With the lead unit missing a numberboard (note the duct tape in its place) and the middle unit doing it's best impression of a steam locomotive, this Union Pacific manifest winds its way west on t... (more)

Freshly painted and looking good, CCET 2806 rests in the sun at the CCET's Ancor Terminal in Newtown. 2806 is one of nine GP49's originally built for the Alaska Railroad, and still carries her ARR... (more)

The Clark County Fire Department greets Clinchfield 800 and C&O 2716 with a water salute as they approach Main Street in Downtown Winchester. Kudos again to the fine folks at CSX, the Kentucky Ste... (more)

The crew of NS local freight TS29 rides the back of former Conrail caboose CR 21312 as they shove down the Dubois Chemical Spur in Sharonville, headed back to the NS Dayton District mainline.

On a gloomy 1st morning of Spring that definitely fits the somber mood, the final Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train to visit the Queen City of Cincinnati pauses in a downpour at t... (more)

A couple of local kids take a big risk by cutting across the tracks in front of CSX J767 at Decoursey Avenue in Latonia. I was waiting to photograph the train splitting the signals when these 2 hu... (more)

Our three daughters give a wave to the crew of CSX train Q504-04 from the platform of the old B&O Depot as it rolls through the streets of Downtown Lawrenceburg, Indiana, behind a classic trio of ... (more)

CSX's new Operation Lifesaver unit, CSXT 4568, leads manifest freight M351-22 southbound on the former B&O Cincinnati to Toledo route in Glendale.

The Bluegrass Railroad Museum's freshly repainted Illinois Central Gulf GP8 #7738 wheels engine lite across an old wooden trestle at Trackside Farm, just west of Versailles, Kentucky on Labor Day ... (more)

My three daughters are all decked out in matching dresses to greet the Heritage Highball Special with the Clinchfield 800 and C&O 2716 at the South Switch of Sloan Siding near Irvine, KY. Kudos to... (more)

The first revenue stone train for the Cincinnati Eastern out of the quarry in Plum Run departs, seen here passing the old N&W CPL signals that stand next to the quarry.

With the recent news that one of the quintessential regional railroads, Montana Rail Link, would soon disappear, it made me go back and look at some of my images from my only visit to the railroad... (more)

No, that's not a pair of railroad crossing gates in the foreground. Rather, it's a unique way to block off the street if there is flooding and the floodgates are closed. In the background, however... (more)

Our daughter Naomi gives a friendly wave as CSX's latest commemorative paint scheme locomotive, painted for the 50th Anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, rebuilt EMD SD70AC No. 4568 leads the Cinci... (more)

A CSX Bay Window Caboose brings up the rear of train Y104-25 as it passes under the ancient tell-tales for the Eighth Street Viaduct on the Cincinnati Industrial Track, which at one time was part ... (more)