BlendStar's SD40-2 prepares to move ethanol cars at the company's unloading facility adjacent to BNSF's East Thomas Yard. This locomotive is rarely visible and is a real rarity to see.

A UP stack train coming from LA to Atlanta passes a Norfolk Southern manifest.

A rare Baldwin switcher sits on the property it spent its whole life working. The historic Sloss Furnaces were one of the many steel mills that made Birmingham the Magic City.

Two Metra trains pass outside Chicago's Union Station on a sunny March afternoon.

Frisco 4018 sits at the historic Sloss Furnace steel mill. The rainbow in the background is caused by the water cooling ponds which have been restored to use as a fountain.

Mile high streamliners. Amtrak's California Zephyr (far) and Winter Park Express ski train (close) sit in Denver's beautiful union station. Two RTD light rail trains flank the two sets of Superlin... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr departs Chicago Union Station headed to the west coast. Though this train no longer operates the vista domes that made it famous, the scenery along the route is just as ... (more)

One of Metra's unique "Winnebago" locomotives pushes a train in to Chicago's Union Station on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. In the background, an outbound train can be seen departing. Both train... (more)

TVRM's Southern steamers sit face to face in as 4501 is readied for its trek to Georgia the following day. 630 was sidelined due to a broken leaf spring that was fixed within a day by the remarkab... (more)

A northbound manifest digs in its heels to work upgrade towards Loachapoka on Leap Day.

Still 4 years away from retirement, the AEM-7 was still the backbone of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor on one of the many regional trains.

Dinner in the diner, but where are the passengers? A few months ago, this car would have been full of passengers eating fresh cooked meals. Thanks to Amtrak's "flexible dining" policy, c... (more)

NS 911, which had brought several coaches for use on 611's upcoming excursion train, sits on display at Spencer, just a few days after receiving its special paint job.

In 2014, two of Alabama State Docks' MP15DC switchers were rebuilt into RP14BD Gensets by Railpower. The locomotives now feature a pair of Deutz Diesel 16 liter V8s that put out 670 horsepower for... (more)

Three EMD products including a rebuild and slug set are reflected in a puddle in Flomaton Yard. These units are on an MOW train that is being held in the yard until needed. Taken from public pr... (more)