Step onto the captivating world of Hotrail Productions, where the magic of lights, camera, and trains combines to create an unforgettable experience. I travel all over the country photographing railroad history in the making. My footage dates back to 1995. Whether it's a thrilling action sequence or a heartwarming romantic scene, the railway has long been a favorite setting for filmmakers and TV producers.
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Monday, February 9, 2026
WHAT'S INSIDE THIS HISTORIC RAILROAD CONTROL TOWER?
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Get ready for an exhilarating tour of the legendary railroad tower at Griffith, Indiana! Retired in December 1999 and moved across the tracks in July 2000, this tower once commanded the intersection of five bustling railroad lines, witnessing the thrill of 180 trains rolling by every single day! Plus, we’ll explore an EJ&E caboose. Captured in September 2011.
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Vintage Metra F40C #608 at Grayslake, IL 1995
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📙OUR BLOGGER! https://csxman.blogspot.com/ =============================================================================== Again we are at Grayslake station. This time I used the tripod and the results are much improved over my previous two shots. I filmed the same train as it headed north and returned south an hour later. It is scenes like this from the old days that I really enjoy, in that they show how I started out and corrected my mistakes. I would like to hear from people that are in this same position today.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Rare GE Power! Mixed-Livery Trio Rips Through Deshler’s Southwest Wye
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Witness an unforgettable moment as a northbound CSX tank train roars around the southwest wye track in Deshler, Ohio, charging westward. The power trio features a stunning GE AC4400CW and two impressive C40-8Ws, with the third unit still rocking the classic "yellow-nose" paint scheme.
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Uncommon GE Trio in Mixed Paint Storms the Deshler Wye Mixed-Livery GE Muscle Unleashed at Deshler’s Southwest Wye Rare Mixed-Livery GE Trio at Deshler A Rare Sight: Mixed-Livery GE Trio Charges the Deshler Wye Unmatched GE Power on Display at Deshler’s Southwest Wye GE Trio Mayhem on Deshler’s Southwest Wye
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CN GP9 with P5 horn and Caboose at Champaign, IL 2004
The CN Seymour local winds through downtown Champaign at Randolph Street. On the west side of Randolph, the IC branch actually fed into the Wabash branch line, so at this point he is actually running on the Wabash. The Illinois Terminal put their wires over these tracks as well, and the depot was immediately to my left. Note the "jog" in the platform where the bay window once was. This track is now gone. At this point, the CN train heads east on the ex-Wabash to the IC New Orleans mainline.
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Rust, Rot & 80-Lb Rail! Inside the Maumee & Western Railroad
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From GEVOS to GP30s: CSX Action on Water Street
Vintage Muscle: RCPE SD40s Working the South Dakota Prairie
OWLS DIAMOND at WALKERTON, IN 9/26/19
OWLS DIAMOND at WALKERTON, IN 9/26/19
NEW VIDEO! UNCOMMON GE TRIO MIXED LIVERY TEARS UP DESHLER SOUTHWEST WYE
Intermodal Train Wellsboro, IN 6/7/19
Intermodal Train 6/7/19 Wellsboro, IN