The Altoona Critter UTLX 1032, a vintage 2-axle switcher works Union Tank Car Company in Altoona almost every day despite its age.

It’s a rainy day at Montana Rail Link’s Helena Roundhouse, as MRL Machinist Kevin Leonard takes a call as he reflects on what these new EMD locomotives will mean to his job after changing the ... (more)

Imagine my surprise when during a furtive little drive and a "hardy hi you silver" found this beast sitting, waiting for its run. Got him on the road and the sun was great, but on the wrong side... (more)

The red signal indicates that there is nothing coming north from Two Harbors for a while, but all eyes were on the sky on this night.

CSX's newest, yet unofficial "heritage unit", is ChessSX GP40-2 6914, seen here resting on a humid Georgia summer night at the small Wyvern Yard near Cartersville, Georgia. Unknown tagge... (more)

Rear end of northbound Amtrak 2252 is seen crossing Hell Gate Bridge on its way to Boston.

Storage Blues Cumberland Yard features one of the largest storage dead lines on CSX. Among others, the cast of locomotives here includes SD40-2s, C40-8Ws, SD70MACs, C40-9Ws, SD50s, and 4-a... (more)

The Santa Train of 2023 was led by two GEVOs after complications with the F40s. Nevertheless, the train brought its scheduled holiday to the numerous children along the old Clinchfield. Here, th... (more)

We come for the trains...and stay for the people! "BellRail 1-24" as I call it, or officially known as the "Party Like It's 1979 Diesel Photo Event" at the Kentucky Steam Herit... (more)

Family Portrait Vintage stored locomotives baking in the early-April sun in Cumberland. Cumberland's dead line is one of the few, if not the only place, where one can see all 3 CSX paint s... (more)

During the time that MK was converting the MK5000C to MK50-3's. A few MPEX unit were loaned to the Utah Railway. This train has two of them MPEX 5000, and MPEX 5356. MPEX is a one of a kind. And o... (more)

CN 8021 Heads Slowly Southwest Leaving The City Behind.

Scrap yard switch engine

The backshop at Montana Rail Link’s Livingston Shop was well equipped to handle any major repair or rebuild of a locomotive for the railroad. On May 7, 2012, an assortment of blue EMDs has work ... (more)

Meet an Greet An ALC-42 recently arrived in Boston for crew familiarization. Once their ACSES signaling systems are certified for operation, they'll join the Lake Shore Limited power pool.