The ARR's Whittier yard job is doing some switching in this picturesque port city, totally dwarfed by the Carnival Spirit which is moored in port in the background.

BNSF 147 leads an hour late Amtrak # 711 down the 'square.

All The Way. After 26 years in operation, Conway Scenic finally ran a steam locomotive all the way to their outside connection at Hazens. Steam had not led a train here since the m... (more)

Not often you see a diesel pop off. The shops were torn down when the yard rebuild was done.

New York City Transit work train at Union Square. Does anyone know what kind of engine this is?

After watching some good golf all day at Augusta National, I stumbled on a pleasant surprise as the NS OCS sits tied down for Masters week in Augusta, GA.

While looking from just the right angle, one could argue that TRRA sponsors a bit of rooftop running in downtown St. Louis

With quite the consist out front, this 14 hour late Empire Builder heads south toward its next stop in Fargo, ND. A locomotive derailed in western Montana yesterday which caused the very large del... (more)

Small elevators and a surviving code line add charm to the otherwise flat and unremarkable Hillsboro Subdivision between Fargo and Grand Forks. It also helps when Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder... (more)

The Napa Valley Lunch Train trundles back to Napa, passing a beautiful bunch of wine grapes at the Rutherford Grove Winery. Unfortunately for the wineries, but fortunate for me, the recent frost h... (more)

Running over six hours late, today's Empire Builder needed a little help from a BNSF companion after it ran into some power trouble out west.

Two very different modes of transportation collide at the Kennedy Space Center. At the top of the frame you can see Space Shuttle Discovery perched on launch Pad 39A preparing for her final flight... (more)

Conrail's E8A 4022 in Amtrak Service