Tuesday, December 22, 2009

60011 at Brocklesby

with a Scunthorpe to Immingham empty coal train. taken on 27th March 2008. Canon 20D

Monday, December 21, 2009

east glass


east glass, originally uploaded by Homer from Springfield.

Westbound intermodal TV203 overtakes the local train ALCG at CP East Glass, near Corning NY. February 1989. during a blizzard. Scan from 35mm slide.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Union Pacific 7102 at West Chicago, Illinois

Union Pacific GE AC4400CW-CTE at West Chicago, Illinois

Leaving the UP trackage and entering onto the former Elgin, Joliet and Eastern. The J is now part of canadian National

Friday, December 18, 2009

Now Arriving


Now Arriving, originally uploaded by kindoflew.

Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder arrives Columbus, WI, with a longer than usual train for the holiday season.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

A unit heads towards Cowburn Tunnel

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Fonzie Plow; Swea City, IA


Fonzie Plow; Swea City, IA, originally uploaded by ottergoose.

Yours truely striking an action pose... not PhotoShopped, really!

Photo courtesy Mike Bargmann.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Stretched out along the Cut-off

UP 5738 works at the end of a manifest train heading down Cajon Pass on the Mojave Sub (Palmdale cut-off). January 3, 2006.

©2006, Ken Szok All rights reserved

Cumbria Dalton Junction 8th May 1976

A LNER double-headed combo of Gresley A3 4-6-2 4472 Flying Scotsman and Thompson B1 4-6-0 1306 take the curve from Dalton Junction to Park Junction thereby avoiding Barrow-in-Furness. The train was a special from London to Ravenglass/Sellafield with steam traction from Carnforth.

Rugeley Trent Valley


Rugeley Trent Valley, originally uploaded by BarkingBill.

A Virgin Pendolino speeds northwards.
10th December 2009

CEFX 9359 Somerville IN 12 Dec 2009

mojave


mojave, originally uploaded by Homer from Springfield.

South of Mojave, CA an SP unit train is just outrunning a thunderstorm. June 1995, scanned from 35mm slide.