BCOL 2860, The Royal Hudson, exits a tunnel at MP 20, Tunnel Point, just north of Brunswick Beach, BC, along Howe Sound. The train is making its return trip from Squamish back to North Vancouver w... (more)

A northbound freight led by M630 BCOL 717 leaves Lillooet, BC for its run to Prince George, crossing the Fraser River on the north end of town where it will begin a long climb above the Fraser Riv... (more)

Half a dozen BCOL M630s are seen at Lillooet, BC on a warm August day in 1975. A northbound freight is waiting to depart for Prince George led by BCOL 717 (built 12/72) while another trio of M630s... (more)

ATSF 2-10-2 1696 is seen helping EMD E6 number 15 with a ten car Super Chief near Morley Colorado in 1942. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Amtrak 6 Going through big 10 heading east to Leyden.

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha pops out of a tunnel just west of the top of Homstake Pass, providing passengers with a stunning daytime view of the Montana Rockies on its daytime run across western... (more)

For whatever reason, in April 2022, 3 IC SD70s escaped the grasps of their home base in Chicago and made it to Western Canada leading intermodal trains. Here, still painted in IC colours, SD70 101... (more)

The PM loads head west behind the regular trio of E60Cs on Deseret Power Railway. I had made a very last second decision on this shot to change my framing, and while I really liked what I did, I w... (more)

The Santa Train of 2023 was led by two GEVOs after complications with the F40s. Nevertheless, the train brought its scheduled holiday to the numerous children along the old Clinchfield. Here, th... (more)

Most eastbound intermodal trains across the CPKC transcon have rear remotes. With the major influx of KCS power arriving in Canada we are getting quite a few nose out on the tailend. Here KCS 4867... (more)

As a huge coal train is entirely over the top of the grade its large helper set is still attached, which is somewhat unusual. Looks like the conductor is stepping down with his grip. As the coal... (more)

With 217 loads of coal for Newport News on the drawbar, C112 makes its way East at Balcony Falls minutes after the sun has crested over the tops of the mountains making for a golden lit shot.

BNSF GE C44-9W No. 4438 leads the railroad’s Laurel to Denver priority freight (HLAUDEN) out of 177-foot Tunnel 4 between the sidings of Dornick and Piper while passing through Wyoming’s sceni... (more)

BNSF’s Denver to Laurel freight, the HDENLAU, crosses the Wind River at Boysen, Wyoming, between the sidings of Piper and Dornick at the entrance to Wind River Canyon on the afternoon of June 28... (more)

Shadows are lengthening as two EMD SD70MACs power BNSF’s Cowley turn, a local that operates out of Greybull, Wyoming, through rugged Sheep Canyon on June 22, 2016. The southbound train is follow... (more)