A CSX GE leads this train along the BNSF Wayzata sub.

Southbound L611 at Opelika with back to back AC6000s (610 + 5011). Seen here tied down on the Opelika siding waiting for a new crew at Talladega Street.

Winding along the banks of the Potomac River, this eastbound manifest peaks out of a break in the trees.

10,250.....is the combined horsepower on the California Zephyr. A gurgling beast AC6000CW has taken over the leading role and sits in Emeryville 1 hour and 17 minutes late as the engineer r... (more)

627 was just a youngster back in 2001 during this family day at the Cumberland Shop. She's drawing a lot of attention! This photo was made with a Nikon Coolpix 990, a great little 3.3 megapixel ca... (more)

CSX 651 leads a southbound freight train through Kingsport with NS's Frisco local tied down in the yard to the left.

An Eastbound with two GE convertibles and a rare C36-7 at Shawmut summit.

Q595 speeds under the wooden one-lane bridge which carries Walnut Street over the tracks. This location on the railroad is known as the south end of Holmes Gap.

With a mid-train helper cut in, a load of Colorado coal ascends the Price River Canyon grade just west of Kyune, Utah. This train originated along UP's North Fork Subdivision at Somerset and it's ... (more)

The conductor of Union Pacific's Helper helper enjoys a glimpse of Soldier Creek along the lower horseshoe curve at Gilluly, Utah. The crew have been given the task of shoving a heavy, 74 car ball... (more)

Captured moments after sunrise, Union Pacific's Helper helper is positioned to flag east onto the rear of a heavy ballast train at Castilla in Utah's Spanish Fork Canyon. A pair of GE AC6000 units... (more)

At East Price, the conductor for Union Pacific's Salt Lake City, UT to Denver, CO manifest boards his train moments after offering a 'good roll by' to a coal load from the North Fork Sub in Colora... (more)

With the steep upward climb to Soldier Summit complete, the head end power and swing helpers for UP's MRONY-21 have the luxury of coasting down a relatively gentle 1% gradient three miles east of ... (more)