After waiting for a few minutes just shy of the Toccoa, GA depot, NS 75V gets the go ahead and an "Approach Diverging" signal in Track 2.

A time exposure of the southbound signal at South Romney, Ind., in the last summer of its almost-century-long existence. A full moon paints passing clouds high above.

The CSXT 8400 did the honors of knocking the semaphore down for me as they followed Amtrak south. A 71 second telephoto exposure.

Classic tri-light signals installed by the New York Central stand guard over Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line on a perfect August evening.

Southbound Louisville train rolls by the north end of the siding at Orleans. This crew went to work at 8 am at Jasonville and will layover in Louisville tonight before heading back north tomorrow.... (more)

Full moon and a green signal both shine on a clear night on the Hoosier Sub. These signals are located a few miles east of Orleans. Not much happens out here except one train a day, otherwise it l... (more)

A Union Pacific freight train is making time as it speeds safely past a Union Switch and Signal Style B semaphore at Coyote Siding, MP 14511, near Carrizozo, New Mexico on September 11th, 1999. St... (more)

On a suggestion from a friend of mine in Bellingham Washington, I went in search of Clayburn Junction in British Columbia. Clayburn Jct. is where the Canadian Pacific and the Southern BC railroad ... (more)

Steel rails, stars and semaphores. Coyote siding, MP 14518, New Mexico. Spetember 18th, 1999. Steve Crise Photo. © scrise.com

The searchlights at Naviska Siding get lit up by the thunderstorm background, this is the greatest time of year in Tucson besides the 105 degree days.

The Southwest Chief is rocketing along jointed rail as it splits the semaphores at Colmor, NM. Yes, these classic signals are still standing, but for how much longer?

Racing for home, the crew of 106 flies over the Dexter crossovers at sunset.

NS 154 is a shorty with only 12 cars today.

NR37's headlight cuts the gloom as it leads sister unit NR15 upgrade into the sleepy hamlet of Exeter, in the New South Wales southern highlands. The wooden-arm semaphores at this location were re... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits a set of semaphores on its westward trek across the plains of New Mexico.