Pennsylvania Railroad E8 No. 5795 leads train 32, the New York–bound St. Louisan, out of one of the twin tunnels at Spruce Creek, Pa., in the mid-1950s. Don Wood photo […]
PRR E8 exits a tunnel
Section: Photo of the Day
Going deep
Norfolk Southern train 11V passes Highland Cut, Pa., on Jan. 18, 2014. Photo by Cynthia Luther […]
Farewell
CSX train Q389 crests “Hicksville Hill” near the Ohio-Indiana line on Track 2 as an empty BNSF-powered coal train waits for a crew on Track 1 in March 2014. The bridge has since been removed. Photo by Joe Kohnen […]
Out of the hole
A Union Pacific intermodal exits Tunnel 17 at Milepost 356 near Tehachapi, Calif., in September 2010. Photo by William Steck […]
Around the bend
CSX train Q243 rounds a curve north of Campbellsburg, Ky., on CSX’s LCL Subdivision on March 13, 2014. Photo by Jeff Wagoner […]
Burnt River
A westbound Union Pacific freight crosses the Burnt River near Weatherby, Ore., in June 2010. The train is headed for Baker City. Photo by Kevin Dellinger […]
Borrowed
Canadian Pacific train No. 810, with some borrowed power, makes its run for Wisconsin as the sun settles behind the bluffs along the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota on Jan. 5, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause […]
Close-up
Eastbound CSX train Q382 arrives in Fostoria, Ohio, under the West Tiffin Street overpass on May 6, 2014. The bridge fence is equipped with camera holes for railfans visiting the well-known hot spot. Photo by Dale A. DeVene Jr. […]
Standing guard
Searchlight signals stand guard a few miles north of Mojave, Calif., in September 2010. The location is Milepost 377.1. Photo by William Steck […]
Joint Line congestion
A BNSF loaded coal train approaches the Evans Avenue overpass in Denver, Colo., as two empty hopper trains wait to make their way north on Feb. 8, 2014. Photo by Michael S. Murray […]
Guests in the Gorge
Canadian National power leads a westbound BNSF grain train through the Columbia River Gorge on April 1, 2013. Photo by David Lassen […]
Beer, cheese, and paper
Canadian National local freight L518 heads north into Fond du Lac, Wis., with a train of empty paper boxcars from Quad Graphics in Lomira on Aug. 4, 2012. Photo by Craig Williams […]
