A southbound Everett Railroad steam excursion approaches Monastery Road near Brookes Mills, PA on Nov. 7, 2015 with 2-6-0 No. 11.

Storm clouds brew to the northwest as an eastbound Cimarron Valley freight train begins its day at Satanta, KS on Sept. 15, 2014. Power is sister railroad, Southwestern B39-8 No. 8501 and two Cim... (more)

The crew of eastbound L&C Train No. 14 roll a cut of cars by the power near Richburg, SC on April 11, 2014.

Eastbound L&C Train No. 14 crests a relatively short, but steep 3% grade at Richburg, SC on April 11, 2014, led by GP38-3 No. 2273.

Lancaster & Chester Train No. 16 switches industrial sidings at East Chester, SC On April 10, 2014, led by GP38AC No. 3820.

Westbound Amtrak No. 51, the "Cardinal," passes under the former C&O signal bridge at Orange, VA as it goes from Norfolk Southern to Buckingham Branch Railroad trackage.

A southbound Yellowstone Valley freight train crosses the Missouri River, near Snowden, MT on Oct. 2, 2007 with GP38-3 No. 3836.

A southbound Pickens Railroad freight ambles along on the roller coaster profile at Gluck, SC on Jan. 23, 2014 with two U18Bs.

B&LE SD40-3 No. 900 trails a set of light engines as it passes through Greenville, PA on July 10, 2008.

A westbound IAIS extra passes the grain elevators at Atalissa, IA on Oct. 13, 2013, led by ES44AC No. 503.

Eastbound CBBI passes by a grain elevator in Downey, IA on Oct. 13, 2013 with ES44ACs No's/ 505 and 510.

A northbound IANR empty unit ethanol train crosses CN's bridge over the Cedar River in Cedar Falls, IA on Oct. 11, 2013, led by GP38-2 No. 3805.

With minutes to spare before sunset, the northbound DAIR Rock Train crosses the Big Sioux River, passing from Fairview, SD into Iowa. As information, the train has four SD40-2s, two SD39-2s, and ... (more)

The DAIR Rock Train waits for a road crew to report, make a pick up, and take the train south on Oct. 8, 2013. A yard crew has brought the train down from another quarry north of town and parked ... (more)

The southbound DAIR Rock Train drops downgrade past some grain elevators as it begins its day in Dell Rapids, SD on Oct. 8, 2013.