Coal Unit Train on the Tumbler Ridge Branch. A Roger Puta photograph.

The south end of the Iowa Northern between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids is a mainly night time operation. There is a few times when things get behind schedule and the train is coming back to Waterloo... (more)

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue... Got it covered on November 16 at White River Junction, while New England Central Railroad's White River Junction local train 60... (more)

Three of fifteen Helm GP38-2s visible from the Golden Spike Tower.

MMRR 24 sits out a extremely cold night at the Ann St. yard in Grand Rapids. This engine has since been acquired by G&W with their purchase of Rail America.

Most of the Little Kanawha's fleet sits at their industry. The 1205 is former Norfolk and Western (as evidenced by the black), while 1147 is speculated to be of Missouri Pacific heritage. Who woul... (more)

Out of the shadows and into the sun. This Tazewell & Peoria potash train has just entered Union Pacific rails and is about 2 miles from its destination, the Mosiac facility on the Illinois River.

A train of 86' auto parts boxcars in old schemes and colors isn't a common sight in 2015. However, three times a week, a shuttle train runs from the Anchor Hocking distribution center to the facto... (more)

MRPS ALCO RS3 123 moves hopper cars around for the open house later on in the day. Almost 65 years old and it still runs like new.

Having sat idle at Massey Energy's Sprouse Creek loadout for several years, the former Southern hi-hood now sports new reporting marks on the cab, and (according to security personnel on site) has... (more)

A TM unit rested at TM's Laredo facility

Pan Am Railways took delivery of five ex-QNSL SD40-2s this morning - lettered MEC 3400-3404 - but owned by GATX, at the Pan Am Southern East Deerfield Yard. The units are currently slated to be w... (more)

IHB SW1500 1501 sits in Calumet City with a single coil steel car.

A former Milwaukee Road GP40 now in a fresh coat of Illinois Terminal inspired paint works a 22 car cut of loaded corn that is currently being unloaded at Abengoa Bio Energy in Granite City.

Vermont Railway SD70M-2s 431 and 432 bookend one of the 5 GP40s they are replacing - VTR 301 (which is set to become GMTX 3010 by mid-November) - with westbound GMRC train 264-06 at Bridge 114 at ... (more)