The sun has just risen behind the spray rising from Victoria Waterfalls. View from the Victoria Falls Hotel.

The afternoon Ft. William - Glasgow train chases a spot of sunshine as it heads toward County March Summit between the station stops of Bridge of Orchy and Tyndrum. This impromptu chase led us to ... (more)

EMD RP40-2C locomotive C20 leads a short consist beneath the Royal Gorge Bridge. Around 900 feet or 280 metres of elevation separate the bridge and the train. The area around the bridge was decima... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific coal empty climbs out of Rocky, Colorado, on June 2, 2013. In the middle of the photos is a glimpse of Eisele (formerly Clay) siding. For only a short time this spring, t... (more)

Storm clouds gather over Mount Shasta as a BNSF detour train grinds upgrade toward Grass Lake summit.

A loaded Union Pacific coal train snakes along the Colorado River east of Radium, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. The train is entering Little Gore Canyon with the rear DPU having just exited Tunnel 42... (more)

Amid blooming wildflowers and green grasses, a loaded UP coal train descends from the high mountain coal mines toward the city of Denver. To the left, the train disappears around a horseshoe curve... (more)

Going to sea by rail
An eastbound Union Pacific freight begins the long trek across Great Salt Lake at Lakeside, Utah, as the end of the train in the foreground is about to leave terra ... (more)

Z Scale Trains Nope, this is the real thing! A westbound manifest moves down the Feather River Canyon along the cliff near Poe.

A CSX EB rolls down the Mohawk Valley in Upstate NY. CSX, I-90, the Mohawk River-Erie Canal and 2 state highways squeeze together in this narrow point. Up until the late 1980's a stub ended piece ... (more)

A UP westbound lights up the right of way as it pierces tunnel 9 in the Feather River Canyon.

Spring has finally arrived in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Amid green grass and blooming wildflowers, a UP coal empty navigates Little Ten curve, with Big Ten in the background beyond.

Dark clouds head east along the Columbia river gorge. A brief ray of sun produces a rainbow which highlights the BNSF freight also heading east.

Highway 1 in BC is a wonderful place to be. One of my favourite roads of all time and one I try to drive at least once every two years. This year the sun was out but the CPR line on the right was ... (more)

Crossing the expansive Great Salt Lake basin with late afternoon sun glinting off the train, an eastbound Union Pacific freight approaches Lakeside, Utah, on March 5, 2012. To the left are the eva... (more)