A modest five car train is dwarfed by the Joso Bridge over the Snake River, Union Pacific's largest, in southeast Washington. It's been a dry summer and the sun is slightly muted by the smoke from... (more)

Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. The "white" on this unit seems to be particularly evident. Were there two different versions of the passe... (more)

Rapid Development Z CHIDEN3 09 with BNSF 3971 moving with speed restrictions over high wind warnings near MP.500 with supercell V3 with 1” radar indicated hail tracking ESE at 24kts wa... (more)

An eastbound California Zephyr 6 train collided with a tanker truck carrying 10,000 gallons of milk and derailed in Weld County on Monday night, representatives of Amtrak and the Colorado State Pa... (more)

Work is progressing on former Delaware & Hudson 18. Here it is a day in the sun for this beautiful diesel engine.

Only shot I got of passenger F3 power leading on freght is this westbound.

Work is well underway in Voorheesville on the former Albany Main as the land has been cleared with new ties, rails, & ballast laid along with the switch on CSX Track 2. Foundry Rod has also been r... (more)

Cresson Steel NS 8717 is one of five former-NS C40-8s stored in Cresson, PA. Though they've been parked at a scrap metal facility for the better part of a decade, they're still standing.

Katy was desperate for motive power when they got some KCC high cab units. When chopping the cab and hood they got it almost right but somewhat lower than normal. Other units were repainted but ... (more)

Now at Larry's Truck the SP 2641 was Brand New and shiny in 1972. The now rusty and picked over SW 1500 sports LTEX reporting markings and the paint is nearly gone but the Southern Pacific Lineage... (more)

After a five-year hiatus, Metrolink (in partnership with Orange County Transit Agency) is operating Angels Express trains for the Angels baseball 2024 season. These special trains operate ... (more)

BN 6004 was Balmer Yard's principal hump engine in the mid-70s. The unit was GN's fifth SD7, part of a fleet of 23 SD7s and 27 SD9s, most of which were assigned to Minnesota. I enjoyed several eve... (more)

With the sun setting behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, NS 275 crosses the James River Bridge as it heads into Lynchburg for a crew change

Ns 8758 sit's rusting away at the local scrap yard.

Wearing an Olympic cycling trials billboard point job.