Usually a week before Rochelle's railroad days UP has their display units working locals to Global three, 2016 was not a exception. Here UP 1989, 2001 and a couple other misc units head back east ... (more)

On a rather gloomy Sunday afternoon, APRR 13 sits lifeless awaiting it's fate on the storage siding like the building next to it. Usually when the engines sit here for long periods of time like th... (more)

Rio Grande SD40T-2 No. 5354 has coupled to the rear of the LJI44-22 and prepares to shove the 'Dirt Train' east to Soldier Summit the afternoon of July 22, 2000. 5354 has received the so-called 'H... (more)

The BNSF local based in Bend heads north over the impressive Crooked River bridge. When originally built in 1911 the Oregon Trunk was in such a hurry to make it into Bend that they started operati... (more)

Quad Goodwin/ALCo branchliners 48149, 48124, 48116 and 48132 rumble up grade on approach to Harden with a pre-dawn empty grain shuttle bound for nearby Cunningar. 48149's headlight is illuminating... (more)

When two railroads share the same section of track and the switches are required to be locked, you come up with a way to put two locks on it... or give out keys, but in this case you get creative.... (more)

Even though the day is just about over, the trains just keep on coming. A westbound covered hopper train races north (railroad west) through the small town of Rock River, Wyoming along Union Pacif... (more)

After making its first stop at Montreal West QC, the CP Holiday Train Canadian version is on the move for its second stop, at Beaconsfield QC.

Coal trains pass on Crawford Hill below Belmont, Nebraska, on July 12, 2008. The loaded train climbing the hill is a XCLX (Xcel Energy) unit train of hoppers, while the downgrade empty is composed... (more)

Floating Train

The Alaska Railroad has no physical connection to the rest of the North American rail network. But that doesn't prevent them from having a robust interchange. The ... (more)

Back in April a business trip took me to Florida, and since I'd never railfanned the Sunshine State I tacked on a couple vacation days and met a friend for a 4 day epic 1000 mile tour of the state... (more)

The short Dogato - Portomaggiore line was opened to commercial traffic at the beginning of october 2016, after 17 years from completion of the works, as the first step of a longer link which never... (more)

A quartet of Union Pacific flags power train #226 into its destination of Atlanta,GA after a cross-country sprint from the west coast. UP ES44AC #2531, SD70M's #5185, #4979 & ET44AH #2675 is the l... (more)

Another day has ended as a westbound covered hopper train with an SD70ACe DPU races into the small town of Rock River, Wyoming along Union Pacific's Laramie Subdivision on November 19, 2016.

A set of NJT Arrows bound for Jersey Avenue cross the Raritan River after sunset.