Searchlight Signals stand guard by Thomas Bryan
A train made entirely of chocolate has set a new Guinness World Record as the longest chocolate structure in the world. The sculpture, on display at the busy Brussels South station, is 112-feet (34.05 meters) long and weighs over 2,755 … Continue reading
Back a year or so we saw how the wheels could develop flat spots from sliding along the rail. Those flats pots cause that Whooomp, whoomp, when a train goes by. On a freight car it is relatively simple lifting the car off … Continue reading
Here’s a 1977 shot at the west end of the big C&O yard at Russell, KY (Russell is actually the town at the east end- Raceland is towards the west end, where the car shops were. This throat is actually in … Continue reading
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Union Pacific says it could take up to two months to clean up the mess left after a derailment near the southeast Missouri town of Chaffee. The derailment happened during high winds on Jan. 29, with 48 … Continue reading