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A lot changed after 9/11. There was a memo or something from CSX informing security to chase down and question anyone with a camera...

In April of 1988 I came across this ancient C&O car shop at Thurmond, WV along the New River. Nobody was around, so I cautiously...

Found some oldies, circa 2009. I call this series: "That time I jumped the fence at CSX Parsons Yard and got chased by security."...

I miss 'em too and the friendly waves we used to get. Heck, even pulpwood racks as seen ahead of the SOU hack here are gone. These...

This is one of my biggest disappointments as a railfan. No more cabeese. That silly little EOT device sucks.

The Cresson, PA engine terminal in April 1989. With pusher locomotives on station and two coal-heavy branchlines, it was a busy spot.

A few shots from the Iron Triangle Rail Park in Fostoria, OH this morning. This place is nuts - the intersection of three double main...

I do remember a lot of complaints about that lens when it came out, as it was very popular with bird watchers. Mostly the zoom ring...

During the month of July I have been trying to expose 2 rolls of 20-year-old B/W film I came to possess. Nearly done with that. Today...

Been a long time since I played with off-camera flash in daylight, and this is my first time using HSS. My daughter was a good sport and...

Probably so, then there are CN and CP with their extensive U.S. holdings that they'll want to protect. It took 2-1/2 years of expensive...

Looks like Union Pacific is trying to acquire Norfolk Southern for $85 billion, creating the first coast-to-coast railroad network. That...

Marion, OH is a fine spot too. AC Tower has since been taken down off it stilts, but it remains on site for railfans to see. Of...

I was last there in September 1997. It remains a busy area; the rail park should be great. F Tower was still manned when I was there...

Been a long time since I've done any railfanning, so weather permitting, I'm heading to one of the best places in the country this...