Just before sunrise, the conductor and engineer of NS 2548 North inspect their power before departing. The engineer is reaching up to unlatch one of the engine compartment doors on his lead unit, ... (more)

After a quick crew change at Eastland Road, Norfolk Southern train M1K roars past the former LS&MS depot in Olmsted Falls, Ohio with SD70 No. 2525 leading the very heavy train west on the Chicago ... (more)

A "Death Star" IC locomotive hauls an eastbound Canadian National manifest freight through the Thompson River Canyon at Deadman's Creek outside of Savona, BC

Sometimes you just get lucky! J13 crosses overhead on the Kenova District at track speed, while an Eastbound CSX empty hopper train eases under at walking speed, waiting for a signal at KV Cabin b... (more)

Near sunset, NS SD70 No. 2522 leads a 25A though Ludlow, KY. The 25A originates at Calumet Yard in Chicago, and terminates in Danville, KY.

NS 2525 leads 16N under the 225 signalbridge in Tipton

Slowly stomping it's feet up the main 2 track is the Tennessee Div. Local job NS 300 (Chattanooga,TN-Loudon,TN) that is slowly approaching Hickory Valley Rd crossing. The train will hold back off... (more)

A sharp looking Illinois Central SD70 leads CN L516 on its eastward trek to Stevens Point. With no work en route tonight, it should be a pretty easy trip for 516's crew.

Leaning into the curve just north of Stevenson, AL is the loaded ethanol CSX K693-13 bound for Cartersville with a handsome CN painted former Illinois Central SD70 at the lead. It sure was a fine ... (more)

A short Mojave Flyer lead by a trio of EMD's races up the Palmdale Cutoff at Silverwood.

Three death stars creep along Conneaut Creek with ore loads in tow.

Iconic Deathstar As the loaded grain train CN G87670-17 get a signal to proceed out of the siding at Lake Cormorant (MP-20.4) on the CN Yazoo Subdivision, we take a moment, and lo... (more)

The engineer on NS 211 waits for the conductor to drop his 3-step protection so that they can pull their cut of hot UPS trailers out of the yard.

On a slightly cooler that recent July afternoon, Eastbound autoracks pass through Borderland behind a standard cab SD70 leader.

A trio of SD70 motors idle away after bringing in a coal train to the region a few nights before as the sky starts to darken with an approaching storm in the background