On a pristine, yet unusually wind free day on the southern edge of Glacier National Park in October, Amtrak train #8 rolls eastward by a remarkably glass-like pond, just west of Bison, MT, at a lo... (more)

The temperature is hovering around 15 degrees the first weekend of December 2005 - here at Chemult, OR the lights from the classic SP signal bridge shining bright into the darkness. The hiss and ... (more)

The long CITY OF NEW ORLEANS accelerates on its southbound run.

Their servicing complete, four of the Rio Grande's 2-8-2 K-36 locomotives await their next call to duty at the Durango roundhouse. These days, however, the majority of their duties involve hauling... (more)

New England Central empty ethanol extra heads north through the Merrow section of Mansfield, CT at a little after midnight. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, single Lumedyne flash

A fast moving westbound intermodal's rear DPU pushes against the train ahead as it passes the siding of Bertram at dusk. Across the water the lights of Salton City begin to shine along the west b... (more)

At sunset an eastbound CPR grain train heads east on the secondary main line across the middle of Saskatchewan as many geese overhead fly south for the upcoming winter.

With alittle luck with the clouds, we showed up at the right time to see an eastbound CP stack train past thru the small town of Pense at sunset. The sun is dropping under the clouds making for a ... (more)

Northbound Amtrak #14 - The Coast Starlight is running a couple of hours behind as it heads northbound along Klamath Lake on a clear morning in July. Only a couple of hours previous, passengers we... (more)

SD45 No. 5615 leads a consist of SD24s and 26s on a westbound mixed freight down the steep slope between tunnels 2 and 1.

With a rosy glow in the western sky, Union Pacific's Salt Lake to Los Angeles intermodal curves west through a superelevated curve just east of Erda, Utah. In the distance is Stansbury Island, the... (more)

It's still awfully quiet on the outskirts of downtown Raleigh before 7am. Quiet, that is, except for the punctual double-shot on the horn and the whine of the locomotive smoothly accelerating it's... (more)

On board of the D&RGW Zephyr

Q112 swings through a curve along Brule Lake with the Miette and Brule ranges providing the back drop.

The 2002 eastbound Montana by Steam excursion, shown here a few miles east of Garrison, MT, is on leg 2 (Missoula-Bozeman) of a three day trip across western Montana. Former SP&S 700 and MRL F45 ... (more)