A coal train breaks the pre dawn silence as it grinds up Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin near Bill, Wyoming.

Three tank cars, one of which was breached and burned, in the James River, the day after the fiery oil train derailment in downtown Lynchburg.

The signal at CP x 343 protects the junction near the Union Pacific North Little Rock yard as an empty oil train heads north.

An Atlas rocket with a secret military satellite lifts off from Cape Canaveral as signals from the Florida East Coast Railroad stand guard.

An old section on Illinois Steel 1945 rail rusts with time at the north end of Page Siding on the KCS Rich Mountain.

Up and over! The FEC dispatcher has given a green light for the southbound intermodal hotshot train 107 as a Delta IV rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral at 8:59 pm. The dots at the to... (more)

An aerial view in 1981 of the Santa Fe diesel service shops on the eastern end of the massive Barstow yard.

The KMCO LP refinery is located next to the Union Pacific mainline, 35 miles east of Houston. It can hold up to 250 railcars. Fortunately, the United Airlines pilot banked the aircraft over on o... (more)

Helpers assist freight down the hill as the sun rises higher and higher

Something that looks like it belongs under the microscope from a biological plague covers the abandoned and old Atlantic Coast Line track. This track is located in the former McCoy Air Force Base... (more)

I think it is a pretty safe bet that a train hasn't traveled down this track in a long, long time. This old Atlantic Coast Line track is located between the CSX Taft yard and the Orlando Internat... (more)

Tower Levers inside of Alto tower, Now stand still.

Absolute signal at the west end of Mecca Siding recently repainted. At one time this Cantilever signal controlled SP double track into Indio. Soon this signal will be replaced when UP completes th... (more)

A 12 axle flatcar with a total capacity of 730,000 pounds holds an approximately 150 ton new Rotor for a 600MW generator.

"Green light go for launch!" Florida East Coast train 226 has a green light to proceed north towards Jacksonville as an Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral at 4:10 am. Strong upper... (more)