Hot rail! Fixing a pull-a-part on continuous weld rail requires a few tools and a lot of fire.

The Best Friend of Charleston sits displayed at the 1987 NRHS Convention held in Roanoke Virginia.

A ATSF caboose brings up the back end a BNSF local as it crosses the diamond at Joliet.

With hands raised high, the children in the crowd at St. Paul hope to be one of the lucky ones to catch a toy from Santa.

The large Cemex plant north of Victorville CA is famous for its cool mix of old EMD hood units (including what may be the last SDP35 in the world) - but on the day I was there, the train running t... (more)

Another day on the Chicago Line comes to an end as the aging New York Central bracket mast stands guard at Melbern.

Crews from Cranemasters were able to stabilize and return the Chester, VT 1899 bridge to its upright status, with eventual return to service by September 19. Many more photos of the Irene damage c... (more)

On August 31, with an invite to ride along and explore a 6-mile stretch of trackage not reachable by roadways (as they were completely washed away), a hi-rail trip revealed some serious damage. N... (more)

On August 31, with an invite to ride along and explore a 6-mile stretch of trackage not reachable by roadways (as they were completely washed away), a hi-rail trip revealed some serious damage. T... (more)

On August 31, with an invite to ride along and explore a 6-mile stretch of trackage not reachable by roadways (as they were completely washed away), a hi-rail trip revealed some serious damage. A... (more)

Less than 24 hours after a wall of water swept across Vermont in multiple streams and rivers, the 1897 bridge at Proctorsville remained intact, however approaches on both ends were washed away for... (more)

The westward signals at West Valentine are illuminated by an approaching train as the moon sets behind hazy skies on August 10, 2003.

For those interested in the short version, this is a sign at a BNSF private road crossing with a double stack train speeding by near Antares, AZ on August 10, 2003. For the longer, long winded ve... (more)

The setting sun casts a warm glow as the day comes to a close on NS's Dayton District.

Inter City 590 non stop to Basel SBB is leaving Zürich main station in the blue hour at 8.34 PM.