Two big C-Cs push hard on the rear of a southbound grain load even before they get out of Cincinnati. The head end is already fighting the beginning slope of Erlanger Hill.

A Portland Western transfer leaves Albina Yard. The lead unit is a former Cotton Belt SD45 (SSW 9153), that eventually went on to the SP rebuild program before becoming under ownership of Genese a... (more)

A citybound Glen Waverley line train approaches Gardiner Station as construction work for the future road over rail grade separation project progresses.

The passing of this train brought with it the end of an era for Sonoma County railroading, as this was the last train to cross the original Haystack swing bridge. Built by the San Francisco and No... (more)

Ex NdeM 10035.

Cab of the transfer table at MRL's Livingston Shops from an old EMD GP20

Today at Albina we see some examples of more standard power on the Union Pacific. Note the Southern Pacific bay window caboose, SP 4729, which is tacked onto the back of the wrecking crane consist... (more)

Former Port of Montreal SW1001 #7602 working at Axiall Canada Inc's plant in Beauharnois. Rail access for the plant is at mile 225.5 of CSX's Montreal Subdivision.

The Worlds Longest Passenger Train rolls out of Richmond in style down the I-195 corridor with a trio of units rolling out the exhaust after upgrading to a clear signal.

Portland Streetcar #22 crosses the Broadway Bridge over the Willamette River. Built in 2012 as one of the first streetcars made in the U.S.A under the "Buy American" rules. The Oregon Ir... (more)

On the 10th of January 2012, a train dumps a load of molten slag at the Beitai Steel Works in NE China. The site was first visited by foreign steam photographers in 2002. Since that time the manag... (more)

It’s a busy time at the Boston & Maine’s small Lawrence, MA yard as a southbound train with three GP40-2’s does its pick-up/set-off work. Meanwhile, a northbound train waits its turn at yard... (more)

A passenger train shoots through the northern stone arch of the bridge.