As the "big storm" starts, Pan Am crews work to clean up a derailment that occurred on the night of February 7th between MP 9 and MP 10 on the ex Boston & Maine line between Scotia and Rotterdam J... (more)

BNSF 1961 sports the wounds received when it sideswiped another engine while moving through a Denver yard.

The Paradise yard job works under the mountain peaks that surround the area. Sounds like this terminal may be shut down in the near future. Glad I was able to catch it when I did.

The DPU for an eastbound empty coal train shoves out of West Scenic and into the 7.8-mile long Cascade Tunnel. Extra knuckles are in their respective places: one space on the left for an "F" type ... (more)

Rio Grande Business Car 100, the 'Wilson McCarthy' is spotted on the house track at Castilla on July 16, 1983. This happened to be the first day Amtrak's California Zephyr trains #5 and 6 ran acro... (more)

90 pounds of pressure escapes in a flash.

The conductor steps outside of his office for a breath of fresh autumn air while stationary in the westward siding.

Second Hand As M700 heads out of Montgomery, the conductor’s seat clearly lets you see that this unit has not always worn the CSX Dark Future paint and was originally used by another sou... (more)

A Santa Fe westbound has stopped on the shoe-fly around the wreck site near Cajon Summit. Heavy rains washed out the double main line, leaving the tracks hanging in the air above the washout. Sa... (more)

While most people are sleeping, a crew comes on duty in Candor. Taken with permission.

Cab shot of Lake Erie Works No. 455 at Brantford, one thing interesting is this unit still retains manual transition.

The Jeff City local made an unscheduled stop at the Kirkwood depot after a confused driver stopped on the tracks when the crossing lights started flashing. Thankfully the train was not going fast ... (more)

Deadheading home... My hardhat label says it all!

Ahhh . . . the joys of wintertime railroading! Crew members of Union Pacific's Provo Switcher dig out snowy switch points that lead to the Lehi Block Company at Cutler.

Brand new... Cab complete with a fridge, hot plate, and microwave. (photographed with permission and in PPE)