The pantograph creeps down low as the catenary dips under the CSX bridge above. A small arc is captured dancing between the two, all while zipping down the line around 125mph. Color position sig... (more)

Global 4 - Tuscon train prepares to get on the Santa Fe at Millsdale.

The sun drops behind the clouds as the crew from Union Pacific train M ASBN prepares to meet and inspect Amtrak train 307 at McLean, Illinois on the former Alton Route. Steve Smedley photo

Night at Frog Pond: An eastbound BNSF train rumbles through the dark Montana night just west of Trout Creek on the evening of May 2, 2012. On this pleasant spring evening, the air temperature is q... (more)

On approach to the Daggett airport, my father banked the airplane over "hard" so I could take photos of the Union Pacific Yermo Yard with coal trains, a two unit helper set, and a SD40 switcher. T... (more)

A look inside one of CSXT's newest AHs, the 3066. Taken with permission using the light painting technique.

Vermilion Valley 1726 (Valerie) performs switching duties on a little used spur just outside of Danville, IL, on a beautiful summer day. This section of trackage is usually reserved for car storag... (more)

On Ice- CN Local L510 is on Ice. Not only is the siding their stuffed away in, covered in crusted snow, the South Dispatcher has all but forgotten about this lowly regional road switcher, running ... (more)

A late-running Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is between Siberia and Klondike on the eastern approach to Ash Hill, California, on March 9, 1995. Morning sun glints off the silvery train as it ... (more)

Transporting oil by rail is becoming increasingly popular among the big oil companies. Southern Ontario sees no shortage in pipeline action as CN 305 (foreground) hauls jet fuel from Moncton, NB f... (more)

A room with a view.. Enroute to Institute from Nitro to switch local industries, the evening shifter passes Diehl's Restaurant, a well established country style diner frequented by many locals. Op... (more)

Frog Pond is almost, but not completely frozen over. A small creek coming down the mountainside has left an opening in the ice, providing a nice spot to see through the clear (but very cold) water... (more)

The eastbound PRR Position Light Signals mounted on the Jamestown Road bridge near Cassandra, PA.

The train is storming through the village of Damas on its way to Nefasit.