After waiting patiently for about 45 minutes, I finally saw a headlight in the distance. Now I just had to hope that the 3-minute arrival cycle for jets flying into Detroit Metro would continue, ... (more)
Magic in the Kingdom! Whats better than to have a steam engine with your name 'Walter" plastered all over it. Alot of luck went into getting this shot of the Walter E. Disney pulling into t... (more)
The weather was all over the place on this June morning as the eastbound California Zephyr heads east through the Utah Desert. While I'd like to say the lightning was planned, I didn't even know I... (more)
Sometimes the train gods smile on me. A tip from a friend had me drive 35 miles to this spot with 10 minutes to spare to catch a rare view of a P32 leading Auto Train. This is an extremely rare oc... (more)
An eastbound coal train is stopped on the Rocky siding and stretches west into the Little Ten Curve. In the background a Union Pacific freight train has completed the Big Ten Curves and continues ... (more)
A traffic jam on the hill seen from near Breezy Point. There are 3 trains in this view as trackwork haulted westbounds. BNSF Dispatcher allowed trains to bypass signals at restricted speed and pa... (more)
A meet of epic proportions! BNSF 5427 meets UP 844 and SP 4449 with the steam spectacular. And yes, the rumors are true, I did use a step ladder to take this picture. Almost got blown over in th... (more)
For some reason, I decided to point my camera towards the clearing in the trees as the eastbound train headed towards the Soda Springs grade crossing, as luck would have it the westbound came at t... (more)
BNSF 5430 had to stop its trek up the pass on track 1 when it came face-to-face with a brush fire. The fire was located north of the tracks and just east of I-15. The firefighters seemed to have... (more)
While waiting for a photo of Amtrak 799, I was pleasantly surprised to catch a southbound UP freight. Ironically, in the summer months when the sun is right for this shot, morning fog is very com... (more)
2 dmu units,6526-6524 crossing Istmos canal in a special meeting
A hot Z train zips by a loaded Ethanol train and a track gang at Dalies. See EXIF data for shot details.
CSX V322 crosses NS's Copper Creek Bridge while CSX U349 crosses the CSX Viaduct high above...this photo is NOT staged, it just happened!