The DPU of a loaded Canadian National coal train crosses Street 50 (Range Road 234A) grade crossing at Cadomin, Alberta, and heads eastbound on CN’s Mountain Park Subdivision on August 8, 2016. ... (more)

A northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight crosses the Wind River at Boysen, Wyoming, on July 7, 1999. The view is framed from inside an abandoned Chicago, Burlington and Quincy tunnel that... (more)

A faded SOO survivor heads for points West during a stormy blue hour in Winnipeg.

The Empire Builder makes its way through the Cascade Mountains on the Scenic Sub, passing over Sunset Falls. This is one of the most scenic places I've ever witnessed.

A family vacation of good balance. My wife likes to fish, and I like to watch trains. Our oldest boy likes everything, so we spent a nice Saturday afternoon enjoying the Mississippi River around D... (more)

Finally! It took three visits to this place and 10 trains to get this one right, with nice sunlight, the proper train and timing... An ABe 8/12 "Allegra" unit carries hikers and bikers from Filisu... (more)

A fisherman takes a moment to look at the passing Pacific Surfliner train before going at it again. I sometimes compare fishing to railfanning as calculation and skill can only get you so far, and... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern No. 844 returns to the rails after a three-year absence. Seen here, on a gorgeous July morning, UP 844 and UP SD70ACe No. 1989 take charge in the Cheyenne Frontier Day... (more)

WW&F's No. 9's steam dynamo in action.

Shop move with a Sprinter hauling a Metroliner cab car toward DC.

Montana Rail Link's Laurel to Missoula manifest freight streaks through Lombard, Montana during an awesome light show courtesy of Mother Nature. I'm standing on the abutment of the old Milwaukee R... (more)

As a light rain falls, ATN southbound train Z390 is about to exit the west portal of Hardwick Tunnel just outside Odenville, Alabama. This was actually a test shot as the lightning conditions were... (more)

No one wants to see rails be abandoned, especially when the become a tripping hazard! A tunnel of grass has formed, higher than the rail itself, on this out-of-service portion of track that used t... (more)

TEP70 diesel locomotive with passenger train goes at the sunset from Elets station...

California Northern Railroad's Woodland Switcher returns North to its namesake town with 14 cars of Northbound traffic, passing a set of turned US&S searchlight signals at Milepost 79.9 on the Wes... (more)