From the west shore of the Hudson River, a northbound Metro North train is lensed through a tree near Fort Montgomery, NY.

Three SD70MAC variants in three paints schemes lead a loaded coal train east down the BNSF Orin Sub in remote northeastern Wyoming. The lead unit was rebuilt as an upgraded version in 2015 and is ... (more)

With CSX's Howard Street Tunnel project underway, the railroad worked out an agreement with Norfolk Southern to run two pairs of trains each direction along portions of the Harrisburg Division acr... (more)

A pair of CN's unique SD40-2Ws lead road local L568 south along the former DM&IR Missabe Sub in Northern Minnesota. 568 and its counterpart 567 are the only two trains that do not follow the direc... (more)

There are three trains within this one frame! Starting at the top, we have a southbound Wisconsin & Southern freight that has just completed work in the Ackerville yard and is preparing for depart... (more)

CSX grain loads head eastbound, passing over the James River, seen from the Button's Bluff overlook north of Springwood. If you are looking for a peaceful, quiet place to watch trains, this spot i... (more)

The 82nd running of the popular CSX Santa Train was piloted by the railroad's recently released Clinchfield heritage unit, number 1902, a tribute to the primarily coal hauling railroad that instit... (more)

CN's Grand Trunk heritage unit made a surprise visit along the former Grand Trunk across Michigan on a beautiful fall day leading autoracks and stacks bound for Flat Rock. The train is seen here p... (more)

Launched in 1986, Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown service pioneered one of the most unique intermodal ventures railroading has ever seen. Known to many as 'roadrailers', the standard 53' Triple Cr... (more)

A trio of Wheeling's colorful SDs lead empty stone hoppers under the US 250 overpass between New London and Greenwich on the CSX former Conrail Big Four. Wheeling trains use CSX trackage between N... (more)

Wheeling & Lake Erie train 237 motors westbound by the expansive Gerber Feed Service campus outside the village of Kidron on the railroad's Brewster Sub. 237 and counterpart 238 handle interchange... (more)

Baltimore bound pig train 24M passes through CP 360 on NS's Chicago Line outside Butler, IN. After receiving a report about this train, and traveling 90 minutes to this location, I arrived to see ... (more)

Minntac loads hold the main line at Biwabik for an empty train coming north out of Two Harbors. The yard here sees little use these days other than as storage space for unused railcars.

Norfolk & Western 611 storms westbound up the grade of the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg District with an excursion bound for Radford, VA. I was the very first person to arrive at this location.... (more)

Union Pacific operates a few trains over BNSF's Chillicothe and Marceline Subs between Chicago and Kansas City. In recent years, it seems the number of UP trains has dwindled. On a visit to the Ch... (more)