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December 7th, 2024, is the date of Indiana Rail Road's yearly run of the Santa train from the railroads most east point, to the railroads most west point, over the course of 3 days. Photo was taken in Linton Indiana.

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

Amtrak’s Day 1 50th Anniversary unit #301 leads Miami-bound Floridian 41 with newly painted Phase VII P42DC #79 trailing second through Brunswick, MD.

BNSF 4299 passes 4679 heading east into Bakersfield CA on this Hazy Friday afternoon.

Reading 2102 hustles downgrade through Zehners on its final trip of the year as the sun sets behind the mountains.

Reading 2102 rolls downgrade toward Jim Thorpe with its passenger train just before entering Nesquehoning Tunnel.

L133 runs south through Franconia, VA as it completes its once-weekly trip to Northern Virginia on the RF&P Subdivision. There are typically very few cars for industries this far north but the little local never fails to make the weekly Wednesday appearance up here!

HLCX 3828 and EIRR (WAMX) 3820 power the Buhl local at the Simplot plant in late afternoon golden light.

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.

The original Norfolk Southern Railway heritage unit, NS ES44AC #8114, leads 25A east on the B-Line in perfect lighting.

This unmissable building, painted somewhat recently to say "Welcome to Fredericksburg" on all 4 sides, was the perfect subject of the picture with Amtrak Floridian #41 serving as the secondary subject.

This EMD F7A has seen better days, after being moved from railroad to railroad, it settled with the Texas Star Clipper dinner train from 1999-2000, the livery it's seen in here, before being sold off twice more to Norfolk Southern. After plans fell through of it being used for their OCS, it became a parts donor, before being relocated to where it is today, and under RPCX reporting marks.

Amtrak 371 (P371-01) flies under the Pere Marquette coaling tower in New Buffalo with one of Amtrak's Dash 8's for power. This trip was rough for the crew, as the engine was being put to the test and was worn out as a backup to the Siemens Chargers that usually run this territory.

Loaded Unit Coal C748 curves towards the Old Main Line Subdivision which will take the train the rest of the way to Baltimore, MD.

CSX SD70AC #4545 leads Baltimore-bound C748 past Point of Rocks, MD with a perfect Narrow Font K5LA.

CSX’s newest (and last) heritage unit, the Pan Am Railways #1981 unit, sits idly as M410 awaits a signal indication at Dahlgren Junction.

Long Hood Forward CSX ET44AH #3423 leads a 4-car L128 east onto Track 1 through Point of Rocks, MD

NS 23G crossing Sandusky Bay. Cedar Point which is known as America's Roller Coast and Johnson Island on Sandusky Bay.

SQSC GP15ACs 717 and 737 charge through South Pittsburg, TN with 27 cars bound for industries in Jasper, TN. A typical consist for this line is one locomotive with around 10-15 cars so seeing almost double that was a cool sight.