This is a shot I have wanted for awhile...patience/persistence pays off? "The Swamp" has been well-known for having the tall grass and nearly invisible track...so it's like where trai... (more)

The Grafton & Upton Railroad once operated in Milford, MA but the line extension had been abandoned and later pulled up. This year, there was renewed interest in extending the line and it was comp... (more)

This little RR operation was amazing to watch since there's nothing quite like it around! The SW9 shoves the train, caboose first, up to the quarry, loads the hoppers, and then the locomotive lea... (more)

On this very special day, HRRC 3600 was hitched to caboose 654 in the rail yard. While I had come down to chase the NX13 job I noticed the caboose and GP35...and later found out that a dear frien... (more)

The Milford-Bennington Railroad has a stretch of uneven track looking quite precarious as it leaves Milford (Granite State Concrete) and heads to the quarry in Wilton. The locomotive here is pushi... (more)

Imagine my excitement when chasing this shortline for the first time and finding a bridge for some elevation! I watched as the Fore River Transportation crew shoved some tanks down the wye into t... (more)

During my railfan trip I wanted to see the Gallitzin Tunnels - and the Inn - and was not disappointed with what came through the tunnel! The PC unit has seen better days with paint missing on her... (more)

The Gray Granite Railroad is quite literally a backyard railroad... Cavanna's Farm has roughly a mile of track that goes passed pumpkin patches, strawberry fields, and a Christmas tree field...an... (more)

On my railfan roadtrip to Pennsylvania I made a point to check out this little railroad in Lewistown, PA. Driving along Roundhouse Rd I was shocked to see a highballing NS intermodal train pass by... (more)

Because of the Hoosac Tunnel collapse many of the Pan Am and Pan Am Southern trains were diverted over VRS track. Several of us caught this headed south from Rutland at bridge by Mill River Lumbe... (more)

Meetings, dining, and even sleeping... no wonder there was nearly always a train blocking the executive cars! The CSX OCS train was tied down in Worcester yard with B722 cars from Framingham bloc... (more)

Blood, sweat, and tears went into this photo. Literally. Having operated the drone only a month I made the mistake of panicking when I heard the distant train horn and got my finger whacked by a... (more)

After it was brought down on the VRS BDRD detour, LLPX 2334 was brought across the stone bridge that goes over part of the Connecticut River from Bellows Falls. VTR 206 lends its power and some c... (more)

The Housatonic Railroad leaving Pittsfield via the B&A after dropping off a load for CSX Q425 and picking up a long train with new locomotives. Today, the consist included the two new GMTX leaser ... (more)

With the tunnel project in Middlebury coming to a close, the detours over the NECR will be too. So I took a sunny day off and headed north. After some engine troubles in Bellows Falls, the north... (more)