The daily East Tennessee Railway local approaches the former ET&WNC (Tweetsie) mainline before reversing and heading to the Norfolk Southern interchange in Johnson City.
On a hazy muggy June morning it was just another fine day on the railroad, but we witness one of the most unique piece of railroad maintenance equipment. GMS-1 is one of two self-propelled geometr... (more)
A switch crew on their way to work the small yard at the SCL freight house just south of Union Station has just had a brief respite from the June afternoon heat as they rolled below Union's shed.
Two big machines work in tandem: one for laying concrete ties, the other, for laying welded rail. The crew here is adding a second main track between Knightsen and Oakley, CA, on Santa Fe's Stockt... (more)
Joseph H. Boardman, 1948 – 2019. Seen here in the cab of the historic steam locomotive Santa Fe 3751, Mr. Boardman enjoyed a few moments in the engineers seat while visiting the Amtrak facilitie... (more)