Today August 26th 2019 marks the end of an era that started in 1973 with the construction of the 50,000 Volt electrified Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad. Before 0700 local time the last load o... (more)

After exploring Baxter state park and getting done way earlier than expected, I was given the okay from the wife to go find the CMQ. AS we headed to Onawa to set up for this shot i swung by the ya... (more)

FEC train 109 makes it's normal morning appearance on a absolutely beautiful Florida morning with the typical LNG set leading the way south. This was one of the must do's while I was in Florida an... (more)

After running the lead up to the Port of Everglades, the FEC 703 and NS research train have backed out to the mainline and are back up to track speed as they fly under the Fort Lauderdale Internat... (more)

EMDX 1606 has delivered its cars to the LS&I and returned to Partridge to yank its train of all rail ore south to Gladstone.

With the sanders on full, MQT 2044 and 2042 are in a hard pull coming into Scottville with a train of Ludington outbounds that will be set out in Walhalla. This is a shot I have had in mind for a ... (more)

Its a early damp and misty morning on the MQT as the nocturnal Z151 rolls north under the Colonial road bridge after interchanging with CSX. This bridge was slated for removal and replacement so I... (more)

A&M's Fort Smith turn running right on time with dynamic brakes howling comes down grade into Winslow and will soon be entering Winslow tunnel.

In the quickly fading last light of a very hod and muggy day, train ZVNL departs Zanesville with a load of trash bound for the Tunnel Hill dump outside New Lexington OH. This train runs push pull ... (more)

Pickens Anderson Job pulls into its namesake city to make a set off and pick up at the NS interchange. The engineer pulls back a couple notches and puts on a nice smoke show for me. This was one o... (more)

TPW 4056 and MMRR 2057 depart the Manistee yard for an all night adventure to Baldwin and return. The 4056 is new to MQT in the last few months.

A CNW line up at IRM with the 411, 4160, 1689, 6847, 8646. The CNW 4160 has since been stripped of its CNW paint in preparation for a fresh paint job.

Sometimes at a photo shoot the best shots aren't even part of the shoot. With the CNW night shoot at IRM all done, and the only people left are the crews putting power away we find 8701 sitting ou... (more)

GOT 630 with a inbound train cruises towards Toronto and passes the CN logo just west of town.