Now arriving
Dec 5, 2013

Now arriving

An Amtrak San Joaquin train arrives at Emeryville, Calif., as the afternoon rush comes into full swing on Aug. 27,…

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Fall vision
Nov 28, 2013

Fall vision

  Oct. 7, 1997, was a perfect day to witness Conrail’s Office Car Special rolling east through the Berkshires on…

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Back to the Bakken
Nov 8, 2013

Back to the Bakken

Empty oil cans return to the oil field of North Dakota behind two fresh Norfolk Southern GE ES44ACs. BNSF Railway…

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The envy of all
Nov 5, 2013

The envy of all

Visitors to the Cass Scenic Railroad in the early 1970s watch Shay No. 5 switch in the yard. Check out…

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Diesel under wire
Oct 30, 2013

Diesel under wire

  Amtrak P42 No. 185 leads the Pennsylvanian through Lancaster, Pa., on April 21, 2013. Photo by Michael T. Burkhart…

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Perspective play
Sep 26, 2013

Perspective play

Three Fort Worth & Western Railroad locomotives line up in an accidental perspective shot at Cresson, Texas, on May 30,…

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Pinch hitter
Sep 15, 2013

Pinch hitter

  Amtrak Dash-8 No. 512 substitutes for the regular P42 on the Pennsylvanian at Lancaster, Pa., on April 21, 2013.…

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Industrial legacy
Sep 11, 2013

Industrial legacy

Amtrak AEM-7 No. 907 rolls north at Marcus Hook, Pa., about 15 miles south of Philadelphia on the Northeast Corridor,…

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Flying high
Aug 24, 2013

Flying high

A southbound grain train flies through Sidney, Ohio, on an elevated right-of-way built by predecessor Baltimore & Ohio, on May…

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Searchlight sentinels
Aug 18, 2013

Searchlight sentinels

  This hot eastbound BNSF Railway “Z train” is seen near Bucklin, Mo., on July 28, 2013. The searchlight signals…

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