Special loading on this flat car

Far from home rails and testimonial of a long gone railroad, a memory to the Ferrocarril Nacionales de Mexico, near the famous Tehachapi Loop.

A northbound Manifest waits in CSX's Yard 2 for permission into Queensgate Yard this afternoon

Random sighting in a UP manifest on the Cajon Summit. I do not like graffiti on railway vehicles, for me, this is vandalism. But here I can see an artist at work.

Pet Cemetery - [2014 Winter Solstice Study] - An eastbound manifest passes the final resting place of "Patch" the dog, and a number of other beloved pets.

CSX "How Tomorrow Moves...SNOW." Just saying...

Built in December of 1969 and having outlived two mergers so far, this Ortner woodchip gondola still rides the rails under the Great Northern banner. Wearing that fallen railroad’s Big Sky Blue... (more)

Special operating to the Lobster Festival in Rockport

Crews are on scene of an eleven car derailment near Rich Bar, California in the Feather River Canyon. Here, a couple of those crew members analyze how a wheel axel tore up the side of a grain car... (more)

Parked on a forlorn siding in rural Sanderson, TX sits a fine example of a former Southern Pacific fire car. Originally built in December 1942, it has had a long life and sits idle in southwest T... (more)

A Stator for a 600mw generator sits outside the plant, waiting for Norfolk Southern to take it to Charlotte, NC for Siemens to rebuild.

The 10005 is a former "Michigan Coach;" originally a Metroliner. It is outfitted with lasers and gizmos on the roof to gather catenary information at 125mph. Coupled to it is 10004, th... (more)

Former Erie cabooses and an ex LIRR FA-1 power pack meet at the NY&GL's Passaic Yard

A UP crewman rides a gondola past a trio of MP15's to the humping point in the North Yard.

A Rio Grande dolomite hopper car, built in 1958 to haul coal, waits at Provo Yard for a trip to Geneva Steeel's Keigley quarry for loading on Nov. 12, 1987.