A former BN unit leads a lite engine set out of the Springfield Underground. This facility was opened as a quarry, for mining limestone, in 1946 on Route 66 and was served originally by Frisco. To... (more)

RF&P 1002 has seen better days. This streamliner once wore the RF&P's gray and blue scheme and hauled passenger around Washington D.C and Richmond. Today its owned by the Virginia Museum of Transp... (more)

A BNSF local works the storage facility in Springfield known as The Springfield Underground. This giant underground storage facility was once a limestone mine. The extra space (being in caves) mad... (more)

A group of old locomotives from various railroads sit in storage just outside of Paducah, KY.

A former NS unit leads the north yard job on its daily operations around town. By far the best part of this job is catching it working at the Springfield Underground facilities just east of town. ... (more)

A coal train rolls through the tunnel at Eads Bridge, and is about to pass by the famous St. Louis Arch which is not far behind me. The elevation of the tracks and tunneling along this line, as we... (more)

An RF&P E unit sits in storage at the Roanoke yard lashed up with an old Conrail still in it's paint. I am unsure of the future plans for this locomotive, but hopefully it will one day be restored... (more)

A BNSF local departs the Springfield Underground with several reefers in tow and number 1915 on lead as evening light strikes the caves.

A former BN unit leads the North Yard Job out of Springfield Yard.

An SD40-2, that has recently arrived in town, works at the head end of a local as it does a switching maneuver on one of the many branchlines in Springfield area. This location has some interestin... (more)

Distant clouds glow in the final light of the evening as a Northbound BNSF mixed freight approaches the small town of Fordland.

Streamliner C&O's famous streamlined steamer, number 490 "The Hudson", sits on display in the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore Maryland today. The 490 once pulled passenger tr... (more)

MNA has acquired several former SP tunnel motors over the years, as of lately they've begun to retire them or sell them off. Several months ago 9362 was still active on the MNA roster, and here it... (more)

While doing some exploring around the storage tracks in Paducah, I was given permission to take a closer look at some of the locomotives in storage. This C&NW unit made for a fascinating find as w... (more)

A westbound autorack train creeps along as it battles the grade just outside Cedar Gap on a cold winter morning. After small amounts of freezing rain have built up over the night and the previous ... (more)