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Rio Grande SD40T-2 5373 is the point unit of the 3 SSW (Cotton Belt) units: 9662 (GP60), 7281 and 7279 (GP40-2) at the Tucson Yard engine facility. Storm clouds are forming to the east as the monsoons continue on this September 1998 afternoon.

Rio Grande units 3128 and 3090 sit next to SP 9336 with Santa Fe 3006 in the background at the SP West Colton engine facility.

SP 8377 Snoot Tunnel Motor involved in a wreck sits at the Los Angeles Taylor Yard waiting for repairs to be done in March 1981.

The brakeman on SP 8236 brings the power to couple back onto its train as SP 8499 helper set has been cut out after helping the train east up Tehachapi Pass.

CSX Heritage Unit 1850 (L&N) Sits in Russell Awaiting its next Job

SP 2914 stands with all her accessories and lights on for the day at the Kern County Museum.

Nickel Plate Road 765, a 2-8-4, S-2 "Berkshire" steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1944, is seen here passing the Indiana/Michigan state border. It is seen passing the Indiana/Michigan state border in Ray, MI. The 765 is pulling the Indiana Rail Experience’s "Fall Colors Train", hosted by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and the Indiana Northeastern Railroad. As said, directly from the IRE’s website, "Named Indiana’s 'Best New Experience' by the Indiana Tourism Association, the Indiana Rail Experience offers a variety of trips and events including hour-long rides, themed event trains, and all-day excursions aboard our historic passenger trains."

A road slug and GP40-2 set head east through Auburn Junction on L378-10 as the sun sets to the west.

The day began as the Eastman train barreled down upon Loyall with 45 empties and a YN2 leader, a classic scene that is only ruined by the trailing YN3 ES44AH. This was strange compared to the normal operations, as they usually load the full 90 cars, take 45’s in 2 trips and brung the entire 90 empties back. The dispatcher got themselves into a bit of a pickle however. R615 was rolling in on Main 2 and the other 45 Eastman loads was on Main 1. In the yard tracks, only 3 are inspected and up to date for use, the rest are for storage or just out of service. A MOW train of ballast and ties took up one of those tracks, and a set of bad orders was on another, meaning that when Eastman arrived with the loads and went in on the only open track, it was impossible for the power to run around for its second cut. Instead of leaving first, the crew had to wait until the high rail finished up for the R615 instead, better news for me. I opted to catch them coming in by the old Baxter Interlocking Tower, built in 1926.

CSX ES44AH 3175, along with a CSX ET44AH scream up the grade in Hurricane, WV breaking the morning calm.

After turning on the Wye Track at CP Wood, the 765 and train are starting back to Conway with another employee excursion. Those were the good days...

Not yet released SD40-3 6423 and 6424 at Juniata with other equipment.

Its early spring in Hurricane, WV. I could see heat waves coming off the track, it may have been 70 degrees; a pleasant surprise to the rain and cold we had lately. I sat for about 20 minutes waiting on this train, expecting the common GE or SD70. To my surprise a SD50-3 was on the point. We don't see many of these so I was quite pleased with the picture I got,

With three SD40-2's on the point and 95 cars on the drawbar, CSX's Worthville Turn, train L411-12, looks almost like a vision out of the past as it exits the south portal of the Latonia Tunnel.

NS 12Z heads north through Waynesboro, VA at sunset with CP 7054, an SD70ACU as the RDPU

Western Maryland’s Steam Engine 1309 journeys from Cumberland to Frostburg along Helmstetter’s Curve on a brisk January day.

Doing some switching in Wichita. An ex BN SD40-2 is leading the consist.

Reading 2102 starts its air compressors as it prepares for the Iron Horse Ramble Doubleheader with Reading & Northern 425.

CSX leads the ACE through Thurmond West Virginia as the P42 had PTC issues

A CSX train takes the crossing in Deshler at night from a drone.