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Amtrak 517 leads Amtrak 51, the Chicago-bound Cardinal through the Indiana countryside on the former Monon, north of Reynolds, IN. 517 is leading the Beech Grove equipment move that wat attatched to the train at Indianapolis, and has a few cars returning to Chicago for service after needd work.

KCS 4667 pushes the rear of CP grain train GMETJR into the Scouler grain facility at Jerome, Idaho on the Eastern Idaho Railroad. The KCS 4667 is passing the head end power with CN 2917 and BNSF 3728.

CN 2917 and BNSF 3728 are backing down through the Scouler grain facility in Jerome, after unloading a load of grain cars. The GMETJR is a CP grain train that comes from Eastport Canada to Jerome, Idaho on the Eastern Idaho RR. CN power is quite unusual on the EIRR.

Southern 154 crosses the Holston River Bridge for one of the last times for its current boiler ticket. 154 is due for its next 1472 inspection and will be out of service for a bit

Finding themselves far away from home, CP 9717 and CP 8034 await a favorable signal just south of NS Inman Yard in Atlanta with NS 191 in tow. These CP units came off an M77 to Columbia, SC and were en route to Birmingham, AL.

Buckingham Branch's yearly "Santa's Scenic Railway" train Z450 sits awaiting departure westbound out of Staunton, bound for the North Pole.

Today's Eastern Idaho local has plenty of power today. EIRR (WAMX) 4041 shows off the 20 year anniversary tribute paint scheme, EIRR 4022, 4019 , (both Ex-CN units) and GP50 5005 (Ex-CNW), switch out cars in Jerome, Idaho.

CP 9730, KCS 4801 and KCSM 4523 (Grey Ghost) sit at the Scouler grain plant spur track on the Eastern Idaho RR in Jerome, Idaho.

Baldwin Locomotive Works 26 squeezes between centerbeams and cliffsides heading the Nay Aug Limited

NS 288 (CSX Z369-28) with NS 8098 flying through Wildwood, GA as a slight drizzle falls from the sky.

NS 4822, named "Moving The Weight Of The World" in dedication to the NS employees, is seen leading the Reading Railroad heritage unit and the NS OCS fleet as it rolls through the small yard in Lexington, Ky. By dumb luck, we happened to be in Lexington for a few days for the National Mine Rescue Competition, and caught wind from my buddy Aiden Davis that this thing would be running. Even more so, upon a little railfan exploration, we found NS 911 tied down in the yard for local first responder training. Before heading home, we came back trackside and waited a good hour for the consist to roll through, framing a meet of many units of interest,

A CNW patched Rock Island geep sits on display fresh looking at the Illinois Railway Museum during the weekend diesel days event

Usually on the UP here, auto trains run under an M symbol. But today was different story, as this auto train ran as an ABEFPR Not only that one of the few former SP SD70Ms was point.

Engineer Chuck Trusdell makes the final preparations to Reading 2102's running gear before its first excursion of the year.

Reading 2102 rests in Jim Thorpe on a foggy June morning prior to its round-trip journey to Tunkhannock.

Crew members Shawn and Shane Frederickson prepare Reading 2102's air compressors on a hot summer morning.

One key characteristic of Roanoke is that it’s surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges which, if the contents of the yard weren’t good enough, only add to the quality of pictures taken from the drone.

Reading 2102 basks in the early morning sun in Port Clinton shortly before leaving for Jim Thorpe.

Fireman Chuck Trusdell shovels coal into Reading 2102's firebox prior to departing Port Clinton.

Colas-operated Network Rail test train 3Q76 sits in wait at the Norwich station. Just a few minutes later it would appear to depart, only to push back into the goods sidings and terminate due to engine failure. At the close end of the train is a DBSO car, a type of driving coach formerly used on intercity services, noww used on these test trains to allow push-pull operation.