Smoky Dusk | A pair of ES44AC units, painted in the 'belle' scheme from what was the KCS fleet, lead southbound manifest train M262 beneath a colorful evening sky at Bunch, OK on a cool Sun... (more)

Ground fog and a colorful sunrise greet the passengers and crew of the California Zephyr 5 train as it runs towards Keenesburg, Colorado.

Spring Sunrise at Larkspur and the Palmer Divide Southbound coal passes through the pines near Larkspur moving south into a foggy snowy wet sunrise near the Palmer Divide.

Winston Hill is a great spot to watch storms form over the mountains and move about. A perfectly sunny day gave way to thick clouds later in the afternoon. As much as I wanted sun, I think this tu... (more)

It’s 10:05 p.m. as an eastbound BNSF unit train slinks its way through Lombard Canyon and past illuminated Toston Dam between Toston and Lombard, Montana. Even at this late hour, the pretty suns... (more)

Palmer Delight A very foggy and flocked snowy spring sunrise at Greenland, CO under the Palmer Divide.

A Slim Princess Sunset. The setting sun bursts through the cab windows of Southern Pacific Locomotive #18, the "Slim Princess", as a clear, chilly March day comes to an end in the... (more)

Alpenglow. A combination of direct sunlight and diffracted light ("alpenglow") illuminates the peaks of the Sierra on the west side of the Owens Valley as a Southern Pacific crew ... (more)

This is my 5,000th photo on Railpics. It has been a good run over the past 17 years. Thanks for all the views, comments, favorites, and support from many. Here is one of my favorite from my KYLE t... (more)

Cold Steam. Near the end of a very frigid day on a Lerro outing, the 1309 does a runby on the famous Helmstetter's Curve.

Lite power from Dilworth to Mandan heads west into the North Dakota prairie after a day of strong winds and powdery snow. The engineer gave a big wave once the snow cleared and that was a fitting ... (more)

The Pocono turn is passing Bestway lumber in Cresco and leaning into the curve at the station. The crew is racing the sun and the clock after going all the way to Delaware Water Gap now headed wes... (more)

The sun has just risen over the community of Baron, OK where a southbound coal train cruises down the Kansas City Southern mainline on a clear and chilly Monday, March 27, 2023.

California has been inundated with rain from with Atmospheric Rivers coming across the Pacific Ocean this Winter. A large storm cell dumps rain on Ventura and along the Coastal Mountains as the ea... (more)

After a full day of strong winds and challenging conditions, BNSF dispatched a set of 6 motors to clear drifts on the Jamestown Sub. They're seen here passing the DPU of a coal load that has been ... (more)