The second of two loaded trains from the Clymer, PA mine passes through a classic fall scene at Fleming Summit, just after passing through the horseshoe curve. Trains on this line go to the mine ... (more)

A variety of Conrail locomotives await a spin on the Conway turntable, as the hostler ponders the next move on the turntable.

Though Paul M. Jones Lumber is not a rail shipper, the sawmill is adjacent to the MDDE Snow Hill line, and provides a nice vintage backdrop for a line full of lore-- one of a handful of operationa... (more)

TSRR train 105 heads south through Glendale, TN on its trip to Pulaski from Columbia. This train operates from Columbia to Pulaski 2-3 times per week, and is the less predictable branch, as compa... (more)

TSRR train 101 heads south through the farming community of Ethridge, TN on its return trip to Lawrenceburg from Columbia. Ethridge is home to the largest Amish population in Tennessee, and horse... (more)

MDDE 801 is the only operating example of the Conrail Express paint scheme, a short-lived marketing initiative between Conrail and partner shortlines. When the RS3Ms based at Massey, MD are not o... (more)

Eastern Maine Railway (a paper railroad which is New Brunswick Southern's U.S. operation) train 902 eases over the Pleasant River as it assembles its train to head east for Saint John, NB. This m... (more)

A C&A local eases over the swing bridge spanning the Pasquotank River in Elizabeth City, NC. Many things came together for this photo-- a delay caused them to cross the bridge northbound in daylig... (more)

CAGY 48 (Greenwood - Greenville, MS local) heads west by the historic Heathman Plantation building with a rather odd consist of 105 empty coal hoppers, which will be stored east of Greenville for ... (more)

The conductor sets the derail as SW 28 shoves into the siding at Hockett to tie down for the day. Southwestern's Whitewater Division sees a local between Deming and Rincon a few times a week. Th... (more)

DME train WIHU (Winona, MN - Huron, SD) works west through Utica, passing an old grain elevator with a vintage Ford grain truck.

To call TTI's trackage through downtown Carlisle, KY "tight" is an understatement. As the coal train crawls through the tight curves at 10 mph, several roads converge at this crossing, with cars ... (more)

OmniTrax's Alabama & Tennessee River RR train Z389 operates between CSX Boyles Yard in Birmingham, AL and ATN's yard in Gadsden, AL typically 3 times a week. The train is difficult to find out on ... (more)

Gulf & Ohio Railways' Knoxville Locomotive Works is a major shop, providing services for not only its own shortline railroads, but also contract work for outside customers. NS SD40-2 1634 rests o... (more)