Hard to believe this was only five years ago.

"World's Fair Daylight," powered by Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, races through scenic Oregon.

The muted chant of a GE/EMD combo quickly interrupts a quiet morning along UP's Evanston Sub through Echo Canyon.

Westbound Rio Grande manifest train #187 emerges from behind one sandstone cliff, only to duck behind another as it negotiates Ruby Canyon along the Colorado River, eight Rio Grande units more tha... (more)

Just after dark, an UP SD70ACe lights up the rocks along the Feather River deep in the canyon. This stack train is working eastbound headed for the windy city from Lathrop, CA.

Two Southern Pacific units pose next to each other at Brightside Yard, home of the Niles Canyon Railway and GGRM. This was a night shoot put on by Vic Neves, producer of the popular railroad phot... (more)

Both CN and CP change sides in the Fraser River canyon at Cisco BC..Westbound CN on home rails crosses above the CP bridge..Directional running has CN line for westbounds and CP for eastbounds

The South Branch Valley's Chessie-painted GP9, no. 6240, leads a short Petersburg Turn northward along the railroad's namesake river shortly after departing Petersburg, West Virginia. The water le... (more)

BNSF 5913 East cast its reflection as an empty coal train winds its way along the Clark Fork River.

BNSF 797 South begins its climb up the Tehachapi Mountains, as it passes under one of two remaining cantilever signal bridges still in service between Bakersfield and Mojave.

A sense of scale! Nearly 46 miles distant from the Starlight's path, Mt. Rainier dominates the scene. The train is merely a Z scale model in comparison. Anderson Island provided this uncommon ... (more)

Nothing says Orange County like beaches, million dollar homes, girls in bikini's - and freight trains. BNSF's daily San Diego to Barstow manifest makes its appearance in along the beach San Cleme... (more)

Southbound Grangeville local crosses a wooden matchstick trestle north of Cottonwood

California Dreaming! A wonderful chase of the SP Santa Cruz local during the week of Winterail in 1997 turned up this trio of still SP lettered units, and many fine images. This one however just ... (more)

Union Pacific consolidation #618 crosses the Snake Creek Trestle during winter. This is the winning color photograph from Winterail 2009.