Snow begins to fall again as the noes of an EMD SD70ACe acts like a knife and cuts a pathway through it with its Q train for Northern California.

The last Watson Yard to Barstow manifest train of 2015 waits on main two at Fullerton for a northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train to clear as an eastbound Metrolink 91-line train departs.

Parked in the siding at Fleta under a star-lit sky, a UP coal train from Utah waits to be interchanged with the Trona Railway at Searles.

Grand Canyon Railway's 2-8-2 steam locomotive begins to chug out of Quivero after picking up cowboys that will entertain the passengers for the rest of the trip to Williams after spend the day at ... (more)

The night before I went out to photograph trains, my plan was just to go to Winslow and grab a photo of Amtrak #4. Well, I got word of the Apache Railway running, so I drove the extra 30 miles to ... (more)

With “Starvation Peak” in the distance, and an electrifying thunderstorm churning overhead, Amtrak’s Phase I Heritage unit #156 leads Amtrak’s Southwest Chief past a set of semaphore signa... (more)

Having completed its station work, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 accelerates out of Albuquerque, NM and on towards all points west. This train features one of Amtrak's new Phase III Baggage Cars, en... (more)

With a wave from the crew on board Amtrak #4, here it meets with it's westbound counterpart Amtrak #3 on an absolutely beautiful summer afternoon.

Featured here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 descends Glorieta Pass making its way into Canyoncito, NM as the golden hour sets in.

Another Job Well Done

It takes a lot of volunteers to keep a steam locomotive operational, and following a successful weekend at Fullerton Railroad Days, Santa Fe 3751's caretakers g... (more)

Four Disparate Locomotives

Following the closing on Sunday, May 1st, 2016, of Fullerton, California's, annual Railroad Days celebration, the four mainline display pieces were coupled... (more)

I've always said that rail fanning is 20 percent skill, 30 percent knowledge, and 50 percent luck. Well, today was nearly all luck. After having dinner in Peach Springs, my folks and I walked out ... (more)

As the morning sunlight begins to illuminate the Colorado Plateau, two BNSF intermodal trains can be seen battling the 1.5 percent grade. The first train, a Kansas City, KS to Port of Long Beach, ... (more)

The morning sun begins to peak over the horizon and illuminate the steel rails at Angell, Arizona along BNSF Seligman Subdivision. In the distance, the headlights of the BNSF 5294 can be seen batt... (more)

Four GE locomotives work hard up the western slope of the Arizona Divide with a heavy Los Angeles, CA to Logistics Park Chicago, IL intermodal train. The crew is about 15 miles away from reaching ... (more)