I wished I would have kept notes in these early days so I would have a better idea of what is depicted and where. But to the best of my knowledge this is the Sunset Limited passing a semaphore eas... (more)

Q302 approaches the hump at BS cabin, which is the West end of a middle siding; A C&O specialty.

Mountain railroading on the old C&O.

The temperature is hovering around 15 degrees the first weekend of December 2005 - here at Chemult, OR the lights from the classic SP signal bridge shining bright into the darkness. The hiss and ... (more)

One of the best remnants of the Erie Lackawanna in northern Indiana is this signal bridge about 1 mile west of Laketon, IN. Being called the RX signal bridge, it was the eastbound signal for the R... (more)

Under the first light of dawn, the crew of the Amtrak/NCDOT "Piedmont" pulls their train out of the yard and down to Boylan Junction. Once past the junction, they will make a reverse move on the f... (more)

The sunrise is starting the show some nice colors as the signals near Neponset show that nothing is lined up. Clears on both tracks in both directions mean nothing is lined up. The signal gang is ... (more)

A freshly outshopped stimulus-rebuild P40 leads the Hoosier State past a set of Monon semaphores in downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana. The semaphores are slated to come down by the end of summer.

What do you get when you cross a thunderstorm with a sunset? A quick moment of wonderful lighting. "Jasmin" awaits permission from the C&O cantilever to proceed Eastbound into the yard at Low Mo... (more)

The sun shines brightly on this semaphore in West Point, GA.

Kicking up a cloud of dust from freshly laid ballast, a westbound empty coal train approaches West End Pemberville as the sun sets and rain clouds move in.

Passing under classic Southern Railway double-track signal bridge; headed for Lynchburg

Passing under classic Southern Railway double-track signal bridge; following Amtrak 147

With a brilliant sunset, I dashed to a few semaphore locations this evening trying to capture the various moods the waning light evoked.

The sun is rising on another day on the Mendota Sub near the small township of Meriden. These classic CB&Q signals litter this subdivision from Galesburg, IL, to Aurora, IL, on the 120 miles of th... (more)