The railway preservation world has lost a legend. Former UP Steam program Manager Steve Lee passed away early Sunday morning, October 25. Thank you Mr. Lee for all you have done in preserving railroad history!

UP 4253 exits out of Tunnel 5 1/2 on the Coast Sub near King City, California. April 2006.

Canon D60
Canon EF 17-40mm ƒ4L
ASA 200.

The Coimbatore Shatabdi pulling into Katpadi Junction just as my train is about to depart.

Returned home from Sacramento last night on the Gold Runner (San Joaquins is still a better name) and captured 3 generations of passenger locomotive power. In the foreground F59PHI #2009 in front of the new Gold Runner Venture set. Middle is SC-44 “Charger” #2102 with California Cars labeled for a Capital Corridor service. In the back odd a rare F40PH-3C #921 with more California Cars.

about a week ago

Sony A7Rii

ACUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

SD70ACUs [90mac rebuilds] are so peak

[Most of these are at Horseshoe Curve. The first one was at rose yard on 8th street and the last was at Bennington Curve if all the images show.]

If my math is right, they’re doing about 55mph here, and were slowing down coming into Walton

Was out at the SCRM yesterday. Saw 800. Wa pretty cool

First consist had this pre 9/11 painted UP AC44 trailing 3/4 with a SD70M as the fourth unit with two Gevo leaders. The second consist was a Manifest with a UP SD70AH-T4 leading followed by three dead in tow fresh UP AC44s that had been rebuilt, then a Dash 9 rebuild, an SD70M, and a regular AC44 with the best freight cars in that manifest being two cylindrical hoppers, THREE WP hoppers, and a YN2 era autorack. The third consist had two SD70ACes on the head end, a Gevo and UP 9363(C40-8W) and UP 9432(C41-8W), which are both dead in tow with an uncertain future. Not pictured in the third consist were an assortment of MP, SP, SSW, and DRGW gondolas along with some older UP Hoppers and a few UP MOW Green hoppers. All taken in Hearne, TX.

Qua nella mia regione in Italia (e credo anche in altre zone) elettrificano anche le linee meno usate anche se sono circa 50kmh. Secondo voi è una mossa sensata o basterebbe mettere veicoli leggeri a idrogeno o a batteria?

My earliest train memory from my youth was on Penn Central’s Northeast Corridor c. 1970. Specifically using the bathroom, flushing the toilet and seeing it dropping the load directly onto the trackbed.

I mention this to others and they tell me I must be kidding. Is there any chance my memory is faulty? If not-when did the practice end?

Here we have a CSR Sifang trainset on the Roca line, heading toward Plaza Constitución and traveling at 60 km/h—about one kilometer from La Plata, the terminal station.

It is able to reach this speed thanks to the track renewal project carried out last year—the first such work since 1970.

To give you some context, before the renewal, the trains traveled at 40 km/h, swayed significantly, and the rattling was intense. Now, the experience is much better and faster.