Just a shell of its former glory is how Smith Creek Yard in Clifton Forge, Virginia is now. Not much is left except the C&O Heritage Center. Pictured is various equipment belonging to the C&O Hi... (more)
Five SD40-2's, a pair of Burlington Northern and three from Kansas City Southern lead this loaded coal train up Crawford Hill. On the KCS coal hoppers, only the rotary ends and the initial and num... (more)
The shunting yard Schaffhausen is a good example for the decline of rail freight traffic. There are just some parked freight cars, the rest of the tracks are empty.
A one month old Ferromex auto rack from the Trinity plant in Mexico follows the same trend set by Trinity for its rebuilds of older BNSF racks, that is the painting of the TTX flatcar into the sam... (more)