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

With the headlight from our train illuminating his work, my conductor is sweeping the switch at East Merritt so we can line it, and continue west to Seattle.

Pacific Locomotive Association's Oakland to Truckee "Truckee Limited", the last excursion operated by the SP prior to Amtrak.

An auto train makes it way up Cuesta Grade through the horseshoe curve on UP's Coast Sub.

The Cascade Tunnel spits out another train. Vehicle trains (Autoracks) make for a nice even canvas to paint some light on and this one worked out nicely. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: n/a
Location: Berne, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: January 23, 2009

In the epitome of storm light, or lack thereof, an empty coal train races a powerful spring storm across the eastern Wyoming prairie on BNSF's Orin Subdivision. Within minutes of taking this phot... (more)

The detoured Coast Starlight has just passed through the Soledad Canyon road under crossing in the last rays of sun light

The Spencer local pushes thru a decent drift near MP 163, just west of Sexton. With the train traveling 10 mph the snow begins to pile up on the front of the locomotive. This train was loaded at H... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr skims along the desert floor at the foot of Utah's Book Cliffs.

Snow, wind and cold. A westbound freight creeps out of the western portal of the Allegheny Tunnel, greeted by snow covered tracks. With the wind whipping, I was surprised I was able to keep the ... (more)

Burr A wind chill of -30 made for a cold shoot, M337 is punching some small drifts.

Twenty locomotives with 55,950 hp on the one train! A 100-car #790 eastbound coal heads out of Belden behind 3099 3033 3056 3014 3026 3020 3111. Assisting on the way up to Tennessee Pass were ... (more)

Usually rolling at night, a late running CN 369 crosses the St-Ursule Falls on a cold & crisp winter morning

Two high speed trains meet each other at the fabulous relative speed of 600 km/h (372 mph). This is just routine: each day, hundreds or probably thousands of such non-events occur on the French TG... (more)

CP Rails Holiday Train drifts past a crowd of admirers at picturesque Westport on the D&H. Falling snow completes this holiday scene shot at 20:15.