CN crew heats the rail at the busy junction between the Missabe and Superior Subdivisions prior to making repairs to the rail. Despite the warm weather today (+38F) it is the season for rail break... (more)

At Cadiz in the middle of the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, California, Burlington Northern Santa Fe GE Dash 9-44CW No. 4967 is lifted to remove faulty axle No. 2 from the front truck. A Tadano M... (more)

Meeting the Torch... A scraping outfit from Ft. Scott, KS is underway in cutting up an OGEX bethgon that derailed at Santa Fe Jct. back in August.

Starting off on the the right track

A work train was encountered on the A line, heading south to Crescent City to deposit some ties. The train is pulled by a SD50-2 first time I ever saw one.

ACWR 6918 is suffering from high voltage circuit shorted to the frame.The generator is disconnected to troubleshoot. During inspection, ACWR Electrician, Rob Dickson, discovered shrapnel from the ... (more)

Daylight In The Dark. SP 4449 sits under a darkening sky in Owosso, with her lead truck derailed and on the ground. A number of steam men are going about the business of getting her... (more)

CN power off of NS 184 later to be used on NS 353, is currently seen here testing out some Switches.

Despite the weather, a CN rail gang works on replacing rail on the CN Iron Range Sub between Sparta and Jones. The new rail is in place here and these machines are working on welding, tie plate a... (more)

A BNSF locomotive crane has a nice little train in tow as it heads back to the barn after a day of work in eastern Superior. Not something you see everyday.

The engineer on LA&L 425 watches closely out the window as his train passes by the track workers that are working on the siding at Papermill Road.

Welding Rail - A BNSF joint elimination crew welds the rails that MOW workers had set in and placed the night before on main track #1 through the station at Fullerton California. I ... (more)

Hot Rail, Main Two! - BNSF MOW workers replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California as a Westbound stack train passes at track speed a mere 6 feet away. ... (more)

End of the BNSF TRANSCON - BNSF MOW workers and their contractors replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California. The last time this was done was 14 years ago... (more)

Snappin Track - Like on a large HO layout with Bachmann EZ Snap Track (C), BNSF MOW workers and their contractors replace the track on Main #1 through the station at Fullerton California... (more)