Gotta Love Sucker Holes. Today's L CHI105 features a trio of ATSF Warbonnets and a BNSF GEVO, the leader of the pack being B40-8W 552. 552 has received some touch ups lately, most notably t... (more)

CSX's Monon #1897 and New York Central #1853 heritage locomotives lead train M212-27 northbound through Bowling Green, KY. as they pass by L&N E8 #796 which is on display at the train museum in to... (more)

Monon F units photographed inside the Monon Railroad Lafayette, IN shops on 08/02/59 using ASA 10 Kodachrome. Original Kodachrome slide. Photographer unknown, John E. Troxler collection.

The Indiana Southern is seen departing the AES Petersburg Generating Station for Lynnville Mine on a beautiful summer morning. The company has recently announced it plans to be coal free by 2025, ... (more)

Now it's 400 Feet Straight Down*

Easing around the famed Horseshoe Curve on the Denver and Rio Grande Western's Silverton Branch we catch K37 493 rounding out the bend from Roc... (more)

The first of the rambles for 2024 is led back to Reading by the 2102. It is seen crossing the high bridge in Hometown PA.

Meeting between two oldies at the crossing.

The Bay Line has its first big GE assigned to their property, a former CSX/Conrail CW40-8, recently transferred from the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railroad. 4059 was delivered with a yellow face, weari... (more)

National Locomotive's rebuilt former Norfolk & Western RS36 #1800 sits at the shops that NALCO shared with the Morristown & Erie Railroad. This was to be the first in a group of RS11 and RS36 rebu... (more)

FEC's newest paint scheme was debuted at their New Smyrna Beach Shop, reflecting Grupo Mexico ownership.

Double Eurotram crossed Douro river on Dom Luís I's bridge

Lightning Striped. The third MTA Metro-North Railroad 40th Anniversary "heritage unit" was outshopped from North White Plains on the night of Tuesday November 7, 2023. The lightni... (more)

Union Pacific train 717, the Los Angeles Challenger, is seen in Los Angeles at Pasadena Junction in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The D&I train out of Dell Rapids came in today as a monster 126x0, 17228/6950. Once to Sioux City, the train has to be delivered and yarded. 2 crews work off each end to make the delivery/yarding ... (more)

A colorful group of Union Pacific SD70ACe locomotives was found in the railroad's Dolores Yard on this October day: UP 1996 (their Southern Pacific Heritage unit, and the former UP 8523), UP 1988... (more)