On a cold summer morning in the Montana rockies, Amtrak 8 pauses for a stop in the popular mountain town of Whitefish with the new Phase I 50th anniversary unit in charge.

Having just made an overnight journey through Washington and Idaho, Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder stops for a 20 minute crew change before traversing the grades of Glacier National Park with t... (more)

Running well over an hour behind schedule, Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder pauses in Whitefish, MT with the famed Phase II heritage unit, 130, leading with 2 private cars on the front.

As railfans and townfolk alike enjoy the beautiful afternoon sunshine, CSX I143, an intermodal originating out of Osborn Yard in Louisville, KY tries staying ahead of the hotshot I025 on the final... (more)

On another hot summer's day, NS grain train 51R makes its way towards North End with a very rare visitor doing the honors, a KCSdM Grey Ghost. This was a sight to see for many railfans in the area... (more)

We were on our way to do some afternoon hiking at Stone Mountain Park, but had time to kill, so we pulled off at the Southeastern Railway Museum to grab NS 265 (BNSF ZAUGSBD7) with the usual BNSF ... (more)

It's hard to believe these trainsets, my personal favorites, have been zipping up and down the Northeast Corridor for over two decades. As the 2020s roll on, time creeps closer to their eventual r... (more)

NS 265 (BNSF ZAUGSBD7) heads south towards Inman Yard, where it will turn west to Memphis, and eventually, San Bernardino. Today's 265 had a BNSF SD70ACe leading a much rarer SD70MAC in H2 scheme.... (more)

Running on time from Charlotte with loads of domestic and a mix of international containers, 221 runs alongside Main Street in Buford, GA on a sunny yet very hot morning.

Fresh out of Atlanta, 212, one of the most high priority or "hot" trains on the line takes on the curve at Buford with a quickly aging D9-44CW leading the way to New Jersey.

With the thermometer reading a temperature of 29°F on a bright and clear Sunday morning, the crew of hotshot train 212 wastes no time getting their 59-car train up the slight grade just north of ... (more)

With the usual trio of KCS Belle units, NS 220 (KCS IDAAT) makes its way through the crossings at Austell before merging with the North End District on the final leg of its trip to Inman Yard. The... (more)

On a hot and sunny afternoon just east of the Rockies, BNSF daily manifest HLAUCAS makes its way through the hamlet of Warren, MT near the border with Wyoming.

Conrail Assets' South Jersey local WPCA-51 rumbles south down the old PRSL trackage with over 30 cars in tow. The stone loads towards the back were for Winslow Junction for SRNJ to take down. It w... (more)

Having worked for the past two hours shunting hoppers at the Cargill plant, 45R waits for a final conductor's inspection before taking their empties back up to Illinois for loading. A trio of GE... (more)