago Northwestern (CNW) commuter cars that were acquired by Chicago Metra (METX) and later sold as surplus lies derailed across the turnout at Dub... (more)

Semaphore Signal at Goat Canyon - One of the two bridge signals (one at each end) that let train crews know that the large wooden trestle at Goat Canyon was intact and passable. The idea... (more)

Vanishing Point - One of the Seven Sisters arcs off into the distance with the moon above as the sun begins to set over the Sonoran Desert. This railroad was embargoed in 2008 and there... (more)

East Switch of Carrizo Gorge Siding - A bolder has rolled off the hill side and lodge against the siding rail. While the mainline is passable at this point, there are other rock falls at... (more)

This old Alco was built in 1950 for the Washington Terminal. After ceasing operations for them, it was brought here to Possum Point to shuffle coal cars around, and after this plant converted to g... (more)

Tennessee Pass Line under a full moon nearly 18 years after the last revenue train traversed the line in 1997.

The West Portal of Tunnel 18 - Looking east through Tunnel 18. The wooden trestle at Goat Canyon is nearly a mile behind us and the former station at Dos Cabezas lies 6 track miles ahead... (more)